Description
Join us for a 360° view of a book’s journey from the manuscript phase to the hands of readers.
Bringing together voices from the publishing world, we’ll talk through the process of finding an agent, submitting to publishers and the editing process – what to expect, what might be challenging and the role of an author throughout the process.
Find out how to avoid the slush pile, the pros and cons of indie publishing versus larger publishing houses and how the whole cycle works, from submission to bookshelf.
Do bring along any questions you might have, as this event will be followed by a Q&A.
Please note, this venue has changed from the printed programme.
About the Speakers
John Mitchinson
John Mitchinson has spent his life in books as a writer, publisher and bookseller. He’s the co-founder of Unbound and the co-host of the award-winning Backlisted podcast. He helped to found the television panel game show, QI, and co-wrote the best-selling series of QI books. Before that he held senior publishing roles at Orion, Cassell and Harvill and was Waterstones first marketing director. His most recent writing project is Stephen Fry’s Inside Your Mind, a 12-part podcast series on the brain on Audible.
Alexandra Pringle
Alexandra joined Bloomsbury in 1999 and was Editor-in-Chief for 20 years. Her list of Nobel, Booker, Women’s Prize-winning and bestselling authors includes Richard Ford, Esther Freud, Elizabeth Gilbert, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, Madeline Miller, Ann Patchett, George Saunders, Kamila Shamsie, Ahdaf Soueif and Patti Smith. She is on the Advisory Board of the Bradford Literature Festival, a Patron of Index on Censorship, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan Festival. She is writing a memoir, Caravan, to be published in the UK and US in 2027.
About the Chair
Kasim Ali
Kasim Ali works as an editor in publishing. He was longlisted for the B4ME Short Story Prize, and Good Intentions was shortlisted for the Mo Siewcherran Prize. He’s also had a short story published in The Good Journal.
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