Such an exciting morning doing final run through and looking forward to hearing the speakers. Venue: The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8FR https://thedepartmentstore.com Saturday 7th July 2018 9:00. Registration 9:30 Introduction: Sarah Odedina 10:00 Key Note Speaker: Patrice Lawrence ‘Finding your Voice’ 11:00 Independent Publishing: Crystal Mahey-Morgan 12:00 Agent: Julia Churchill of A.M. Heath 13:00 Networking lunch 14:00 Learn the importance of … Continue reading IT’S TODAY …

We have had a fabulous response to the funded places for BAME writers on the weekend workshop.  It is going to be a tough call to make a selection of participants.  Mainly because I shall be aiming to include as many as I possibly can.  I am delighted to say that sponsorship has been strong and we now have seven sponsored places on top of … Continue reading FUNDED PLACES

One of the most exciting parts of the weekend workshop for me is planning the networking lunches on both the Saturday and Sunday when authors and publishing professionals will be able to mingle and talk.  There will be many highly respected and exciting people from the publishing industry coming to both lunches and all of them are looking for great new writers to represent and … Continue reading Looking for an agent or an editor to read your work?

“Sarah Odedina was my editor for Coraline and for the Carnegie Medal winning The Graveyard Book, amongst other things, and she is the kind of perceptive, forthright but kind, honest and sensible editor that any writer would give his her or its eyeteeth for. Her suggestions make books and stories better.”  Neil Gaiman Continue reading What authors say …

       It is such a pleasure to discover the generous and supportive response to the news of the writer’s workshop as I am starting to receive offers of sponsorship for the free places.  Knights of (https://knightsof.media) taking the lead with their early confirmation that they would pay for one of the places, followed by a wonderful author who is buying a place for herself … Continue reading Sponsorship updates

On Monday news of the workshop went out to the world and since then I have had literally hundreds of twitter mentions, dozens of emails and lots and lots of messages of interest.  I am delighted by the submissions from people wanting to apply for the free places – by their writing, and enthusiasm and focus.  However to give those people a free place we … Continue reading Two days since announcement …