A Sci Fi/Fantasy Querying Workshop

Join us for this workshop on the querying process!

Join us in the upstairs room of Craft Beer Co Brixton for our next practical workshop, focused entirely on the querying process.

Querying can be one of the most intimidating parts of the writing journey, so, in this interactive session, we’ll walk through the full process step by step, from researching agents and preparing your query package to sending queries, handling responses, and understanding what happens if you receive an offer of representation.

We’ll cover:

• How to research and choose the right agents
• What makes a strong query package (query letter, synopsis, sample pages)
• How querying works in practice, including requests, rejections, and offers
• What to expect once you sign with an agent and go on submission

The workshop will include discussion and a hands-on exercise, with the opportunity to draft or refine a pitch and get feedback from the group.

This session is open to writers at any stage, whether you’re planning ahead, actively querying, or just curious about how the process works.

This session will be led by one of our own members, Karin Robinson! Karin is an agented author of science fiction and fantasy, with one novel currently on submission and another going out to editors shortly. She was a semi-finalist in the Spring 2025 Writers of the Future award and was shortlisted in the 2024 I Am In Print novel prize for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her short fiction has been published in 100 Foot Crow, Trembling With Fear, Sci Fi Lampoon (forthcoming issue) and in the anthology Lesbians in Space 2: Sapphics Strike Back. She lives in London with her husband, daughter and two very spoiled cats.