Everything you wish you knew about publishing and a few things you wish you didn’t!
 
- What happens at an acquisitions meeting?
- What makes a proof jump out of the pile?
- How do you write a compelling query letter?
- How do you choose the best comps for your title?
- How do you craft the perfect opening?
 
Award-winning Publisher Sam Eades and Freelance Editor and Book Critic Francesca Brown will share their top tips of the trade and take questions from the audience before we adjourn for a casual salon over drinks. Come along if you have a finished draft, the germ of an idea, or just a burning curiosity to understand how books make it onto our front tables...