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SEMINAR: THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER
With Judith Ridge and Special Guests (10RIDG8)
Saturday 28 August, 10am - 5pm

You decided to become a writer because you're good at expressing yourself creatively. What you weren't expecting was all those other aspects you have to deal with – contracts, copyright, finances and how to promote yourself.

This seminar will provide you with an introduction to the business side of being a writer: those legal and financial aspects you may not be familiar with or don’t have the expertise to deal with. This seminar is appropriate both for those writers beginning the journey of getting published and those who may already have work published.

Over the course of a day Judith and special invited guests will cover:

• Working with editors, publishers and the various stages of getting a book to print.
• Your rights as a writer and how to protect them.
• What are the potential markets for your work and how to access them.
• Promoting your work independently and with a publisher.
• Other sources of income for writers such as speaking gigs, grants, Educational and Public Lending Rights.
• The basic financial aspects that you need to be aware of and how to manage them.

There will also be time for questions at the end of the day.

Food: Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch.

JUDITH RIDGE has worked in and around the children’s publishing industry for nearly twenty years. Her work on a range of literature-based programs, including the Byron Bay Writers Festival and the Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Project, has made her familiar with the publishing industry from all angles. Judith has a particular interest in writers’ rights and responsibilities.