How to get your book published workshop 

I'm a freelance journalist working for national magazines and newspapers (The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Good Housekeeping, Saga) and a commentator on motoring matters for the BBC, ITN and Sky news. I am also the author of The Girls' Guide to Losing your L Plates and The Girls' Car Handbook published by Simon and Schuster. For more information and examples of my work check outwww.mariamccarthy.co.uk. For queries about my events or to go on the mailing list for future workshops email me at maria@mariamccarthy.co.ukI've run workshops on how to get published at Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford Brookes universities and at many literature festivals including Ilkley, Daphne du Maurier, Warwick Words and Winchester Writers' Festival.

Maria McCarthy

HOW TO GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED WORKSHOP WITH MARIA MCCARTHY
Friday 24th April - 7-10pm - £50 
Saturday 25th April 10.30-1.30pm - £50
Whether you'd love to produce the definitive non-fiction work on a topic you're fascinated by, write a children's book or turn your half-finished novel into a bestseller, getting a book published is a major ambition for many people. 
But understanding how the publishing industry works and what goes into getting a book deal or successfully self-publishing can be daunting. This practical workshop will demystify the process and feature - 
how to get an agent or approach publishers direct
money - how advances and royalties are structured. Facts and figures about how much a range of authors earn from their books.
the editing process 
book covers – their importance and how to influence your book cover design 
publicising your book 
self-publishing options will also be explained. 
A brief preview of what the workshop will cover can be found at <A HREF="https://www.mariamccarthy.co.uk/articles/how-to-get-your-book-published/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.mariamccarthy.co.uk/articles/how-to-get-your-book-published/</A> . If you have any queries please do email me at <A HREF="mailto:maria@mariamccarthy.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">maria@mariamccarthy.co.uk</A>
ABOUT MARIA
I'm a freelance journalist working for national magazines and newspapers (The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Good Housekeeping, Saga) and a commentator on motoring matters for the BBC, ITN and Sky news. I am also the author of The Girls' Guide to Losing your L Plates and The Girls' Car Handbook published by Simon and Schuster. For more information and examples of my work check out <A HREF="http://www.mariamccarthy.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.mariamccarthy.co.uk</A> 
I've run workshops on how to get published at Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford Brookes universities and at many literature festivals including Ilkley, Daphne du Maurier, Warwick Words and Winchester Writers' Festival.
As a journalist, broadcaster and author I have a particular interest in how authors can publicise their work and have run sessions on publicising your book for The Society of Authors and The Romantic Novelists' Association. 
FEEDBACK FROM MY WORKSHOPS
'Your workshop was, for me, one of the best of the festival. It was so informative and entertaining – and I've never seen attendees make so many notes.' Rachel Levy, Events Manager, Bath Literature Festival 
'I want to thank you for such an excellent workshop at Ilkley Literature Festival. I've had such enthusiastic feedback from participants who clearly got a lot out of it.' Rachel Feldberg, Director, Ilkley Literature Festival 
'Many congratulations on the superb feedback forms for your recent dayschool, 'Path to Publication'. These really are outstanding and many students took the timeto write comments particularly praising your style and delivery.' Tom Sperlinger, Course Director Humanities, Bristol University 
'Maria's workshop at Salisbury Arts Festival was well-prepared, informative and entertaining. The long queue of people wanting to talk to her afterwards was an additional tribute to her skills.' Debbie Rigg, Salisbury Festival Director 
'Thank you so much for giving us such an excellent talk on Publicising your Book. It was packed full of just the right sort of tried and tested information with the perfect balance of realism and enthusiasm.' Emma Boniwell, Society of Authors

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