🚨 Writers, assemble! 🚨

Join us for Pitch to Publish: The Seminar, an unmissable live online event created by WA’s leading writers’ centres:

Fellowship of Australian Writers of WA.
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre.
Out of the Asylum.
Peter Cowan Writers’ Centre.
WA Poets.

🗓️ Date: Saturday 26 July 2025.

⏰ Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm AWST.

📍 Location: Online via Zoom.
🎙️ Moderator: Holly Craig - author of The Rip, The Shallows, and Audible exclusive Mayday.

✨ What to Expect:

This dynamic 2.5-hour session features a panel of industry-leading publishers, including:

Atria Books Australia.
Elephant Page Publishing.
Fremantle Press.
New Dawn.
Upswell.

Designed for writers ready to take the next step in their career, this seminar will equip you with crucial insights into the publishing world, what publishers are looking for, how to stand out, and how to position yourself, and your work, professionally.

🗂️ Program Outline:

Welcome & Introduction.
Pitching That Stands Out.
Effective Structure of Query Letters.
Professional Conduct & Expectations.
Trends, Market Readiness & Fit.
Live Audience Q&A.

Housekeeping:

o The final 30 minutes will be reserved for questions from the audience.

o Please post your questions in the Zoom chat during the session.

o The moderator will select a range of questions to ask the panel. Please bear in mind that not all will be answered.

o Overly specific or personal questions may be disregarded to ensure the discussion remains broadly useful.

⚠️ Please note: Pitching your story during the seminar is not permitted. This session is purely educational and designed to prepare you for future pitch opportunities in a professional, industry-informed way.

Don’t miss your chance to learn directly from the publishers shaping today’s literary landscape. Whether you’re polishing your manuscript or dreaming of seeing your book in print, Pitch to Publish will inspire and inform your next steps.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there.