Life of a Book: Working with Publishers Evening Surgery

Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 15th May, 2024
6:00pm - 8:30pm

Working with Publishers: 1-2-1 sessions

Following on from the Working with Publishers Panel Discussion, Lisa Highton will be online in the evening for short one-to-one sessions where you can ask questions specific to the publishing journey of your own writing.

To make the most of your time, please let us know when booking what your questions are likely to focus on.

For general questions we recommend booking to attend the panel session and letting us know your questions there.

This surgery will also be supported by Kirsteen Bell, Moniack Mhor Projects Manager.

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Lisa Highton joined Jenny Brown Associates as an Associate Agent in 2022. Most recently, Lisa was Publisher of Two Roads, an imprint of John Murray Press/Hachette where she published authors including Kirsty Wark, Sally Magnusson, Monty Don, Ruth Hogan, Janet Skeslien Charles, Janet Ellis, Sarah Haywood, Susan Calman and Wendy Cope. Prior to establishing Two Roads in 2011, Lisa was Deputy MD of Hodder & Stoughton, but always an editor at heart. Over a long career in publishing both in the UK and Australia where she was publishing director of Doubleday, HarperCollins and then Hodder, Lisa has published many bestsellers. Her passions are distinctive storytelling, finding those hidden stories with emotional heart and then connecting those authors and stories with readers.

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Booking Information

Once you have booked we will contact you to confirm a time and email you a Zoom link. Your session will be between 6.00pm and 8.30pm.  Please let us know when booking if you have any access needs, or contact us on info@moniackmhor.org.uk.

Please note we have also held two places for those who may find online forms a barrier to booking. Please contact us on info@moniackmhor.org.uk if you would like to book one of these spaces.

If all places are full, please contact us on info@moniackmhor.org.uk to be placed on a waiting list.

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This programme has been developed and funded by Creative Scotland, with support from Hawthornden Foundation with Society of Authors, and facilitated by Moniack Mhor. All sessions are free to attend.

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