Ticketed event: $5

With authors Alan Carter, Karen Brooks and Meg Bignell, and publisher Annette Barlow

Moderator: Liz Evans

What does it take to publish your novel? How do you make the shift from writer to author? What are publishers looking for, and how might you, as a writer, respond? Transforming a manuscript into a book takes more than blood, sweat and tears, but with the right support, it needn’t involve the compromises many writers fear. This session represents a rare and valuable opportunity to get inside the publishing experience from both sides as some of Tasmania’s best-selling novelists and one of Australia’s most experienced publishers come together for an industry-focused panel discussion on the exciting, yet nevertheless daunting pathway to publication.