This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Day courses and industry panel events are both excellent ways to invest in yourself as a writer. Not only do they allow you to gather a wealth of practical publishing information from those in the know, but they offer the perfect opportunity to make solid contacts within the industry, too.
Today, we’re giving away one ticket to the Afternoon Panel Session of Simon & Schuster’s Creative Writing Masterclass event being held at Books and the City HQ in London on Saturday 15 November.
A commercial women’s fiction-focused event aimed at as-yet-unpublished writers, the afternoon panel will give emerging authors the chance to get guidance from publishing professionals on how to get their novel published.The panel will include Director of David Higham Associates Lizzy Kremer, Senior Commissioning Editor Clare Hey, Sunday Times bestselling author Milly Johnson and Publisher Liaison Manager for Waterstones Peter Saxton. Topics covered will range from developing your writing style and finding an agent to what fiction editors look for in a novel.
To enter, simply leave a comment telling us why you’d like to win before midnight on Saturday 30 August. The winner will be contacted via the email address they used to enter. Good luck!