Are you a writer who aspires to become a published author? Getting your book out there is one thing, but turning your writing into an actual career is another entirely.

Join Sunday Times Bestsellers, Jennie Godfrey and Samuel Burr as they talk you through everything they’ve learned about becoming published authors. From pitching your book to anyone, mastering social media authentically, building a professional network, and (though they hate to say the word) building a ‘brand’.

There will even be an opportunity to get feedback on your own elevator pitch at the end of the session, so come prepared if you want to get steers on how to sell your WIP.

Suitable for all levels. Tea and biscuits are included in your ticket price.

Please note this venue has no step-free access.

Jennie Godfrey was raised in West Yorkshire and her debut novel, The List of Suspicious Things, is inspired by her childhood there in the 1970s. Jennie is from a mill-working family, but as the first of the generation born after the mills closed, she went to university and built a career in the corporate world. In 2020 she left and began to write. She is now a writer and part-time Waterstones bookseller and lives in the Somerset countryside.

Samuel Burr is a TV producer who has worked on popular factual shows including the BAFTA-nominated Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds. Samuel’s writing was selected for Penguin’s WriteNow scheme and in 2021 he graduated from the Faber Academy. A documentary he shot inside a retirement village when he was eighteen years old launched his career in television and inspired his internationally bestselling debut novel, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, which has been translated into 18 foreign languages.

Tickets: £30