publishing careers
Fact or fiction: Why the divide? | Anna Faherty
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 at The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, King’s Cross. Fiction or non-fiction? It’s the first decision we make when we enter a bookshop and it defines many of our reading identities. […]
Publishing freelancing – tips for success from Abbie Headon
Tuesday, 4 December 2018; The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, Kings Cross. Publishing freelancing – tips for success from Abbie Headon or Successful freelancing – how to do it (and how not to)… Freelancing is an attractive […]
John Mitchinson – My Life in Books (a tale in 4½ chapters)
Tuesday, 2 October 2018; The Water Rats, Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross. This evening, John Mitchinson talked us through the 4½ chapters of his virtual autobiography. Co-Founder & Chief Publishing Officer of Unbound, the groundbreaking [model-breaking] publishing company […]
Members’ Summer Party 2018
On Wednesday, 6th June 2018, we had a lovely time on that terrace AGAIN. Lots of lovely people with their lovely guests on the terrace at Doggett’s Coat & Badge * (Well, it is British Summer Time). […]
Judith & Irene – The Science of Storytelling and the Art of Reading Aloud
Tuesday, 1 May 2018; The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, King’s Cross. If you’re sitting comfortably, we’ll begin… Why do we tell stories? Wow! Judith Watts told us why; introducing some of the science and psychology behind […]
Publish & Be Damned: A Fleet Street History
Tuesday 17th April 2018. From St Paul’s to Blackfriars. ………………………………….. Andrea Vail is a qualified City of London Guide, and a member of the City of London Guide Lecturer’s Association. We took a walk down […]
Toby Faber – Digging in the archives
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, at The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, King’s Cross. Toby Faber was Managing Director of Faber & Faber until 2001, since when he has concentrated on his writing and more generally on his […]