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SUMMARY:Brighton and Hove Group: Celebrating our Success
DESCRIPTION:Join the Brighton & Hove Group on Friday 16 October from 14:00 at The Regency Town House for a special meeting celebrating the successes\, milestones and good news in our writing lives. \nSeveral of our writers have some great news to share\, and we thought this would be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate those achievements together and hear the stories behind them. \nPerhaps you’ve: \n\nSecured a literary agent\nSigned a publishing deal\nGot a new book coming out\nFinished a new draft or major writing project\nLaunched a new website or writing venture\nReached a milestone you’re particularly proud of\nHad a breakthrough or received some encouraging news about your work\n\nWhatever your achievement\, big or small\, we’d love to hear about it. These are the stories that can inspire us\, encourage us and remind us that progress comes in many different forms. \nLet’s celebrate one another\, share what we’ve learned\, and cheer each other on. \nWe have two hours together\, so time will be limited. If you’d like to share a story or update with the group\, please email localgroups@societyofauthors.org as soon as possible to let us know. We’ll do our best to make sure everyone who wants to contribute has an opportunity to speak. \nWe’ll meet downstairs in The Regency Town House\, 13 Brunswick Square\, Hove\, BN3 1EH. Tea\, coffee and biscuits\, including gluten-free and dairy-free options\, will be provided by group organiser Rebecca for a donation of £3 via SumUp. \nThe Regency Town House is a charity and lets us meet here very cheaply\, so please make a donation as you leave if you’re in a position to do so. \nAll members welcome! \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org. \nTo ensure that volunteers provide enough chairs from the storeroom for everyone\, please email member-volunteer group organiser RebeccaERennie@gmail.com with any last-minute RSVPs or cancellations.
URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/brighton-and-hove-group-celebrating-our-success-161026/
LOCATION:The Regency Town House\, 13 Brunswick Square\, Hove\, BN3 1EH
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SUMMARY:Brighton and Hove Group: Talk with Stephen Clarke
DESCRIPTION:Join the Brighton and Hove Group on Thursday 10 September from 2pm for a talk with bestselling author Stephen Clarke\, whose extraordinary publishing journey began in 2004 with just 200 self-published copies of a novel\, sold around Paris from a shopping trolley! \nStephen Clarke is an entertaining speaker with invaluable experience of the international publishing market. He has written 31 books\, including the hugely successful A Year in the Merde series and UK number-one bestseller 1000 Years of Annoying the French\, and has experienced the publishing world from both sides. \nIn 2004\, after getting an agent but struggling to find a publisher\, Stephen took matters into his own hands and self-published A Year in the Merde. He sold copies himself in Paris and online\, eventually attracting the attention of literary agent Susanna Lea\, who held an auction between major publishers. The book went on to become a million-selling international hit\, with publishing rights sold around the world. Its sequel\, Merde Actually\, reached number one in the Bookseller’s chart. As a result\, Stephen was invited to do book tours of Europe\, the USA and Australia and New Zealand. \nSince then\, Stephen has gone on to write fiction\, history and humorous non-fiction\, drawing on his experiences of Britain\, France and life as a writer working in an international market. He has now gone back to self-publishing some of his books\, particularly if he thinks there is a niche market to be targeted (eg his latest history book\, Charles Frederick Worth\, the Englishman Who Invented Parisian Haute Couture). His journey from self-publishing an unknown novel to becoming an internationally published and bestselling author makes this a particularly fascinating opportunity for anyone interested in writing and publishing. \nCome along to hear Stephen talk about his career\, his experiences of publishing\, and what he has learned along the way. We’re sure it will be both entertaining and informative. \nWe’ll meet upstairs in The Regency Town House\, 13 Brunswick Square\, Hove\, BN3 1EH. Tea\, coffee and biscuits\, including gluten- and dairy-free options\, will be provided by group organiser Rebecca for a donation of £3 via SumUp. \nThe Regency Town House is a charity and lets us meet here very cheaply\, so please make a donation as you leave if you’re in a position to do so. \nAll members welcome! \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org. \nTo ensure that volunteers provide enough chairs from the storeroom for everyone\, please email member-volunteer group organiser RebeccaERennie@gmail.com with any last-minute RSVPs or cancellations.
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