Publishing 101: Pitching Your Book

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to ‘Publishing 101: Pitching Your Book’.

The job of a pitch is to encapsulate what's at the heart of your book in just a couple of sentences, leaving the agent and/or editor who's picked up your submission with no alternative but to set everything else aside and begin reading your manuscript. In this session, we'll look at ways to approach the challenge of summing up a whole book in so few words, discuss pitch research, and share examples of successful pitches that you can use as a model for your own. We'll also discuss how pitches can differ depending on the kind of book you are writing (fiction genres, memoir and non-fiction), as well as how the pitch functions in the context of your submission package. Plus we'll get you putting pen to paper as we ask you to think about applying our top tips to your own pitch-in-progress! The session will end with a brief Q&A, so come ready with your questions on the submission process.

The key details of the session are below, as well as the link you’ll need to join this online masterclass. 

When: 26th November, 12:30pm-1:00pm UK time

Where: Online

Joining Link: Publishing 101: Pitching Your Book | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams

You can download Teams free on your computer, or join via the web: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-teams/download-app 

We’ll also be recording the session, which we’ll make available to you to watch for two weeks after the event itself.