‘It used to be that our biggest romance authors were huge overseas but not so much here, but I think audiences are changing and that will force publishing to change. The next thing I’d like to see changed is some of the snobbery that can follow commercial genres!’

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‘The more you pitch, the more comfortable you become with rejection, with no response, and with pitching again. Editors want to hear from you, and rejection is never personal!’

Check out some of the wonderful literary events happening in Sydney and around NSW (and online) this November!

Phillipa McGuinness joined First Friday to share her insights about what it’s like to edit a major literary magazine, life inside one of NSW’s most venerable literary institutions and what she’s learned in her years in publishing.