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Member only guide to the Australian book industry.
Fantasy is a hugely popular genre with readers around the globe, but can be a tough sell to publishers in Australia. Many authors working in this space struggle to secure a literary agent or traditional publisher. What is it about the market for fantasy that makes an author’s path to publication so challenging, and how can a fantasy author get their start?
Lev Grossman and Shelley Parker-Chan are two fantasy authors who have found great success through traditional publishing. In this conversation, they will be sharing their publishing experiences, which approaches and avenues have worked for them, and what they have learned about the fantasy genre and the publishing industry along the way.
If you’re a fantasy author, you’ll not want to miss this inspiring session with Lev and Shelley, who will address questions such as:
There will be time for further questions from the participants.
No problem! Everyone booked in to this event will be emailed a link and passcode to access the recording afterwards. This recording will be available to view for 10 days after the live session. This also means that if you wish to revisit the session after attending it live to take further notes, you can do so!
After 10 days, the link will expire and the recording will no longer be available to view.
