I am the author of recent Guardian Book of the Week ‘Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias’ published with Bloomsbury. I have two more upcoming non-fiction books with Canongate in 2021.

In this webinar, 'How to write a nonfiction proposal and secure an agent', I will go through the essentials of any non-fiction proposal, with tips on what makes a proposal appealing to agents and publishers. I will talk through my own experience of submitting to agents, discussing how to draft a cover letter and write an attractive pitch. This talk will provide support and motivation to any writer considering submitting to an agent, with useful strategies for writers at all stages of this process.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

The talk will take place on Zoom. You'll receive a Zoom link 30 minutes before the start of the event.

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ABOUT DR PRAGYA AGARWAL

Dr Pragya Agarwal is a behavioural and data scientist, and the CEO of 50 Percent Project, a research think-tank for gender and racial inequalities, She is the author of SWAY: Unravelling Unconscious Bias recently published by Bloomsbury, and has written for numerous other publications such as Guardian, Independent, Forbes, Huffington Post and Prospect. As a leading academic in US and UK Universities for over ten years, she has authored numerous research papers and delivered keynote talks around the world. Pragya is a winner of Diverse Wisdom writing award from Hay House, was named as one of the 100 influential women in social enterprise in the UK, and one of 50 people creating change in the UK-India corridor on the High and Mighty list. A two-time TEDx speaker herself, Pragya organised the first ever TEDxWoman event in the north of the country. She has appeared on several international podcasts, radio and television channels, such as BBC Woman's Hour, BBC Breakfast, Australian Broadcasting Service, and Canadian Radio, and has a podcast called 'Outside the Boxes'. She is represented by Robert Caskie.

Twitter: @DrPragyaAgarwal

https://www.drpragyaagarwal.com

ABOUT SWAY

'Passionate and urgent.' Guardian, Book of the Week

'A must-read for all.' Stylist, best new books for 2020

'Fascinating, sometimes challenging, read, for fans of Caroline Criado Perez's Invisible Women and Angela Saini's Superior.' BBC Science Focus, best science books of April 2020

'Cogently argued and intensely persuasive. Groundbreaking Work.' Waterstones, best new books of April

'Practical, useful, readable and essential for the times we are living in.' Nikesh Shukla

'An eye-opening book that I hope will be widely read.' Angela Saini

'If you think you don't need to read this book, you really need to read this book.' Jane Garvey