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What do editors want?

Industry experts at the Emerging Writers' Festival reveal everything budding writers need to know when dealing with the gatekeepers of publishing.
31 May 2013
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Industry experts at the Emerging Writers’ Festival reveal everything budding writers need to know when dealing with the gatekeepers of publishing.

 

On Tuesday night the Emerging Writers’ Festival attempted to answer some of the most important questions plaguing young writers. What the hell do editors want? What do I have to do to get in their good graces?

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