by Virginia Lloyd | Dec 7, 2021 | Publishing
If you’ve landed on this page, chances are you want to write a nonfiction book and you’re wondering how to pitch a book idea to a literary agent. While it’s possible your idea occurred to you overnight in a flash of inspiration, it’s more likely you’ve...
by Virginia Lloyd | Nov 15, 2021 | Publishing
If you’re researching Australian book publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts and have decided to prepare a submission to Hachette Australia, you need to pay careful attention to the guidelines on the publisher’s website. This post is designed to help you...
by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 6, 2021 | Blog
LAST UPDATED: June 2025 This list of Australian literary agents is a companion piece to my post listing Australian publishers open to unsolicited manuscript submissions. While it’s not essential to get a literary agent in Australia to land a traditional...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog
As someone who’s worked from home for a long time now, my challenges with self-quarantine are about juggling homeschooling with earning a living, more than keeping my job in the first place. Every day, as I hear the sirens course through my neighbourhood,...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Client book news and links
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse, by my client, the eminent historian Dr Cassandra Pybus, will be available next week. Her biography of Truganini, erroneously known in the popular imagination as ‘the last Tasmanian’ of her race, is a significant...