1-2-1 Sessions
Get personal feedback or ask questions to a writing expert and literary agent in our 20-minute exclusive 1-2-1 sessions.
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All 1-2-1 sessions take place on the 2nd floor of Bobbys.
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Latecomers may not be admitted.
Sunday 28th April
Literary agent
Megan Carroll, Watson, Little
SOLD OUT! All 1-2-1 sessions with Megan have been taken.
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Megan is looking for book club, upmarket women’s fiction, romance, romantasy, YA, MG, memoir and narrative non-fiction but not crime and thriller, sci-fi and picture books.
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She is looking for writers from a variety of areas and backgrounds and is keen to hear from Black, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ writers (both fiction and non-fiction).
A private 1-2-1 is 20 minutes long and costs £70. You will be required to send a cover letter, synopsis and the first 3 chapters in one document in advance for Megan to read before your session.
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Literary agent
Laura Williams, Greene & Heaton
SOLD OUT. All 1-2-1 sessions with Laura have been taken.
Laura started at Greene & Heaton as an agent in 2018, having worked at PFD from 2011.
Laura is looking for all types of stories - from romantic to sinister, from heartwarming to heartbreaking - across both literary and commercial fiction.
She has a smaller non-fiction list and works with a select number of children's authors.
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A private 1-2-1 is 20 minutes long and costs £70. You will be required to submit a covering letter, synopsis and first 5,000 words before your session for Laura to read.
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Character Triage
Bradford Gyori
Want to write an unforgettable character? This is a chance to discuss how to make your protagonist(s) more distinctive and memorable. Help clarify their motivations and goals. Define their unique strengths, weaknesses and motivations. Also, consider how their personal development can drive your plot and help your story arrive at a thrilling, surprising and yet perfectly inevitable conclusion.
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Dr Bradford Gyori is the Programme Leader of the MA in Creative Writing and Publishing at Bournemouth University. Bradford has worked as a writer-producer for such networks as MTV, VH1, E!, FX and HBO Online, and he was the head writer of the Emmy winning series Talk Soup. His short fiction has been published in No Parties Magazine, The Ghost Story, Café Irreal and others.
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A private 1-2-1 is 20 minutes long and costs £30.
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