How to get published

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

What to do when you’ve finished your novel. On this short course, you'll receive answer guidance on how to edit and present your manuscript, and how to craft submissions to pulbishers and agents in order to boost your chances of success.

The Tutor
Author and screenwriter Neil Arksey has had a number of novels for children and young adults published by Penguin Random House. His writing has been shortlisted for and won a number of prizes. He has also worked for two decades in film and TV drama as a screenwriter, script and story editor, head writer and producer. He teaches at the London Film School.

City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Identify the work that needs to be done on your manuscript to boost its chance of success
- Determine the best way forward for you and your novel
- Craft the best approach for a particular agent or publisher
- Navigate some of the financial complexities of the publishing industry
- Improve your chances of getting published.

No. Please bring a pen and paper to the first session.

A variety of methods including discussion, exercises, question and answer and written tasks in class and as homework.

There will be homework that involves writing and rewriting. To get the most out of the course you will need to do this.

All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit.

For classes longer than one day, regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.

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Course programme

- What to do with a manuscript you think is finished
- Structural editing, copy editing and other forms of revision
- Online and other services for authors
- Approaching agents and publishers
- Crafting loglines, synopses and letters of introduction
- What agents do and don’t do
- The publishing process
- Advances, agent’s fees and royalties
- Self-publishing and variants thereof, marketing yourself and your work, social media
- Strategies to increase your chances of getting published and/or getting an agent.

Additional information

If you feel your manuscript needs further work, you may wish to apply for one of our advanced critical workshops. All students are invited to join us at City Lit Talks Back, our monthly performance night for City Lit writers. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and there's no need to book in advance. Students are also encouraged to submit to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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