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Upcoming Events & Masterclasses
The Writers’ Hour: Daily Writing Sessions
Grab a hot drink & join us for an hour of dedicated writing each morning.
Write with us every weekday.
8-9am BST / 8-9am EDT / 8-9am PDT
Free for all to attend
Make October Your Month of Writing
Join us for a goal setting workshop to help you nail your writing projects over the next 30 days.
Wed, 30th September, 6-7pm BST
Free workshop.
Interview: Harnessing Ritual to Connect to Your Writing Practice, Your Purpose, and Yourself w/ Casper ter Kuile
A conversation with author, podcaster, and Harvard Divinity School fellow on harnessing the power of ritual to connect to your writing, your community, and yourself.
Tue, 6th October, 19:00-20:15 BST
Early Bird tickets from £10
Expert Hour: Martina O'Sullivan, Head of Penguin Business & Penguin Life
A private ask-me-anything Q&A with head of Penguin Business & Penguin Life, Martina O'Sullivan.
Thu, 15th October, 19:00-20:00 BST
LWS Gold Patrons Only
Interview: Sex, Love, and Drama: Writing Authentic Dialogue for the Screen with Selina Lim
Join us for a conversation with screenwriter Selina Lim (Sex Education, Hollyoaks, The Night Manager) about breaking into the industry and the craft of writing for the screen.
Tue, 20th October, 19:00-20:15 BST
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Expert Hour: Sleep Tips for Writers with Lisa Sanfilippo
A private session with psychotherapist, author, yogi and sleep recovery expert Lisa Sanfilippo on tips for a better night's sleep.
Tue, 27th October, 18:00-19:00 BST
LWS Gold Patrons Only
Interview: Writing, Editing & Critiquing Poetry with Yanyi
Join us for a conversation with poet, author and editor about the state of poetry and what it takes to get your poems published.
Tue, 17th November, 19:00-20:15 BST
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Masterclass: Write Your Picture Book
Have an idea for a picture book? In this masterclass, Penguin Editorial Director Lou Grosart will teach you how to write and pitch a children's picture book that publishers will love. Plus, you'll get live feedback from Lou on your book idea.
Next Date: TBC
Tickets released soon.
Masterclass: Perfect Your Pitch to a Literary Agent
Want to get your book published? Perfect Your Pitch will teach you how to write a query letter, the ins and outs of the publishing world, plus live feedback on your pitch with an agent.
Next Date: TBC
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Past Guests
Past guests include: Chris Guillebeau, Vinay Patel, Gemma Milne, Holly Bourne, Alastair Humphreys, Molly Flatt, Lotte Jeffs, Jenny Mclachlan, Carmen McCullough, Amal El-Mohtar, Bec Evans, Selina Lim, Luke Jennings, Colin Wright, Neil Spring, Hussein Kesvani, Natasha Narayan, Niamh Mulvey, Nina Douglas, Anna Wilson, Diana Evans, Mike Michalowicz, Tim Grahl, Arlan Hamilton, Anna Codrea-Rado, Sophie Mackintosh, Polina Marinova Pompliano, Martina O'Sullivan & others.
Your Hosts
Parul Bavishi
Parul has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to hosting LWS, she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid and Publishing Uncovered. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, You, The Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
Matt Trinetti
Matt is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to hosting LWS, he designs and leads programmes at Escape The City to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. In 2014, Matt published Stephen Markley's Tales of Iceland, a perennial seller on Amazon and in Iceland. Matt's writing has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Huffington Post, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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30-Day Goal-Setting Workbook. A tool to help you clarify your most important writing goal this month, nail your milestones, and stay focused each month.Complimentary ticket to live Salon Interviews. Twice a month we interview an expert writer on their craft and career as a writer. You'll get free access.Private Monthly "Expert Hours". Live office hours with expert editors, agents, and publishers. Show short extracts of work, get feedback and have your questions answered.Access to our private Slack community. Connect with fellow writers, share paid writing gigs and competitions, and help get unblocked on your work.Weekly Accountability & Progress Tracker: Monday Morning Check-Ins to help you stay on pace with your writing and a digital tool to track your progress.20%-Off Masterclasses E.g. How to Pitch a Literary Agent, Build Your Author Platform, The Art of Blogging, How to Create Picture Books, and more.15%-Off 1-1 Mentorship Packages: Discounts on private coaching sessions with our team of industry experts.
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🎙 Salon Interview Recordings
Make a Living Writing About Your Life & Adventures w/ author Alastair Humphreys
30th March, 2020
How to Write Critically and Be a Future Thinker w/ Gemma Milne
14th April, 2020
Spark a Movement, Build a Readership (& Make Money Doing It) w/ Chris Guillebeau
26th May, 2020
Mastering Medium & Moving Past Self-Limiting Beliefs w/ Dr. Benjamin Hardy
22nd June, 2020
Break Out of the Starving Artist Mindset w/ Author & Entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz
23rd July, 2020
Own Your Story and Turn Your Vulnerability Into Your Advantage w/ Arlan Hamilton
11th August, 2020
How to Write Stories Readers Will Love w/ Holly Bourne, bestselling YA novelist
7th April, 2020
Finding Your Writing Voice: An Interview with Screenwriter and Playwright Vinay Patel
28th April, 2020
Writing About Grief, Nature and Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Writing w/ Anna Wilson
9th June, 2020
The Secrets Behind Bestsellers & Smart Book Marketing w/ Tim Grahl
16th July, 2020
Channelling Feeling Into Fiction w/ Award-Winning Novelist Diana Evans
28th July, 2020
Building a Happy & Successful Freelance Writing Career w/ Anna Codrea-Rado
25th August, 2020
📖 Webinars & Workshops
Workshop: Goal Setting for Writers
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Workshop: Using Scrivener to Make Your Writing & Editing Life Easier (1 Hour)
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🎤 Open Mic at LWS
Each Friday at 5:30pm BST / 12:30pm EDT, we host a Patron-only Open Mic night.
All Patrons are welcome to share a piece of writing, or simply attend as the audience.
This is a safe, friendly space to connect with fellow LWS writers and celebrate each other's words.
If you're interested in reading your work, grab a slot and we'll see you Friday!
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The London Writers' Salon presents:
"The 100 Day Write Club"
Sun, Oct 27 – Sun, Jan 19
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Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Lou Grosart, Penguin Editorial Director
Editor | Picture Books | Children's Books
Louise Grosart has over a decade of experience publishing picture books and working with licensed books for brands like Dreamworks, BBC, Hasbro and Dr Seuss. She is currently an Editorial Director at Penguin Random House where she works on household names such as Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee. She was previously the editor for million-copy selling The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas, Sarah and Duck, and has worked on hundreds of brands and stand-alone picture books for Penguin Random House and Egmont Publishing.
Book a Consulting Package with Lou
Each session is roughly 1 hour together and includes any work your mentor needs to complete before and in between your sessions.
1 Session Package
£100
2 Session Package
£175
3 Session Package
£240
For longer-term mentoring agreements, please message us directly
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Niamh Mulvey, Editor
Editor | Women's Fiction | Literary Fiction | Short Stories
Niamh Mulvey is the former commissioning editor at Hachette. She brought writers to the UK market like American writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Friday Black) and award-winning Irish author Louise O'Neill (Only Ever Yours). She was named a Rising Star by the Bookseller in 2015.
Book a Consulting Package with Niamh:
1-Hour Package
£100
2-Hour Package
£175
3-Hour Package
£240
For longer-term mentoring agreements, please message us directly
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Rachel Mann, Literary Agent
Fiction | Non-Fiction | Children's Books
Rachel Mann is a literary agent at the Jo Unwin Literary Agency. She also has ten years’ experience in commissioning and editing books for young people at houses including Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, and was Publishing Director at the Roald Dahl Story Company, working on new concepts and formats with 42 publishers. She is currently on the look-out for funny chapter books, middle-grade, and bold and emotionally engaging non-fiction (both adults’ and children’s).
Book a Consulting Package with Rachel:
1-Hour Package
£100
2-Hour Package
£175
3-Hour Package
£240
For longer-term mentoring agreements, please message us directly
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Parul Bavishi, Story Editor
Story Editor | Thrillers | YA | Non-Fiction
Parul has been an editor for over a decade. She has worked at Random House, Quercus, Eccles Fisher and Cornerstones where she edited a number of inspiring and award-winners novelists. She is now a freelance editor (Publishing Uncovered, The Story Grid) with a focus on thrillers and YA. Parul helps unpublished and published writers prepare for submitting to agents or for publication. She is also a cohost on The Story Grid Showrunners podcast where she analyses hit TV shows including Killing Eve, You, The Witcher and Ozark She is the co-founder of the London Writers' Salon.
Book a Consulting Package with Parul:
1-Hour Package
£100
2-Hour Package
£175
3-Hour Package
£240
For longer-term mentoring agreements, or to explore other options, please message us directly
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
15% Discount for Gold Writers.
1 x 1-Hour Package
£100 £85
(£85/hr)
2 x 1-Hour Package
£175 £148.75
(£74.38/hr)
3 x 1-Hour Package
£240 £204
(£68/hr)
For longer-term mentoring agreements, or to explore other options, please message us directly
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Discounted Rates for Current Clients
1 x 1-Hour Package
£100 £75
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✨Join our 3-Month VIP WRITER Programme✨
For writers on a deadline who need help shaping their story, finishing a draft, want to get publish-ready, or need a publicity plan.
Become a VIP Writer and you'll get:
Your Perfect 3-Month Plan.
Work with the LWS team to figure out exactly what you need to do to reach your milestones over the next 3 months & beyond.
Complimentary tickets to live Salon Interviews.
Twice a month we interview an expert writer on their craft and career as a writer. You'll get free access.
Complimentary Access to All Masterclasses.
Each month we run a masterclass valued between £50-75. You'll get access to these for free.
4 x Private 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions.
We'll line you up with an expert to help accelerate your progress, no matter what you need – editor, agent, publicist, blogging coach, etc.
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Requires 3-Month Mininum Commitment.
Access the Private LWS Slack community.
Connect with fellow writers, share paid writing gigs and competitions, and help get unblocked on your work.
Weekly Accountability & Goal Tracker:
Monday & Friday Check-Ins to help you stay on pace with your writing, plus a digital tool to track your progress.
Make the next 3 months your most productive yet.
Join our VIP Writer program today.
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Writing and Editorial Services
Feeling stuck? Book a free 15-minute consultation with one of our experts.
Parul Bavishi
Editing | Thrillers | YA | Non-Fiction | Story Structure
Parul has been an editor for over a decade. She has worked at Random House, Quercus, Eccles Fisher and Cornerstones where she edited a number of inspiring and award-winners novelists. She is now a freelance editor (Publishing Uncovered, The Story Grid) with a focus on thrillers and YA. Parul helps unpublished and published writers prepare for submitting to agents or for publication.
Matthew Trinetti
Blogging | Author Platform | Self-Publishing | Marketing
Matthew is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker and facilitator. In 2014, Matt published Stephen Markley's Tales of Iceland to become a #1 bestseller in Amazon's Iceland category. Matt's own writing has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Huffington Post, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore, where he's grown a dedicated following from scratch.
Niamh Mulvey
Editing | Literary Fiction | Short Stories
Niamh Mulvey is the former commissioning editor at Hachette. She brought writers to the UK market like American writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Friday Black) and award-winning Irish author Louise O'Neill (Only Ever Yours). She was named a Rising Star by the Bookseller in 2015. She now runs a small picture book publishing company and is a freelance editor and writer.
Rachel Mann
Fiction | Non-Fiction | Children's | Query Letter
Rachel Mann is a literary agent at the Jo Unwin Literary Agency. She also has ten years’ experience in commissioning and editing books for young people at houses including Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, and was Publishing Director at the Roald Dahl Story Company, working on new concepts and formats with 42 publishers.
Lou Grossart
Picture Books | Structure
Louise Grosart has over a decade of experience publishing picture books and working with licensed books for brands like Dreamworks, BBC, Hasbro and Dr Seuss. She is currently an Editorial Director at Penguin Random House where she works on household names such as Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee. She was previously the editor for million-copy selling The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas, Sarah and Duck, and has worked on hundreds of brands and stand-alone picture books for Penguin Random House and Egmont Publishing.
Nina
Publicity Plan | Social Media Strategy & Implementation | Pitching
Coming Soon
1-Hour Package
£100
2-Hour Package
£175
3-Hour Package
£240
Book a Free 15-Minute Chat with a Mentor.
Expert Hour: Matt Trinetti, Blogger, Publisher & LWS Co-Founder
A private ask-me-anything Q&A London Writers' Salon co-founder Matt Trinetti on narrating your story through blogging, building a readership from scratch, and self publishing.
Wed, 16th September, 18:00-19:00 BST
Gold Patrons-Only
Interview: Channelling Feeling into Fiction with Diana Evans
How can we take raw and real human experiences and weave them into our stories? Join this conversation with 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlistee Diana Evans about her journey to and through writing.
In association with The Women's Prize for Fiction LIVE.
Tue, 28th July, 19:00-20:30 BST
£15, includes copy of 'Ordinary People'
100% of proceeds go to Women's Prize Trust
Ship It Hour: Publish Your Work
Bring 1 thing you’ve been putting off or want to get done. Together, we'll ship it.
Each Friday in July
4pm BST / 11am EST / 8am PST
Patron-Only