by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog, Publishing
Radio National recently lifted the lid on the Australian book publishing slush pile, that ‘unlovely place’ (according to Picador publisher Geordie Williamson) where unsolicited manuscripts go for assessment by an anonymous reader inside a publishing house....
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog, Grants for writers
I wanted to draw your attention to two grants currently available for writers at different stages in their careers. The first is the Writing NSW Early Career Writer Grants for writers residing in NSW. There are four grants of $5,000 each available for projects to be...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, Improve your writing
If you’re working on a manuscript and have hit a creative block, or if your manuscript has been knocked back by a literary agent or publisher and are wondering why, I may be able to help you. Because of my background in publishing, and as an author myself, I...
by Virginia Lloyd | May 3, 2016 | Blog, Client book news and links, Memoir
To see my client Tim Elliott’s memoir Farewell to the Father make the cover of The Good Weekend last weekend (left), as well as this extract on news.com.au, was pretty exciting, to say the least. I’ve already received several emails from people who read...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development
Fairfax journalist Tim Elliott’s memoir, Farewell to the Father, will be published in April. The gorgeous cover speaks to the richness, power and detail of Elliott’s recollections of growing up with his brilliant but manic-depressive and suicidal father,...