Join a distinguished panel of publishing experts for a dynamic one-hour session exploring the journey from manuscript to bookshelf.

Larry Finlay, former Managing Director of Transworld; Miriam Farbey, Publisher at Scholastic Children’s Books; and Curtis Brown literary agent Stephanie Thwaites, founder of the Jewish Publishing Circle, will share their insider knowledge. Gain invaluable tips, strategies, and industry secrets to help bring your book to life, with plenty of time for audience questions. Whether you’re an aspiring author or simply curious about publishing, this session promises practical advice and engaging insights.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval.

About the speakers:

Larry Finlay worked at Transworld Publishers (a Division of Penguin Random House since 2013) for more than 40 years, and was its Managing Director for 23 years. Among the authors he published are Bill Bryson, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking and Prince Harry in non-fiction, and many of the UK’s biggest-selling novelists, including Kate Atkinson, John Boyne, Dan Brown, Lee Child, Catherine Cookson, Jilly Cooper, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth, Paula Hawkins, Joseph Heller, Bonnie Garmus, Sophie Kinsella, Shari Lapena, Ruth Jones, Terry Pratchett and Markus Zusak. He’s a passionate reader and keen to share his knowledge with aspiring authors who’d like to see their work in print.

Miriam Farbey works for Scholastic children’s books in New York as a Publisher and with a broad role on international strategy. She was previously Global Publisher of Dorling Kindersley (DK Publishing) and Managing Director of DK’s Children’s Division.

Steph Thwaites is the Head of the Book Department and Literary Agent at Curtis Brown where she has worked for more than 20 years. She represents a wide range of authors from debuts to established brands and bestsellers.