by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog, Pianos and pianists on the stage and the page
I wrote this article drawing attention to the chronic gender gap in classical and jazz music for the Things Made From Letters website, which is managed by my publisher Allen & Unwin. They asked several of their authors to contribute to their campaign to mark IWD...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog, Pianos and pianists on the stage and the page
A bit of a thrill to see my GIRLS in this extract in the newspaper today, and so lavishly illustrated with a portrait of Jane Austen (herself a serious piano student throughout her adolescence and young adulthood), and one of Renoir’s familiar Jeune Filles au...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog, Grants for writers
Unpublished writers, take note: the excellent Kill Your Darlings (KYD) literary journal and writers’ workshop is offering a AUD$5,000 prize – plus mentoring – for an unpublished manuscript. Agents and publishers take note of winning and short-listed...
by Virginia Lloyd | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Client book news and links
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your book published at last. Holding a hard copy in your hands, seeing it on the shelf of a bookshop, or listed with a thumbnail cover image at an online store – there’s no taking away the enormous...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, Editorial Development, Improve your writing, Publishing
In my experience, if your manuscript has areas for improvement, they will be obvious to a publishing industry professional in the very first pages of your work, whether fiction or nonfiction. To an unpublished writer, this may sound harsh, but to people who read...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, Grants for writers
Under the leadership of Peter Rose and the generosity of individual donors, the venerable Australian Book Review has expanded both the number and quality of its writing fellowships and prizes in recent years. Here are some application deadlines to note if you have...