For the uninitiated, the world of literary agents and publishers can seem impenetrable, a remote, often arcane-sounding world that feels a million miles away from most aspiring writers’ experience.  

Fortunately, help is at hand at this year’s Monty Lit Fest. Natalie Jerome spent many years as an editor at some of the UK’s top publishers and now runs the first literary agency to open in Wales. Join her for a session that will help demystify the publishing world and show you how to create a pitch for your book that will give it the best chance possible of securing the attention of an agent or publisher.

Places are limited to 15, so book now for the chance to meet and work with Natalie.

Natalie Jerome has worked as a publisher and acquiring editor for some of the UK’s most prominent publishing houses including Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins and has commissioned and published books by a host of high-profile names. She made the move to literary agenting in 2020, and was shortlisted as Literary Agent of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards. She founded Originate Literary Agency (OLA) in 2023, the first literary agency to open in Wales, as a multi-media agency representing a diverse range of writers, creatives and original content creators making change through storytelling.