QUEERKIT: PUBLISHING WORKSHOP FOR EMERGING QUEER WRITERS

Presented in collaboration with Aniko Press

This session is aimed at queer emerging writers. The workshop will give participants knowledge and understanding of how to get their work published, and increase writers’ confidence in submitting their work to publishers. Participants will also have the opportunity to connect with other queer emerging writers.

SESSION INFORMATION AND PRICING

This session will take place online via Zoom. Participants will be sent a link 24 hours prior to the start.

Concession price includes: full-time students, seniors, pensioners, Centrelink, apprentices, asylum seekers, veterans.

We want to ensure noone is excluded due to their financial situation - should you not be in a position to pay the concession price, please contact us info@enqueer.com.au

PLEASE NOTE: the workshop has a maximum capacity of 25 participants so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.

**Participants must be over 18**

FACILITATORS

Emily Riches (she/her) is the founding editor of Aniko Press, an indie publisher based on Gadigal land, Sydney. She holds an editing and publishing qualification from UTS and has worked for several independent publishers in Australia and internationally. Emily is an unapologetic bookworm with a passion for supporting emerging writers and creating space for creative community. She believes queer literature has always been groundbreaking, experimental and worth celebrating, and aims to publish a diverse and exciting range of new voices.

Joanna Lamb (she/her) is the Founder and Director of the EnQueer Festival. When she is not working with talented queer writers, she spends her time managing strategic projects, designing and delivering workshops, and writing. In her spare time, she is also a coach and community activist. Joanna is passionate about queer representation in literature and film, and in particular, the importance of nuanced and authentic storytelling about and by queer women. Joanna has written for a variety of queer publications and is currently writing her first novel. She moved from London to Sydney twelve years ago and currently lives in a tiny house next to the forest with her miniature dachshund, Sushi.

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