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Writers on Wednesdays – Working the Slush Pile

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Marie Alafaci

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The slush pile is talked about a lot in writerly circles, mostly about how to beat it, avoid it or stand out in it. Sadly, not much of this discourse is useful. Unpack what publishers want to see in submissions and how to make sure yours works for you. And find out why you shouldn’t submit your tennis manuscript to a publisher on flocked, fluorescent-yellow paper in the shape of a tennis ball.

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Marie Alafaci

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You will learn

  • what publishers look for in submissions
  • about making your submission crystal clear and irresistible
  • how to make it easy for publishers to evaluate your work.

About Marie Alafaci

Marie Alafaci has publications in non-fiction and fiction, for children and adults. She has taught in the Professional Writing and Editing course at Holmesglen TAFE and teaches grammar and punctuation at RMIT. She has worked for the Australian Society of Authors and assesses manuscripts for Writers Victoria as well as her own manuscript assessment business, Bedlam Books. 

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Registration for this event ended on 28 September 2016 - 4:00
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