Workshop: Get Ready For Agent Submission with Caro Clarke

Ever wondered how to grab an Agent’s attention? Want to know how to make your query letter stand out from the crowd? Wondering how to condense your novel into a single, sellable page? Look no further.

This interactive workshop breaks down into simple exercises on how to craft a query letter and make your submission shine. Caro will cover what information to include, and what to leave out, as well as some of the Do’s and Don’ts to help you on your road to pitching your writing to agents and publishers. The workshop will include a printed query letter template.

Whether you’ve started querying and want to fine tune your submission package, or are still writing but wanting to prepare for submission down the line, this will be useful for writers looking to get an agent and secure a traditional publishing deal.

This workshop is NOT included in any Festival Pass and must be booked separately

Caro Clarke is the founder and literary agent at Portobello Literary. They founded the agency in 2022 after twelve years working in publishing houses — Transworld (PRH) and Canongate Books as a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021 and a Bookseller Rising Star in 2024. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers. They now run a Substack where they discuss industry topics, share agency news and give craft advice.