Mary Cunnane – wisdom and advice from Australia’s favourite literary agent
We were all such literary newbies that the HARDCOPY program co-ordinator had to explain to us who Mary Cunnane was. Only the one of the best-known agents in Australia. Only the woman to whom all doors in publishing were open. Only the founder of the Australian Literary Agents Association. Oh, you mean THAT Mary Cunnane. …
HARDCOPY – What do publishers want?
The HARDCOPY program opened on Friday morning with lots of energy. Charlotte Harper, Founder and Editor of Editia, was engaging and full of useful information. What does Editia want? Connection with the author An author with a good social media profile Clear, well edited writing Newsworthiness/timeliness Usefulness, entertainment or educational value Humour and empathy Stories…
How to be an author
During the first of the HARDCOPY workshops we studied how to write well. The second workshop, though, is all about how to be an author. It is not at all the same thing. With a day still to go, my head is swimming with information. In the days and weeks to come I will try…
HARDCOPY Reading List
Next week is the second part of the ACT Writers Centre HARDCOPY program. It is set up as a series of seminars and panel sessions over three days, like a mini writer’s festival, just for us lucky participants. The sessions will focus on the publishing industry: What do publishers want? The role of an agent. …