by Virginia Lloyd | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog
The path to getting published took much longer than my clients Professional Gillian Straker and Dr Jacqui Winship expected, but their wonderful book The Talking Cure is now available in Australia and South Africa. About The Talking Cure ‘Until you make the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog
LAST UPDATED: June 2025 If you’re looking for Australian publishers currently accepting submissions of unsolicited manuscripts, here’s an alphabetised list. If you’ve looked around my website, you might have seen my post warning Australian authors about...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, Editorial Development, Improve your writing, Popular, Publishing
One of my most popular posts, I’ve given my take on unsolicited manuscript submissions a makeover. The post is focused on submissions to Australian book publishers but is relevant to any writer seeking a traditional book deal who is considering direct submission...
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 To an unpublished writer, this may sound harsh, but to people who read...