MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT SEMINAR – 28 November 2009

MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT SEMINAR
Saturday 28 November 2009

support and suggestions on how to prepare your manuscript for presentation to publishers and literary agents

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: €150
Venue: Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2
Booking: www.cfcp.ie/maunscriptassessment.htm

NEW AUTHORS WILL GET A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO:
• present manuscript to a group of experts from the publishing industry in Ireland in One-To-One Sessions
• get profound feedback on your work
• discuss all crucial aspects of your work – storyline, plot, characters, topic, settings
• learn how to pitch your project
• get practical advice from highly experienced people involved in publishing in Ireland

This Manuscript Assessment Seminar gives new writers, more advanced in the process of writing their book, an opportunity to participate in one-to-one consulation sessions with Publishers, Editors, Literary Agents and Author.

The aim of the seminar is to give you the best support and suggestions on how to prepare your manuscript for presentation to publishers and literary agents to achieve the best possible results.

Get as close as possible to the real situation and get a constructive feedback on your work.

FORMAT OF THE SEMINAR:
Four sessions of 20 minutes each with a publisher, editor, literature agent and author.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE SEMINAR:
• one chapter, possibly two or ‘favorite’ 5 pages of manuscript;
• double-spaced 2-page synopsis written in present tense;
• 100 words on each of two main characters Notes:
• All submissions should be double line spaced
• Submitted prior to the seminar by Wednesday 25 November 2009 at latest

Seminar: MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT STARTS:
Saturday 28 November 2009
DURATION: 1 day
TIMES: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
PANEL: Patricia O’Reilly Mary Webb Vanessa O’Loughlin
PRICE: €150
Booking: www.cfcp.ie/maunscriptassessment.htm