Wednesday 5 December 2012

OLD NATWEST BUILDING WELCOMES BUDDING AUTHORS

The Old NatWest Building played host to aspiring authors yesterday as Candy Jar Ltd, a publishing and video production company based in the building, held a self-publishing workshop.

The twenty-strong group were inspired as they entered the marble hallway before being taken up to the 2nd floor conference room for their introduction to one of the fastest growing markets in the world. The workshop took place between 10am and 3pm and covered everything from cover design to editing to self-marketing. Including talks from former HarperCollins editor Rebecca Lloyd-James, ex-WAAF Officer and author Eileen Younghusband, former boyband member and author Terry Cooper, and along with other industry professionals, the workshop was an enormous success.

The day concluded with a short networking session, allowing those in attendance to ask questions and meet the authors.

From left to right: Carly Holmes,
Laura Foakes, Stella Wells,
Jane Fraser, Noelle Bryant

Several entrants and winners of the South Wales Short Story Competition also attended the event including overall winner Laura Foakes who, along with the other winners, will have their entries published in an ebook anthology soon, with a paperback to be released next year.

Overall competiton winner
Laura Foakes and her prize



Everyone was extremely satisfied with the day's events, whilst their only criticism was that they wanted more. With their heads filled with information and inspiration, the soon-to-be authors left the building happy and some even sneaked a peek of the Grand Banking Hall on their way out.

The Old NatWest Building has a range of rooms available for events such as this self-publishing workshop. We can cater to all your needs and offer extremely good rates. For more information about what we can do for you, please head to our website http://www.theoldnatwestbuilding.co.uk/


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