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🚨Are you ready to pitch your novel to an agent? 🚨 Then don’t miss this online event covering all the essentials you need to know:

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Join us on 22nd April at 1pm as Kelly Weekes will be in conversation with literary agent, and publishing consultant, Vicky Hartley, discussing how authors can pitch their novels to agents well. There will be plenty of time for your questions and although the focus of this conversation will be fiction there is bound to be useful suggestions that will help you if you are writing in another area.

About our speaker: Vicky Hartley is a Publishing Consultant and Literary Agent at The Ahsun Literary Agency. With over 25 years of experience in the publishing industry - including a 19-year tenure culminating as Deputy Managing Director at Watkins Media - Vicky brings a uniquely business-savvy collaborative approach to agenting. Having worn many hats across sales, marketing, and company strategy, she is passionate about helping authors not just get published, but build long-lasting, successful careers from manuscript to marketplace.

This session is free for Byte The Book members and £25* for everyone else.

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🔹 Free access to our variety of live and virtual events
🔹 Exclusive members-only surgeries
🔹 Complimentary book fair tickets
🔹 Discounts on our Agent Tables tickets… and so much more! Join today and connect with an inspiring network of writers, publishers, and industry professionals. 🔗 Link in bio! 📸 Photos from our “Becoming a Bestseller: How Indie Authors and Publishers are breaking through” #networking #publishingcommunity #authorcareer

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🚨Are you ready to pitch your novel to an agent? 🚨 Then don’t miss this online event covering all the essentials you need to know: How to be brave and make the leap to pitch your novel When is the best time to pitch? Who should you pitch to and how do you find out who might be a good agent for you? What do you need to include in your submission? What are agents actually looking for? How many people should you pitch to? Can you pitch something you’ve already self published? Join us on 22nd April at 1pm as Kelly Weekes will be in conversation with literary agent, and publishing consultant, Vicky Hartley, discussing how authors can pitch their novels to agents well. There will be plenty of time for your questions and although the focus of this conversation will be fiction there is bound to be useful suggestions that will help you if you are writing in another area. About our speaker: Vicky Hartley is a Publishing Consultant and Literary Agent at The Ahsun Literary Agency. With over 25 years of experience in the publishing industry - including a 19-year tenure culminating as Deputy Managing Director at Watkins Media - Vicky brings a uniquely business-savvy collaborative approach to agenting. Having worn many hats across sales, marketing, and company strategy, she is passionate about helping authors not just get published, but build long-lasting, successful careers from manuscript to marketplace. This session is free for Byte The Book members and £25* for everyone else. If you’re not already a member, you can join Byte the Book from £30 a month via the link in our bio! * Plus VAT and Booking Fee #pitchyournovel #agent #vickyhartley

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Are you feeling overwhelmed or a bit stuck when it comes to marketing your book and building an audience?  If so this is a fantastic opportunity to get some quick feedback and guidance from Kelly Weekes. Whether you’re launching your first book or looking to grow your author brand our Book Marketing Surgery is here to help if you are stuck. Hosted by Kelly, these 20-minute one-to-one sessions are designed to give you quick and clear, practical advice tailored to your challenge and where you are right now. But if your query goes beyond her main focus, don’t worry — she’ll do her best to point you to the right resources. Kelly has held a number of senior marketing roles in publishing and now works as a confidence and mindset coach for authors as well as guiding authors on how to build their online presence and market themselves and their books with confidence and ease. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time slot via the website. Then email Kelly at kelly@kellyweekes.co.uk with a few sentences about what you’d like to discuss. She’ll send you a Zoom link for your meeting. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY OPEN TO BYTE THE BOOK MEMBERS. #marketing #kellyweekes #authorsupport

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We had a brilliant afternoon at our @londonbookfair 2026 panel: Publishing Pathways - What are your different routes to publication? 📚 We were thrilled by the passion and energy of our attendees! #LBF26 This year, we were joined by a panel of experts including our founder, @justinesolomons as panel chair and our fantastic panelists: Ashleigh Gardner - VP Self Publishing and Kobo Originals, Rakuten Kobo Inc, Paige Allen - Director of Ingram Spark, Ingram Content Group, James Wills - MD of @watsonlittleltd, Laura Deacon - Publisher at @bookouture ✨ Our panel of experts discussed and explored the diverse paths to getting your book to market, from the hands-on control of self-publishing to the collaborative journey of traditional publishing. Special thanks to member Kay Lacey, @justinesolomons and @maleehareadsbooks for sharing these event photos with us! Another huge thank you to @londonbookfair for having us at Author HQ this year ✨ We’re really looking forward to next year! #londonbookfair2026 #writers #writingcommunity #publishingcommunity

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