Craft Meets Commerce: What Publishers Want Writers to Know
Samantha Eades is an award-winning publisher, editor and publicist with 20 years’ experience working on commercial fiction bestsellers. She has worked at three of the big five UK publishing houses and most recently ran the Orion Fiction team. Samantha now works as an editor for BPA.
Phoebe Morgan is author of five psychological thrillers and Publishing Director at Hodder and Stoughton, working on crime, thrillers, women’s fiction and romantasy. Her substack, The Honest Editor, gives great insight into the editorial world.
These two guests will give the inside track on the publishing business and talk about how writers can consider the market while staying true to their voice.
March 25, 2026
Live in-person event, 7.00-9.00 pm GMT
Venue
Speakers
Cost
50 in stock
Samantha Eades
EditorSamantha is an award-winning publisher, editor and publicist who has worked at three of the big five UK publishing houses.
Phoebe Morgan
Publishing DirectorPhoebe Morgan is a publishing director at Hodder & Stoughton.
March 18, 2026
Live Zoom session, 7.00-9.00 pm GMT
Samantha Eades
EditorSamantha is an award-winning publisher, editor and publicist who has worked at three of the big five UK publishing houses.
Phoebe Morgan
Publishing DirectorPhoebe Morgan is a publishing director at Hodder & Stoughton.
Assistance to writers on low incomes and/or from communities under represented in publishing
We are offering a free place on each of our online tutorials and Q & A sessions for UK based writers on low incomes and/or from under represented communities in publishing. Writers may apply for a free place on one of the sessions by contacting BPA with a short bio and a summary of their writing career to date. Please click here to Contact BPA with your application and in the case of writers on low incomes, proof of financial eligibility such as: Jobseeker’s Allowance; Disability Benefit; Income Support; Working Tax Credit; Child Tax Credit; Proof of being a full-time student; Housing benefit; Proof of being a full-time carer. All details will be kept confidential. Decisions on who receives the free places rest with the BPA team not the tutors.
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