Day of appearance – Saturday
Clare Povey joined the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook team at Bloomsbury Publishing in 2016 and established the Writers’ & Artists’ Working-Class Writers’ Prize in 2019, providing writers with author mentoring and publishing opportunities and support. Clare is also a middle grade author. Her debut, The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre was selected as a Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Month and she has published three more children’s books since, including her latest adventure, The Midnight Sweet Factory.
Industry Arena Information – The author & agent relationship
During this session, author and Writers & Artists team member Clare Povey will be joined by literary agent Gemma Cooper and author Abiola Bello to delve into the author-agent relationship. We’ll demystify the submission and publishing process, before taking a closer look at how agents and authors work together. You’ll get the chance to ask any questions you have for Clare, Gemma and Abiola, and find out more about how the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook can help you take that next step on your path to publication.