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LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Louise Buckley has worked in publishing for well over a decade. She was inspired to enter the publishing industry after completing an MA in Creative Writing and then spent a hugely enjoyable year working as a bookseller for Waterstones, wishing that she could have a hand in publishing books. After a year working at Dorling Kindersley, she then spent almost five years working in the commercial fiction division at Pan Macmillan, where she published a mix of commercial bestsellers and award-winning authors. Most recently, she was an Associate Literary Agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. As an agent she represented a roster of commercial and literary fiction, including Anne Griffin’s When All is Said, which spent five weeks at number one in Ireland and sold into 17 territories. She is delighted to be working with Hannah at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency. Louise is looking for:- Literary and upmarket fiction that focusses on the underdog, the repressed, the suppressed. Louise is especially interested in novels that represent working-class people or children going through difficult circumstances (think Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal or Boys Don’t Cry by FÍona Scarlett). Irish literary and book club fiction. Think Claire Keegan, Louise Kennedy or Anne Griffin. In commercial fiction she loves novels set during the Second World War, such as The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christi Lefteri or The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart. Louise recently read and loved The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson and would love to see anything in the same ‘older person going on a journey’ category, a more recent The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Louise had a lot of fun publishing a ‘pet fiction’ novel as an editor (Molly and the Cat Café) and would love to find an author who can write an Alfie the Doorstep Cat/Dog. She has a soft spot for novels featuring time-travel or parallel universes, a ‘what if’ that plays around with conventions. At the literary end this would be books like Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes or This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. At the more commercial end Louise loved Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and Oona Out of Order by Martina Montimore. She also enjoys novels set in the real world but featuring a hefty dose of magic or the supernatural. They can be commercial or literary, present-day or historical. Think Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, Threadneedle by Cari Thomas, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness or The Gifts by Liz Hyder. And also cosy fantasy in the vein of Legends and Lattes or The House in the Cerulean Sea. Cosy or humorous crime. Recently, Louise absolutely loved Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans. When she was an editor Louise published the hit Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll and would love to represent incisive, intelligent suspense written by authors such as Jessica Knoll and Gillian Flynn, or something a little more subversive and blackly comic like My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. More generally, Louise would also love to see novels with a disabled protagonist or someone (like myself) who is living with an invisible disability. As an ex-primary school teacher, she also warmly welcomes submissions from teachers, especially if the submission falls into one of the other categories she has listed. Following-on from this, she enjoys reading stories that follow a ‘beating the system’ narrative. Louise is NOT looking for: -romance -romantasy -epic, traditional fantasy -space opera -straightforward women’s fiction -children’s fiction of any kind -non-fiction Louise 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, Louise 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: Friday 6 December 2024

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Career Path The certification and skills you get from this How to Become a Tour Guide Course can help you advance your career and gain expertise in several fields, allowing you to apply for high-paying jobs in related sectors. Course Curriculum Section 01: Introduction Welcome to the Course 00:02:00 Who am I? 00:02:00 What are You Going to Learn? 00:11:00 Section 02: The Tourism Industry Trends 00:04:00 Different Kinds of Jobs 00:11:00 Definition 00:01:00 Different Tour 00:01:00 Pay 00:04:00 Section 03: Engaging with Customer Who are Your Customers? 00:05:00 Creating Great Experiences 00:12:00 How I Got Hundreds of Five Star Review 00:07:00 Tips & Tricks 00:03:00 How to Get People Like You 00:07:00 Section 04: Public Speaking Easier than You Think 00:02:00 Charisma 00:10:00 Practical Exercise 00:05:00 Tips & Tricks 00:04:00 Voice Exercise 00:04:00 Section 05: What to Talk about on Tour What to Talk about 00:15:00 How to Prepare Quickly for New Destination 00:08:00 Use Your Own Interest 00:01:00 Where to Find Fun Information 00:02:00 Section 06: Finding a Job Different Kinds of Jobs 00:02:00 Different Kinds of Organisation 00:04:00 Different Kinds of Tourist 00:03:00 What Do You Want? 00:02:00 How to Improve Your Chances of Finding a Job 00:08:00 How to Create Experience 00:02:00 Example Cover Letter 00:03:00 Job Interviews 00:09:00 Section 07: Problems on the Roads Hospital and Injury 00:05:00 Change of Plants 00:03:00 How to Handle Customer Complains 00:01:00 Bad News 00:04:00 Difficult People 00:05:00 Finding Your Way 00:02:00 Section 08: Different Destination Dealing with Languages 00:05:00 Dealing with Tourism Professional 00:05:00 Different Cultures 00:04:00 Tips and Money 00:02:00 Commissions 00:04:00 Section 09: Starting You Own Tourism Business Pros and Cons 00:05:00 Roadmap to Success 00:07:00 How I Did It 00:03:00 How My Boss Did It 00:03:00 Section 10: Becoming a Local Guide What is the Job? 00:02:00 Local Laws 00:02:00 Learn Your History 00:03:00 Learn by Doing 00:01:00 Make Connection 00:02:00 Section 11: Your First Trip Checklist What to Take 00:02:00 Meeting the Group 00:02:00 Introducing Yourself 00:02:00 First Info 00:02:00 Tour Busses 00:02:00 Checking into a Hotel 00:02:00 Dinner 00:01:00 Normal Days 00:06:00 Last Day 00:03:00 Section 12: Crash Course in Art History Classical Culture 00:06:00 Middle Ages 00:06:00 Symbolism 00:05:00 Renaissance 00:05:00 Baroque 00:09:00 Neoclassicism 00:02:00 Romanticism 00:02:00 From Impressionism to Now 00:06:00 Section 13: Creating Websites and Advertising Easy Way to Start a Website 00:04:00 Search Engine Optimisation 00:04:00 Booking System 00:02:00 Advertising 00:02:00 Review Sites 00:02:00

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OPEN DAY - PRE_DEGREE, UNDERGRADUATE, POSTGRADUATE, FOUNDATION SATURDAY 26 OCT, 10:00AM — 2:00PM Find out what it’s like to study at the South West's University of the Year (WUSCAS 2024). Join us on Saturday 28 September to explore our campus, visit nearby affordable student accommodation and speak with our academics and course leaders. You’ll even have the chance to hop on a bus and have a tour of the city!