About The National Creative Writing Industry Day
Are you a new writer aspiring to publication? Would you like the opportunity to make connections with the publishing/commissioning world, learn how the industry works from its experts and hone the creative and practical skills needed to enter it?
Comma Press invites you to attend their National Creative Writing Industry Day, in partnership with The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. Taking place at Manchester Met on the Saturday 4th November, this conference is committed to providing participants with a unique introduction to the publishing industry and its professionals.
The day will run from 9am on Saturday 4th November, and will include a keynote speech by Isabel Waidner, two panel discussions, two one-to-one sessions with an agent or editor per attendee, and a choice of two workshops.
Featuring a brilliant line-up of authors and agents, we tailor to every type of writer across levels, forms and genres.
Click here to see the full 2023 programme.
Head to the Catch-up on 2021 page to watch sessions from last year's online conference, and the Digital Content tab for interviews, past conference recordings, and tips on how to bag yourself an agent and get published!
Comma Press invites you to attend their National Creative Writing Industry Day, in partnership with The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. Taking place at Manchester Met on the Saturday 4th November, this conference is committed to providing participants with a unique introduction to the publishing industry and its professionals.
The day will run from 9am on Saturday 4th November, and will include a keynote speech by Isabel Waidner, two panel discussions, two one-to-one sessions with an agent or editor per attendee, and a choice of two workshops.
Featuring a brilliant line-up of authors and agents, we tailor to every type of writer across levels, forms and genres.
Click here to see the full 2023 programme.
Head to the Catch-up on 2021 page to watch sessions from last year's online conference, and the Digital Content tab for interviews, past conference recordings, and tips on how to bag yourself an agent and get published!
About Comma Press |
Based in Manchester, Comma Press is a not-for-profit publishing initiative dedicated to promoting new writing, with an emphasis on the short story. It is committed to a spirit of risk-taking and challenging publishing, free of the commercial pressures on mainstream houses.
Over the past couple of years, Comma has noticed a tricky gap that exists between budding creative writers and the "breakthrough moment" when they get an agent, a publisher and book deal. Where to start? Who to contact? What to say? It all becomes apparent that it's not that easy. The National Creative Writing Industry Day has been designed alongside The Writing School at Manchester Met to help bridge that gap, providing professional support and encouragement from some of the publishing sector's leading minds. |
