The International Women’s Fiction Festival writers’ conference is there to help you every step of the way, from inception to publication. If you are having problems plotting, there will be two afternoon sessions of Brainstorming conducted by international bestselling author Jane Corry. During the conference itself there will be numerous craft workshops on the art of writing, including seminars on the lessons drawn from screenwriting by James Dalessandro, noted screenwriter and author.

Agents nowadays do more than help you sell your book. They are more like business managers, allowing you focus on the writing while helping you make a living from your writing. Books nowadays are multi-media events, appearing in print and as ebooks, as audiobooks, published in translation, being optioned for TV and movie rights. Agents and writers work in tandem to insure a successful life for the writer’s creation. On hand to give a 360° view of author representation are: Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron and Associates (USA), Julia Churchill of AM Heath (UK), Deborah Grosvenor of Grosvenor Literary Agency, Peter Miller of PMA Literary and Film Management and Christine Witthohn of Book Cents Literary Agency.

Publishing houses are in a state of flux and open to new talent. On hand to talk about publishing are Anselm Aston of Atticabooks (UK), Michelle Fabio of Gemelli Press, Stephane Marsan of Bragelonne and Leah Thaxton of Faber (UK), Leah Thaxton of Faber (UK), Alessandra Bazardi of Harlequin Mondadori (Italia), Giulia De Biase of Sperling & Kupfer (Italia), Donatella Minuto of Giunti (Italia) e Jacopo De Michelis of Marsilio (Italia). 

Agents and editors are, as always, accepting pitches in the afternoon during the Book Market.

But finding and agent and selling a book to a publisher is not the end of the journey. Much of the responsibility for finding readers rests on the shoulders of writers, whether they are self publishing, publishing with a small press or publishing with a major corporation. Nobody wants your book to succeed as much as you do, so promotion is part of your writing and publishing journey.  

Shawn Nicholls, head of the marketing department of HarperCollins and Sebastien Moricard, head of marketing at Bragelonne, will be giving seminars on how to promote your books on both sides of the Atlantic. They will also be available for individual sessions at the Help Desk in the afternoon. If you want individual help in crafting a promotion plan for your books, book an appointment with experts.

You are going to find everything you need to write a fabulous book, sell it and promote it at the WFF Writers’ Conference. You will also make lifelong friends and have a fabulous time!
Register now and safe with early bird rates!