Have you ever considered a career in publishing? Do you want to find out more about what working in the industry could look like?
Then come along to hear from publishing professionals working across the industry. Our panellists will offer insight into the many roles available within publishing, discuss what they love about the industry, and look back at their respective career journeys so far.
Attendees can expect: candid advice from publishing professionals; the chance to put questions to the panel; and digital takeaway materials which, we hope, will serve as an inspirational and practical resource when it comes to considering a career in one of the most varied and creative industries within the Arts, whatever your skill-set.
Join us online on the evening of the 16th October to start your journey.
Schedule
Wednesday 16th October
6:45pm - Event begins
7:45pm - Q&A begins
8:00pm - Event ends
Event exclusives
On top of the opportunity to hear from the publishing professionals on our panel, all attendees can expect to receive digital takeaway handout materials. Discount codes on Bloomsbury titles on the writing and publishing process will also be circulated to attendees.
This masterclass will be online via Teams. It will also be recorded so if you are unable to attend live, you'll be able to catch-up and access the recording for up to two weeks after the event has taken place.
Meet our speakers below! Further speakers to be announced soon.
Iram Satti has worked at a number of companies including Routledge, Edward Elgar Publishing, Birmingham City University, Emerald. Iram joined Bloomsbury in 2023 as a commissioning editor for Professional Law. Throughout her career Iram has worked on Diversity and Inclusion initiatives throughout her career including volunteering with the Society of Young Publishers in 2020/2021 as their Inclusivity Lead and Mentorship lead, respectively. Iram recently went back to University and passed a short course on an ‘Introduction to Counselling’ at Newman University.
She has since been appointed as the DEI manager for Bloomsbury where she works across the business on internal and external projects, working closely with colleagues at all levels in the UK, US, India and Australia. Lastly, Iram launched “Iram the Little Publisher” at the end of last year as a way of providing impartial advice to budding authors who are underrepresented in the current publishing climate.
Cal Kenny is a Senior Commissioning Editor for fiction on Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown. They are a member of the Hachette Pride committee and divisional representative for The Future Bookshelf, and have been involved in the organisation of many cross-divisional Hachette events, including Changing the Story Festival and Pride in Writing.
The Bloomsbury Institute runs a programme of events all over the UK, to provide insight into working in the publishing industry. We bring together publishing professionals from all corners of the industry to share their expertise and insight, and offer advice and support to those considering a career in books. Our focus is on reaching people from backgrounds and parts of the country currently underrepresented in publishing, to held create a more diverse and inclusive sector.
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Tickets for this event are £9, and include digital handout materials. Prices are inclusive of standard VAT.
This fee is payable in full online, though please note that payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on events@writersandartists.co.uk so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
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Accessible to all:
- Writers & Artists and The Bloomsbury Institute have made five bursary places available for this event as part of our accessibility scheme. Please visit our bursaries page to find out how to apply for bursaries to the course.
- This is a live online event which will be presented using video conferencing software: Teams. Joining instructions and full guidance will be provided by the W&A Team a week before the event start-date. Please note, all event timings are in UK time.
- A link to a recording of the masterclass will be circulated after the event. This will be made available to event attendees only, and for a time-limited period.
- If you'd like to receive a transcript of the session, please do let us know and we can circulate following the session.
- This event will include written text and visuals. Please contact us in advance so that we can make arrangements to be sure all documents appear in a format that works for you.
- If you’d like to attend but have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, then please email AccessWA@bloomsbury.com
Please contact The Bloomsbury Institute on BloomsburyInstitute@bloomsbury.com with any queries and we'll come back to you as soon as possible.