Help Please! London book fair - Writer's summit

[Sarit]

Hi! LBF published their schedule including the one for the Writer's Summit which happens the day before on March 10. You can see the program for all 4 days here: Seminar Programme | The London Book Fair

I am just thinking if upgrading my tix to the writer's summit is worth it (another 100 pounds)? I think @AgentPete mentioned that this a new thing? Any thoughts appreciated!

 

[AgentPete]

If you’re curious, do it!

Positive – you’ll get a vibe for how the business works. You may come away with a few new ideas and possibly (tho not guaranteed) a contact or two.

Negative – book trade events such as this and others (e.g. FutureBook, that may well be on its last legs) tend to be platforms for the speakers’ own self-promotion. Take everything with a few grains of salt. Everyone is selling something there.

But it’s not wildly expensive. If it were a thousand quid or so, I’d really question its value. But for a hundred quid for four days, it’s not exorbitant.

 

[Sarit]

If you’re curious, do it!

Positive – you’ll get a vibe for how the business works. You may come away with a few new ideas and possibly (tho not guaranteed) a contact or two.

Negative – book trade events such as this and others (e.g. FutureBook, that may well be on its last legs) tend to be platforms for the speakers’ own self-promotion. Take everything with a few grains of salt. Everyone is selling something there.

But it’s not wildly expensive. If it were a thousand quid or so, I’d really question its value. But for a hundred quid for four days, it’s not exorbitant.

Thank you for your quick reply. One of the speakers was actually my mentor in a residency a few years ago. So that's one contact I know!

 

[BrianY]

This sounds great! A hundred pounds, an off-season flight, and a rare use of my lifetime HI/YHA membership (even cheaper if my in-laws put me up, but I wouldn't hold my breath). And not much more expensive than that NYC food-writers event I attended last Fall and much more varied and interesting.

Maybe?