A Guide to Publishing in Britain and Europe
Everything a Canadian writer needs to know about the UK publishing sector.
Are you a Canadian literary artist? Do you write genre (speculative) fiction, poetry or non-fiction? Then you may find yourself struggling to get published in Canada. Why? Because our publishing sector is small. Our major publishers are owned by foreign entities and our publishing industry prefers to publish literary fiction. Canadian writers working in other literary forms often struggle to get published or recognized in Canada. I hear it from writers of all ages, all skill levels, all the time.
I'm an advocate for Canadian writers seeking markets to publish their work. Canadians have brilliant stories to tell and there are plenty of international opportunities to get published. The world wants to hear our stories. But how do we get our work to international readers? That's what this course will teach you.
A Guide to Publishing in Britain and Europe is the first step is gaining a fundamental understanding of the publishing industry beyond our borders. This course focuses on the British and European markets (more on the US later). You will learn the 'business' of international bookselling, how publishers operate abroad, the landscape of international publishing, and resources you can access on your road to publication.
Your Instructor
Lexie Angelo is a Canadian writer. She holds a Master’s with Distinction in Creative Writing from The University of Edinburgh and has been published in From Arthur’s Seat, a short story anthology, as well as Hypnopomp Magazine, 5 on the Fifth and The Ogilvie in the United Kingdom. She has short stories forthcoming in The Flexible Persona Magazine and Loft on Eighth Press. In 2018, she was awarded the Carlyle Norman Scholarship for Emerging Literary Artists Endowment and completed a residency at The Banff Centre with award-winning writer Ayelet Tsabari.
She routinely performs her short fiction work to international audiences and advocates for the literary arts. She is the Managing Editor of The Selkie, a UK-based literary journal dedicated to publishing under-represented voices and she currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Alexandra Writers Society in Canada.