Ben has worked in many guises in the publishing industry over the past almost two decades. As part of the branch management team of Books Etc, he bought kids and YA books in stores across the whole of London. He was a co-founder of Old Street Publishing. He has been both sales director and marketing director of small publishers. Ben has acquired, commissioned and edited; done picture research and ghost-written, all ahead of turning his hand to agenting. He is a published writer in his own right and has had the experience of working with agents both good and bad from the perspective of the writer. <\/p>\n
He speaks regularly at writers’ conferences and festivals, such as the Writers’ Workshop Festival of Writing, Winchester Writers’ Festival; as well as to creative writing courses, such as The Golden Egg Academy, and groups like The London Writers’ Group on writing for children and young adults and, of course, getting that all important publishing deal. He networks with graduates of all the major creative writing degree courses and source clients and contacts from across the publishing world. All in all, he has a broad base of experience to draw on and a wide network of friends, colleagues and mentors within the industry to call on for advice whenever he sees fit.
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