Last updated 12 September 2011
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Information and Inspiration: everything a writer needs
Date: Saturday 17 September 2011, 09.30 – 17.45
Venue: Surgeons’ Hall, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. www.rcsed.ac.uk
Information for delegates
All bookings have been confirmed by email; if you have not received email confirmation please contact Anna Ganley aganley@societyofauthors.org or telephone 020 7373 6642, as some emails have not been received by delegates.
We do not issue tickets for any of our events; however there will be a badge for you to collect on arrival, together with a list of all delegates attending the day, a conference programme and a conference feedback form.
If you have any queries about the conference, you can contact Anna Ganley (aganley@societyofauthors.org / 020 7373 6642) up until Friday lunchtime. After that you can contact Anna on her mobile, the number will be emailed to delegates with final details of the day, later this week.
Conference programme
09.00 - 09.30 Registration and Coffee
09.30 - 09.40 Opening Remarks
09.40 - 10.20 Publicity: Harnessing Traditional Media (Sara Sheridan)
10.20 – 11.00 Embracing Digital: Opportunities for Authors in the New Publishing Landscape (Allan Guthrie)
11.00 - 11.20 Coffee Break
11.20 – noon Publicity: Building an Online Platform (Nicola Morgan)
noon – 13.00 Panel Discussion: Self Promotion, Overcoming Authors’ Reticence (Claire Stewart, Scottish
Book Trust; Colin Fraser, Anon Poetry & Vanessa Robertson, Fidra Books/ Edinburgh Bookshop)
13.00-14.15 Lunch
14.15-15.30 Breakout Sessions: Grasping the Nettle of Change
Choice of Four Sessions:
- Author Appearances & Live Events - Alison Baverstock
- E-Distribution: Selling your E-Book - Keith Charters
- Claiming E-Books for Ourselves - Lin Anderson
- Diversification – The Key to the Future? - Caroline Dunford
15.30-16.00 Afternoon Tea
16.00-16.40 Funding Literature in the 21st century (Andrew Dixon, Creative Scotland)
16.40 - 17.40 Panel Discussion: Publishing - The Road Ahead (Marion Sinclair, Publishing Scotland, Jenny
Brown, Assoc of Scottish Literary Agents & Bob McDevitt, Hachette Scotland)
17.40 - 17.45 Closing Remarks
18.00-20.00 Evening Drinks Reception, Playfair Hall, Royal College of Surgeons
How to get there
The College is situated in the City Centre, a short distance from the University of Edinburgh, and a 10 minute walk from Princes Street or the Castle. The Playfair Building on Nicolson Street was designed by the Scottish architect William Henry Playfair for the surgeons of the day and opened in 1832. There is also an entrance at 6 Hill Square, to the rear of the College.
Hill Square, behind Playfair's Surgeons' Hall, contains many of the College Departments - the Postgraduate Residences, Faculty of Dental Surgery, the Developments Office, the Membership Department, the Jules Thorn Hall, the Publications Department, the Symposium Hall and others.
The Adamson Centre (on the south side of Hill Square) now houses the Careers Centre, which incorporates the Examinations, Education and Membership & Communications Departments.
By road
The nearest exit from the City Bypass (A720) is the Straiton junction. From here follow the signs for the City Centre. The route is fairly straight, through Liberton. At the roundabout at the foot of Liberton Brae (with the Cameron Toll shopping centre to your right) go straight on to Mayfield Road. Carry straight on for approx. 2km. Mayfield Rd continues into Clerk St, which then continues into Nicolson Street. Turn right into Hill Place (opposite Nicolson Square).
Parking: there are metered parking spaces in Hill Place (very limited), and Chambers Street. Public car parks are close by at Bristo Place and the Pleasance.
By rail
Waverley Station is a 10 minute walk from the College.
By air
There is a regular bus and taxi service from Edinburgh Airport, situated to the West of the city. The Airport Bus terminates next to Waverley Train Station.
By bus
Inter-city bus services terminate at the St Andrew's Square Bus Station, situated next to the St James Centre shopping centre. Buses from Princes Street (stops on the side of the street lined by shops- [north]) are very frequent. Services passing the College include numbers 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 31 and 33.
