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Music Audio Stories Presents Can You Say It? Series One Children will learn how to say each instrument, hear how each instrument sounds, and see illustrated examples of what they look like. With illustrations, voice-overs, animations, and music, this video series will help to teach children about orchestra instruments in a fun and easy way. Children will: ▪️Learn how to pronounce orchestra instruments ▪️Hear how each instrument sounds ▪️See how to spell their names ▪️Enjoy illustrated pictures ▪️Gain better reading skills ▪️Improve concentration and visual skills ▪️Enjoy the sound effects and music Videos are released on Saturdays at 11 am on YouTube. Subscribe at: https://www.youtube.com/user/MusicAudioStories and hit the bell to make sure you don't miss a new video. Video Series Playlist: https://shorturl.at/mmHnB Find out why it is important to teach your little ones new words here: https://musicaudiostories.com/blog/can-you-say-it-series-one Enjoy! ♥ Music Audio Stories - Making learning easy and fun! Music Audio Stories is an original company specialising in entertaining music audiobooks, picture books, interactive activities, fun videos, and unique storytelling with multi-award-winner, 'Storytime with Anna Christina'. Music Audio Stories are interactive audiobooks with full orchestral scores and magical soundtracks, catchy sing-along songs and fun stories that teach and uplift little listeners. Videos include uniquely entertaining Storytimes with music, sound effects, narration, voice-overs, illustrations, and animations. Plus delightful activity videos for listening, learning, reading, drawing, and lots of fun! ---------- Website: http://www.musicaudiostories.com/ Storytime: http://storytimewithannachristina.com/ ---------- Subscribe to get a free music audiobook at: http://www.musicaudiostories.com/#subscribe

LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, ADULT NON-FICTION, NON-FICTION FOR 7+ Megan Carroll is looking for writers in a variety of areas, and from a wide range of backgrounds – she is particularly keen to hear from Black, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ writers. Her main areas of focus this year are adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as non-fiction for 7+, and MG and YA fiction. In Fiction, Megan is keen to see high-concept love stories (think The Flat Share or The Lock In) for both commercial and reading group readers. She’d love to see those familiar romance tropes – enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, love triangles, forbidden love etc. – with underrepresented characters at the centre. She is also looking for historical fiction and gothic horror (think Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls and Silvia Moreno-Garcia) – anything that has a creepy, uneasy undertone is likely for Megan’s list. Megan is also actively looking for upmarket fiction and would love to see layered family drama, contemporary stories about life today and darkly comic novels that explore a specific time, place or experience. In Non-Fiction, Megan is keen to hear from experts in their field talking about topics relating to film, music, true crime, popular culture, history and issues from largely unrepresented perspectives. She is keen to see memoir, narrative non-fiction and essay collections. In Children’s and YA, she is keen to see contemporary YA with humour, and romance at the heart – fun and emotional stories that appeal to the interests and issues of the teenage readers. She’d also love to see thrillers and horror stories for this age group too. It’s unlikely that high fantasy novels for YA readers will be right for her, but she is keen to see stories with fantasy elements in a real world setting. On the younger end, Megan is looking for funny, contemporary middle grade – think Louise Rennison and Karen McCombie – and anything creepy and spooky for 8-12 year old readers too. She’d love to find something like Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and is keen to find original adventure stories in both fantasy and realistic settings. Megan would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Megan is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 9am UK BST

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Marilia Savvides founded The Plot Agency in 2024. She began her career in publishing at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she spent eight years, first as International Rights Agent, and later as Literary Agent, building her own list of authors. In 2019, she joined 42MP, where she worked as Literary Agent for four years, helping to launch and set up the Book Division. She is particularly interested in fiction that is beautifully written and cleverly constructed, but still accessible to a wide readership. She is often drawn to darker tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story, from immersive book club novels with a splash of suspense, crime and thrillers, accessible horror, and speculative, genre-bending or dystopian stories. She also adores smart, witty contemporary rom-com in the style of Emily Henry. In the thriller, crime and mystery space she is interested in most areas, except military thrillers and organised crime/ mafia / mob stories. Big hooks and clever set ups are a big bonus! She adores Karin Slaughter (especially her standalone novels) and Gillian Flynn. In the book club / reading group space, she’s particularly drawn to fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng, and absolutely fell in love with Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, both for the incredible voice, and the exquisite use of structure and time. Complicated family dynamics, empathetic and smart approaches to controversial issues, stand out protagonists (like Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry or Bernadette in Where D’You Go Bernadette), long buried secrets, complicity, the road to justice, and impossible decisions, are all themes she finds herself drawn to. In the horror space, she’s a sucker for amazing female-centric stories in the vein of Yellowjackets, and the kind of contemporary, accessible horror that Stephen King always nails. She wants to get lost in a world that feels within reach of ours. In the speculative and dystopian spaces, she’s interested in genius ideas that set up big questions or reflect the most broken (and sometimes hidden) parts of society. She loves Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, and also adored The Leftovers, Station Eleven, Wanderers, and The Power. The what-ifs of life and fiction fascinate her. In the grounded sci-fi space, she’d love to find a smart, immersive, and accessible story like The Martian. She doesn’t represent fantasy or romantasy. In regards to sci-fi, unless it’s very grounded and has crossover potential to a mainstream audience, it’s not for her. In the romance space, she’s particularly drawn to smart, complex and witty characters, where the chemistry is jumping off the page. She loves contemporary settings and all the tropes, though the voice and characters must come first to make the reading experience fully immersive. She wants to be cackling, and rooting for the characters with all her heart. She is very hands-on editorially, and loves working with her authors to shape their manuscripts, and brainstorm ideas. The best part of the job is discovering debut authors, and helping them find a home for their books. Marilia would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single Word document.  (In addition to the paid sessions, Marilia is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Wednesday 13th August 2025

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Francesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable & Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman. Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial adult fiction across all genres. She loves books with a strong voice and sense of place, and is particularly interested in stories that are high concept, appealing to a millennial audience, and showcase lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse narratives. Francesca would like you to submit the first 5000 words of your manuscript, a synopsis and your cover letter in that order in one single Word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Publisher / editor Scott Pack is now in his third decade working in the world of books. During that time he has been Head of Buying for Waterstones, worked for publishers big and small - including a lengthy spell at HarperCollins - and taught numerous workshops and classes on all aspects of writing. These days he splits his time between writing his own books, editing other people's, teaching the editors of tomorrow as part of the Oxford Brookes University MA in Publishing, and he is one of the question setters for BBC's Mastermind. His latest book, Tips From A Publisher, is out now.  As a publisher, Scott has published across most genres in fiction and a wide range of non-fiction and is happy to read any style of writing. He will assess your sample and provide feedback on any issues he identifies, the manuscript's commercial potential and what steps he would advise before you submit to agents or publishers. Scott is very direct with his feedback, so expect robust, but always constructive, comments! Scott would like you to submit your fiction as a covering letter, 1-2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.  For non-fiction, he would like to see:- 1-page synopsis – to give an overview of what the book will offer the reader and how it's different from other books out there on this topic A detailed proposed contents list, including proposed sub-section headings as well as chapter headings – to give a sense of the overall reader journey 1000-1500 words of intro text - to showcase context, tone etc 1000-1500 words from later in the book - to showcase the progression of the book (In addition to the paid sessions, Scott is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Kate Barker has worked in publishing for over twenty years as an agent, commissioning editor and ghostwriter. Before setting up her own company, Kate Barker Literary Agency, she spent ten years at Penguin, where she was an Editorial Director for Viking, acquiring fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked for Orion, Curtis Brown and for digital publisher Bookouture. She is looking for commercial and reading group fiction for adults and would love to find an unputdownable thriller like Rosamund Lupton's Three Hours, a funny, heartbreaking contemporary novel like Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams or a romantic comedy with a unique premise like The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary. She also loves historical fiction and series crime. Kate would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters (Max 5,000 words) of your completed manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Kate is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Wednesday 27th August 2025

By being both highly enjoyable and educational, our group singing lessons are ideal for adults who want to combine learning and socialising. Studying in a group format is a great way to improve your vocal skills while connecting with like-minded singing lovers. Open to beginners.

Find your voice and become a real singer It's time to develop your singing skills and rekindle your passion for music and performance. Signing is a beautiful art that instantly makes you feel alive and brings joy to any situation. Do you want to develop a beautiful voice and sing with confidence? Whether you want to improve your performance or bring happiness to your audience, this singing course will help you become a pro singer. Learn to control, coordinate, scale, and improve your voice. Practice lengthening the breath and strengthening your throat. Learn all about the resonance, projection, and pitch of your voice. Work with various instruments and read notes like a pro. Master the tone, precision, agility, all-vowels, voice-mixing, and music dynamics. Gain control over your vocals by understanding your vocal physiology. Learn to sing like your musical heroes and strengthen your skills through multiple practice sessions. Finally, earn a valuable certificate upon completion to explore a new career in music. What will you learn from this course? How to enhance your pitch, resonance, breath, and sound How to warm up your vocal cords How to clear your voice from noise, vocal weights, and fatigue How to read notes and generate different tones How to sing along with different instruments and create harmony among sounds How to generate tones from mixing voices How to produce beautiful sounds and interjections How to control your voice to sing professionally with confidence How to produce a complete stage-ready song with the help of your voice, background music, instruments, voice-mixing, and sound effects. Who is this course for? Anyone who wants to improve their signing skills and want to play musical instruments Influencers, social media specialists, and professionals related to the music industry, event planning, and entertainment who need to sing as part of their job Teachers and care-takers who are interested in becoming music instructors This course is the best choice for those who want to learn to sing. It covers all core aspects of signing from voice control to instrument playing. It’s a top pick for beginners and professionals alike. All you need to get started is a passion for music. Signing is pure fun and a way to nourish your soul. Learn to do it properly and your life will never be the same. Your singing skills will let you stand out and shine at parties, social gatherings, as well as in your home studio. Sign up now to start your singing journey and enrich yourself with this amazing art. Join the singing course today and get the benefits: Learning from a professional instructor24/7 access from any devicePractical exercisesTests, quizzes and recapsCertificate of completionExtra materials and downloadable bonuses100% satisfaction guarantee Your Singing Instructor: Barry Oliver Singing and music coach Barry Olivier is an award-winning music artist, professional voice coach, songwriter, singer, and a talented multi-instrumentalist with over eight years of singing and music coaching experience. He has written many popular pieces and possesses a huge collection of songs, tunes, and unique music generated with the help of different instruments. In his music school , he provides training in drum-beating, instrument playing, music composition, voice control, and signing. He has trained at least 500 professionals and young stars during his workshops and training programs. His love for singing is undeniable and his students can attest to his passion for this craft. Overview of the course: Detailed video presentations 1. How to become a better singer? Understanding how to work with your voice Exercises how to find a power of your voice Basic psychology for singers for better understanding of how voice works How to be a successful singer 2. Essential singing knowledge Get complete knowledge about basic music theory Learn how to correct your posture during singing Discover different techniques of singing 3. Preparation for singing Complete overview of singing techniques Preparing training environment Contraindications to singing- medical conditions affecting your singing Select a correct microphone Master your tones and become skilled in vocalization Preparation for a live performance Training videos 1. Things connected with singing Vocal warm-up – Special methods of awakening your voice Take a breath – exercises to help you with singing Accessories and setup – Why you need to have the right microphone 2. Various singing techniques Vocal styles & sounds – Learn have to use vibrato, falsetto, belting, vocal fry Resonators in singing – How to operate your voice Vocal amplitude – discover your range Tests 1. Tests and revision of acquired knowledge Basic knowledge of singing Knowledge of specific singing techniques 2. Final Exam Final test Summary of previous knowledge and tasks Tasks 1. Practical tasks about: Setting up your practice space Breathing exercises Warm-up Articulation Resonance Find your register Course materials Creating your public image as a singer 10 Hottest trends in the music industry Cooperation with streaming platforms Self-publishing your songs- A practical guide A letter from your expert instructor: Why join Kemp Center’s singing course?Music gives meaning to life’s events. We cannot imagine a wedding, a birthday party, a get-to-gather, a commercial, or any other event without warm beats of music. It’s an integral part of everybody’s life and people love to sing, whether they are alone or surrounded by a crowd.Besides liveliness and joy, music reduces stress, enhances memory, improves cognition, opens up minds, and brings people together. It furthermore gives you more opportunities for self-expression and helps in reducing mental and physical pain. Physicians and psychologists often suggest music for curing certain diseases and improving life’s quality.You’re seeing people with headphones around their necks everywhere. This only goes to show how important music is for everyone.Along with listening, signing is equally beneficial and fulfilling. It allows you to express yourself, boosts your confidence, lets you feel good, improves your lungs, and enriches you with a sense of accomplishment.Signing can connect you with lots of new people as well as bring more subscribers to your social media accounts. It can boost your business and career by making your presence more engaging. You definitely need to learn how to sing, if not for commercial purposes, then for your mental wellbeing.There are so many platforms and courses where you can learn to sing. The best thing about this course is that it is complete and comprehensive and covers all the techniques required to become a better singer. I highly encourage you to join and start singing better today!Barry Olivier, Music instructor

Gain confidence, expand your vocal power and develop your unique rock voice that will turn heads and turn your world upside down under the guidance of excellent rock singing instructors who specialise in teaching adults. Study the greatest hits while improving your vocal skills.

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Liza represents a range of fiction and non-fiction. On the fiction side, she is looking for historical fiction that is well researched, immerses readers in the era, and looks at overlooked characters from the past, or perhaps gives a new spin on someone we think we know. On the literary and upmarket side, she is looking for novels infused with emotions that capture the human experience and make readers think. If your literary novel is something that A24 productions might turn into a movie, this is Liza’s taste. When it comes to fantasy, she loves urban and grounded fantasy (no sci-fi please!), and is always happy to look at anything with a vampire, werewolf, witches, warlocks, fairies, and perhaps a sinister selkie or two. She is also very much looking for romantasy and is the best person at the agency to submit that too. For thrillers, send her anything set in an exotic location, high-concept, or things with a speculative twist. She loves when characters are put in situations she would never want to be in, and then they have to get out of it. Her recent favourite fiction includes: Notes on an Execution, Lady Macbethad, Hamnet, A Discovery of Witches, House of Earth and Blood, The Starless Sea, Piranesi, Our Wives Under the Sea, The Pisces, Such A Fun Age. When it comes to non fiction, she is looking for books that teach her something new or reframe a topic from an alternative point of view. This can include cookery, pop science, and social history. Liza’s recent favourite non-fiction include: The Five, A History of Art Without Men, Messalina, The Authority Gap, Finding The Mother Tree, Cook This Book, Dessert Person. Liza would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first 5000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.  (In addition to the paid sessions, Liza is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Wednesday 27th August 2025