Future events
Agent Tables (Nov 2021) – USA Edition
Thursday, November 4, 2021
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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Getting Away With It – How Do You Write Authentic Crime? with Stuart Gibbon
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
How do you make sure your novel is believable? What common mistakes do authors make when talking about crime and the police? Join us for some top tips and an opportunity to have your questions answered by a former Senior…
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How to Get Your Non-Fiction Submission Agent-Ready? With Anna Pallai
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Join us for this workshop led by literary agent, Anna Pallai. We’ll give you an overview of the non-fiction book market, talk about what agents are looking for in proposals and help you to hone your submissions. Places a…
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Members Webinar: How to Deal with Editorial Advice and Understanding Your Genre, with Lisa Eveleigh and Andrew Lowe
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
THIS EVENT HAS NOW MOVED TO 17TH NOVEMBER Find out how to respond to editorial feedback to your work and identify your genre, with Literary Agent Lisa Eveleigh and Editor and Author Andrew Lowe. When working with an agen…
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Author Mindset – What Techniques Can Help to Get You into the Right Head Space for Writing? With Kelly Weekes
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Imposter syndrome, the “Voice of Treason”, or feeling that you are just too busy to write. There are so many things that stop us from getting words on the page and writing our books. In this one-hour session, coach and…
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Members Webinar: Turning Yourself into a Book with Sarah Tinsley
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Join us for this workshop with a range of techniques for using your personal experience in your writing. Designed for those who want to develop their memoir writing skills or who want to embed personal experience into th…
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How to Get Your Fiction Book Submission Agent-Ready with Julia Silk
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Join us for this workshop led by literary agent Julia Silk. We’ll give you an overview of the fiction book market, talk about what agents are looking for in a query package and help you to hone your submissions. Places a…
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Byte Training: Book PR – How to Plan Your Publicity Campaign
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
A workshop to help you devise a PR campaign for your books, even if someone else will be running it you’ll discover the tools needed and gain insight into how the media works. By the end of this session, you’ll be able t…
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Agent Tables Sponsored by HW Fisher (January 2022)
Thursday, January 20, 2022
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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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.
Report: Prick Up Your Ears – What are the Opportunities for Authors and Publishers in Audio?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. May’s Byte the Book tackled the hot topic of audio, a branch of the industry that has seen extraordinary growth in recent years. Videl Bar-Kar, forme…
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Report: How is Technology Revolutionising Distribution in Publishing?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. If there’s one driving force behind the ever-evolving landscape of book publishing, it’s technology. Like many aspects of the business, distribution…
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Report: How Can You Maximise Revenue From Your Content?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. The Library Club, with its stylish modern art and exposed brick walls, hosted Byte The Book’s March event on the topic of how publishers can maximise…
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Report: The Wisdom Of Funders – How To Crowdfund Your Creative Projects
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Miguel Villar. Crowdfunding was under the spotlight for Byte The Book’s February event, overseen by chair of London Book Fair David Roche, himself an author with read…
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Report: Publishing For Consumers: How Can We Use Data To Maximise Sales?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell. Pan Macmillan’s Sara Lloyd chaired Byte The Book’s opening event of 2017, which tackled the ever-increasing importance of data and explored how it c…
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Report: How Can We Sell More Books Through Non-Traditional Retail Channels?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Tamara Craiu On the evening of Monday 14 November, Theresa May declared during her Mansion House speech that “we meet today in a world transformed … change is in the…
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Report: Children’s Publishing: How Can We Use Digital to Drive Discoverability and Sell More Children’s Books?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. Children’s publishing came under the microscope at Byte The Book’s September event, in the plush surroundings of Regent Street’s Café Royal. Jo Henr…
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Report: Shelf Stoppers – How Do You Make Your Book Sell?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Zoe Sharples. The Groucho Club was packed wall-to-wall for Byte The Book’s ‘back to school’ event, which set out to tackle the sticky issue of how authors can generat…
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Report: Personalised Production: How Can New Technology Push Printing to Service Individual Consumers?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. On a sweltering summer’s evening in Soho, Byte The Book brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the very contemporary topic of perso…
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Report: Crime and Thriller Publishing – How Do You Publish Crime & Thriller Books That Audiences Want to Read?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. For its June event, Byte The Book turned its attention to the dynamic and ever-changing world of crime and thriller publishing. Amid the occasional…
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Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?
Words by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. Everyone knows that Byte the Book is the place to come and talk about technology in publishing and media. If you have a creative project…
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Report: The Authorpreneur – What Team Do Authors Need To Run Their Book Business?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. May’s Byte The Book was a bustling affair – the venue was so packed that people were being turned away at the door. Authors and industry professiona…
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