Literary Event: How to Find a Top Publisher for your Book by Meghna Pant

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The Story Company announces a new workshop with Meghna Pant on How to find a top publisher for your book.

You may have written a brilliant book. But will a publisher actually read it? That is the brutal reality of traditional publishing.

With 95%+ rejection rates routinely cited for unsolicited submissions, the challenge isn’t simply writing a good book. It’s getting noticed, getting read and making an editor want to keep reading.

Publishers and literary agents receive an overwhelming number of submissions. And every day, good books get rejected because the writer made a rookie mistake in the pitch, proposal, positioning or choice of publisher.

Writing chops alone don’t get you through the door. So how do you make YOUR submission stand out from the slush pile?

HOW TO FIND A TOP PUBLISHER FOR YOUR BOOK

A 2-hour 2 day masterclass with Meghna Pant Presented by The Story Company India

17-18 October (Sunday) | 11 AM – 1 PM
Fee: Rs. 5,000

Meghna Pant is one of India’s best-known contemporary writers, with 10 books published by leading houses including Penguin and Bloomsbury.

An award-winning author, journalist and speaker, she has appeared at India’s leading literature festivals, including the Jaipur Literature Festival, where she has had two book launches. Her work has received national and international literary recognition, alongside endorsements from prominent names in the literary and celebrity world.

Her books How To Get Published in India and The Indian Publishing Playbook have helped aspiring authors understand the publishing industry, and she has conducted publishing workshops across India.

What will you learn?

How to escape the slush pile – and understand what makes an editor stop scrolling and start reading.
How to catch an editor’s attention – and retain it once you have it.
How to avoid the rookie mistakes that can get a genuinely good book rejected before the editor even gets to the writing.
How to find the right publisher for your particular book instead of sending submissions blindly.
How to create a compelling pitch and book proposal that makes an editor want to know more.
How to position your book and yourself as an author in an intensely competitive marketplace.

Because writing a great book is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to get the right person to read it.

If you have spent months or years writing your book, don’t let it disappear into the slush pile because you didn’t know how the publishing game works.