Writers on Wednesdays – What Judges Want
Date:
With:
Toni Jordan
Rating:
ALL
Summary:
Writing competitions can be an important part of a fiction writer’s career, but how can you make your entry stand out among hundreds? Judges are frequently overworked and underpaid with lots of entries to read on a tight deadline, so thinking about what they want can make things easier for everyone.
Details
Whether you’re published or unpublished, whether you write short fiction or novel-length work, you’ll gain an invaluable insight into a judge’s decisions.
You will learn
- why you should be entering competitions
- how to keep track of your submissions to save time and energy
- why presentation matters, and how to present your work effectively
- what the common mistakes judges find in entries are
- how a little research can make a big difference to your chances.
This workshop develops employment-related skills.
About Toni Jordan
Toni Jordan is the author of the international best-seller ‘Addition’ (2008), longlisted for the Miles Franklin award, ‘Fall Girl’ (2010) and ‘Nine Days’, which was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, shortlisted for the ABIA Best General Fiction award and named in Kirkus Review’s top 10 Historical Novels of 2013. Her latest novel is ‘Our Tiny Useless Hearts’ (2016). Toni has judged competitions for unpublished manuscripts, short stories, non-fiction and fiction.
Writers on Wednesdays
Check out the other seminars in our Writers on Wednesdays series:
- Writers on Wednesdays – Playing with Words with David Astle, May
- Writers on Wednesdays – Social Media for Writers with Katie Evans, June
- Writers on Wednesdays – Your Book Publishing Options with Dr Euan Mitchell, July
- Writers on Wednesdays – What Judges Want with Toni Jordan, August
- Writers on Wednesdays – Working the Slush Pile with Marie Alafaci, September
- Writers on Wednesdays – Editing Your Own Work with Paddy O'Reilly, October
- Writers on Wednesdays – Motivation with Catherine Deveny, November