Future events

Members’ Surgery – June
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Virtual Agent Tables (June 2023)
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
It’s notoriously hard for authors to meet agents so for the past few years we’ve been running Agent Tables. Lots of authors have found agents and some have secured publishing deals, others have got useful advice that the…
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Opening the Book: Behind the Scenes at a Publishing House
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Join us as we celebrate the second year of working with Hachette UK as they sponsor two bursaries for unpublished writers worth over £600 each, to include an annual membership to Byte The Book, as well as the following d…
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Author Mindset Surgery with Kelly Weekes – September
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Are you feeling a bit stuck? Are your confidence levels dwindling? Does your inner critic keep telling you you can’t do this? That you’re not cut out to be a writer? Do you find yourself out of motivation for your writin…
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Live at The Century Club (September)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. Topic and speakers TBC. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel,…
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Virtual Agent Tables (September 2023)
Thursday, September 28, 2023
It’s notoriously hard for authors to meet agents so for the past few years we’ve been running Agent Tables. Lots of authors have found agents and some have secured publishing deals, others have got useful advice that the…
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Marvelous Metadata – How Can Listing your Books Well Get Them Discovered? Sponsored by Nielsen Bookdata
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting about metadata and how this data could be used more effectively in the publishing industry as well as how our use of metadata links to the topic…
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Live at The Century Club (November)
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. Topic and speakers TBC. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel,…
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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.

The Economics Of Publishing: How do you Make The Business of your Book Work? Report
Photos by Amelia Kyazze, Words by Chris Russell Byte The Book’s May panel saw chair Abiola Bello (author and publisher at Hashtag Press) leading a discussion on the economics of publishing with Phoebe…
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London Book Fair: How To Be Yourself Online Event Report
Photos by Amelia Kyazze, Words by Chris Russell As part of the London Book Fair’s busy programme of author events, Byte The Book packed out the English PEN Literary Salon for a panel on digital promot…
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Write Now: How Can You Be A Successful Author in the 21st Century? Sponsored by Bookswarm Event Report
Photos by Alex Shaw and Amelia Kyazze, words by Chris Russell, cartoon by Ollie Randall Byte The Book live events made a triumphant return on 21st February with a spirited discussion on how to be a…
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Bookselling in 2022: New Routes to Market Event Report
On 31 October, Byte The Book and Stationers’ Company members gathered at Stationers’ Hall in London to hear from a panel of experts on the future of bookselling. Bookselling in 2022: New Routes to Mar…
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Report: Byte Confluence 2020
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Keith Forster. Byte The Book founder Justine Solomons and Programme Director, Michael Kowalski welcoming everyone to Byte Confluence 2020. Byte The Book’s much-antici…
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Report: Future Heads: How Can We Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders in the Publishing Industry? sponsored by Ingram Content Group
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. To kick off the new decade, Byte The Book gathered a panel of industry experts at Covent Garden’s h Club for a discussion on how we can inspire the ne…
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Report: Machine Thinking: How is AI Impacting the Creative Industries? sponsored by Harbottle & Lewis
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. Byte The Book returned to the h Club for its November event sponsored by Harbottle & Lewis, which grappled with the compelling topic of artificial…
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Report: Picture This: How Can You Write and Adapt for Screen?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Keith James. Many authors dream of seeing their work on the big screen, but what is the actual day-to- day reality of adapting for film, television and web? Chaired b…
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Report: The Way Forward: What Does The Future of Culture and Storytelling Look Like?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds Returning to the Groucho Club for its June event, sponsored by Frankfurter Buchmesse, Byte The Book asked the question: “What Does The Future of Cultur…
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Full footage of April 2019 Byte The Book at the H Club: What’s the Story: How Do You Market Authors and Their Books?
Ever wondered what our events are like? Want to catch up on what was said. Take a look on You Tube for a full filming of our April 2019 event at the H Club here.
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Report: What’s Your Story? How Do You Market Authors and their Books?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds In an increasingly crowded marketplace, authors are constantly searching for the most effective ways to market their books. For its April event, Byte t…
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Report: Confluence 19 in Partnership with Academy London
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Justin Spray “This isn’t a conference,” said Justine Solomons, Byte founder, in her welcome speech, “it’s a confluence”. And the difference was important — in the sp…
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