July 11, 2023
at Hachette UK
Join us as we celebrate the second year of working with Hachette UK as they sponsor two bursaries for unpublished writers worth over £600 each, to include an annual membership to Byte The Book, as well as the following debut author support package:
- Two one-hour one-to-one mentoring session, including review and feedback on an Agent Tables submission
- One member ticket for Agent Tables
Applications are invited from as-yet unpublished writers on a low-income or from under-represented groups (short stories and other online publications are allowed, but the author must not have published a book-length project). FIND MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SUBMIT: here.
The winners of 2023 Bursary will be announced at our event, Opening the Book: Behind the Scenes at a Publishing House on 11th July at Hachette’s head offices on Embankment London. Byte The Book’s Justine Solomons will chair this discussion and she’ll be joined by:
- Kate Evans, Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD)
- Emad Ahtar, Publisher at Orion
- Emily Moran, Head of Marketing at Dialogue Books
- Angelita Lapuz Bradney, 2022/3 Bursary recipient
Our attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel, ask questions and network before and after the discussion. To find out more about the Hachette UK-sponsored bursaries and this event, check out our announcement here.
If you're not already a member of Byte The Book, you can join us from £30 a month here
We are very grateful to our sponsors for this event:
