Q&A Session for Writers of Colour: on Pitching & Publishing

Scottish BPOC Writers Network

Robbie Guillory (with the Kate Nash Literary Agency) will answer questions about pitching an agent and the publishing industry.

<h3>Please be mindful when booking: this event is <strong>only</strong> open to Black writers and Writers of Colour based in Scotland (or for people who, pre-COVID, would have  normally been resident in Scotland).</h3><h3></h3><h2>Q&amp;A Session on Pitching an Agent</h2><p>Robbie Guillory, from the Kate Nash Literary Agency, has partnered up with the Scottish BAME Writers Network to host a Q&amp;A session for writers. He will be available to answer questions about <strong>how to pitch an agent</strong>, <strong>what an agent can offer writers</strong>, <strong>the current market</strong>,  and <strong>going from publishing offer to publication day and beyond!</strong></p><p>Robbie has worked in publishing for the last eight years, working in house for Freight Books and Saraband as well as freelance for HarperCollins, 404 Ink and others. In 2019 he joined the Kate Nash Literary Agency, and is building a list across a number of genres: <strong>science fiction and fantasy, crime &amp; thriller, historical and narrative nonfiction. </strong></p><p>You can learn more about Robbie and his agency <a href="https://katenashlit.co.uk/people/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><h3></h3><h3>The Event</h3><ul><li>This session will  be approximately 45min long</li><li>A maximum of 25 spaces, open to writers at all levels.</li><li>This session will be hosted online using Webex (instructions will be sent to participants closer to workshop date).</li><li>All participants will keep their cameras and mics off, and ask questions via the Webex chatbox</li></ul><p>Please note: SBWN is committed to paying Black and POC artists exclusively. Robbie Guillory has kindly volunteered his time to run this Q&amp;A session, and tickets are free! </p><p></p>
<strong></strong><a href="http://www.scottishbamewritersnetwork.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>The Scottish BAME Writers Network </strong></a><strong>(SBWN) is an advocacy group connecting Scottish BAME writers with the wider literary sector in Scotland, facilitating necessary conversations around inclusive programming, delivering a programme of BAME-led events and providing an online community for BAME (Black, Asian, minority ethnic) writers based in or from Scotland.</strong>

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