Preparing your manuscript for submission

Preparing your manuscript

for submission

with Dr Tara East

In this two-hour workshop, we will cover how to prepare a fiction manuscript for submission to an editor, agent, or publisher. 

You only get one chance to make a good impression when presenting your novel to an industry professional, and you want to ensure that you are delivering the very best version of your story possible. 

We want to dazzle early readers with our storytelling prowess, not have them get distracted by clumsy plot points, contradictory characters, or a patchy voice.

Attendees in this workshop will learn:

• How to assess the overall quality of their manuscript

• New ways to think about plot and character development

• Strategies for improving story telling elements, such as voice, theme, point of view, and more

• Insider tools and tricks to identify and correct inconsistencies and flaws within a narrative

Bio: Dr Tara East is a researcher and lecturer in creative writing, editing, and publishing. She is a writer of speculative fiction and her short stories have been published in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, SWAMP Magazine, and TEXT Journal. Her scholarly work has been published by Journal of Creative Writing Practice, TEXT Journal, and Writing from Below. She is the author of the mystery novel Every Time He Dies, and her second novel, Constant Companions, was shortlisted for the 2024 Gloria Burley Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript. She shares writing advice on her YouTube channel.  

Details:

Tickets are $70 and the workshop is held upstairs at The Lighthouse Toowoomba, 126 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City, Qld 4350 from 10:00am - Midday on Saturday 26th April 2025.