How To Make a Book with Anna Davidson

What does it take to turn scribbles in your notebook or poems on your computer into a finished pamphlet or collection? What do publishers do, and can you do it yourself? In this two-hour workshop we’ll explore the stages from draft to bookshelf, covering editing, typesetting, cover design and printing solutions.

Whether you hope your work will be picked up by a publisher or you’d like to share it with the world yourself, come away understanding what the professionals do.

Refreshments are included in the ticket price.

Anna Davidson is a poet, writer and editor. She has worked in book publishing for thirty years, both freelance and in house at DK Books and Faber, where she was head of editorial management. In 2024, after suffering and recovering from Long Covid, she self-published her debut collection Poetry for Life and Other Chronic Conditions (A. K. Davidson). For more information visit her website: www.therightword.co.uk.