Bestselling crime author, Stephen Booth, will be appearing as keynote speaker for the East Midlands’ first ever Writing Industries Conference.
Stephen Booth is the author of the Cooper and Fry series, which had built up a wide fan base around the UK and beyond. His most recent novel, Dying to Sin, was released in September 2007 and he is also the author of Scared to Live, The Dead Place and One Last Breath. Stephen’s novels are all set in Derbyshire’s Peak District, with famous locations from the books now featured in the Peak Experience visitors’ guides.
Stephen will be one of many authors, publishers and literature professionals offering advice and guidance to aspiring writers at the conference. The day will be featuring a range of panels covering topics such as poetry, playwriting, writing for TV and radio, children’s writing and many more.
On top of this, the conference will also be offering selected writers the chance for an agent one-to-one session, giving them the chance to have their work read and assessed by leading agents from around the UK. These sessions will allow successful applicants the chance to receive advice and guidance from the people at the very heart of the publishing industry. One-to-one sessions are available with:
John Jarrold – Science Fiction and Fantasy
Melanie Abrahams – Poetry and spoken word
Lorella Belli – Fiction and general non-fiction
James Wills – Commercial and literary fiction
One-to-one sessions are extremely limited and writers should apply as soon as possible for a chance to secure one.
Agent one-to-one sessions will be strictly limited. Writers can apply for a one to one session after purchasing their conference ticket, and will then be sent information on how to apply for one to one sessions. Applications for one to ones will close on Friday 25th January.
The Writing Industries Conference 2008 is a Literature Network project supported by Arts Council England, Loughborough University, Creative Leicestershire, Writing School Leicester and Derbyshire Arts Partnership (DAP is the forum for joint working on arts development between local authorities in Derbyshire)
