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Event Writers Huddle June 6th- 5.00pm UK time — Sat 6 Jun

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The weekly Writers’ Huddle – Each Saturday, sharpen your craft with honest feedback and unwavering community support. Highly recommended to push your work to the next level. Definitely not to be missed. There's nothing else like it on the Internet.



Join our Weekly Writers’ Huddle this Saturday May 2nd at 5.00pm UK (BST).

Hosted by top literary agent and bestselling author, Peter Cox.

It’s a friendly, practical space to bring your work in progress to get readers' honest first impressions and feedback in real time from the sharpest and most supportive literary group online. An experience which is invaluable and unique for you as a writer. Something that's extremely hard to come by anywhere else and all included at no additional cost as part of your Litopia membership.

But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses and blurbs are all welcome. Also, anything you've spotted in the press or online that's relevant to the industry.

And of course Peter will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Ask him anything about publishing or the book world. He's a mine of information.

Submitting work is not mandatory as you're more than welcome to just come along and participate in the general discussion.

NEW BOOKING PROCESS

The only stipulation is that you must be a Platform Plus Member. If that's you then please click the 'book here link' below and that will take you to the booking page. Click the 'Book Free' button and you will automatically be added to the Private Group thread in the Huddle Hangout.

You'll then be included in a Private Group found in the Huddle Hangout. You will only have access to the event once you are included in the private group. This will be created typically on the Thursday ahead of that week's event. On the day, join the Huddle using the Zoom link which will always be found in the 'sticky' at the top of the Huddle Hangout forum (link below). Then get ready to enjoy what's always a fun but informative session.

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Saturday 6th June 2026, 5:00 pm London time
  • Berlin: Saturday 6th June 2026, 6:00 pm
  • New York: Saturday 6th June 2026, 12:00 pm
  • Los Angeles: Saturday 6th June 2026, 9:00 am
  • Singapore: Sunday 7th June 2026, 12:00 am
  • Sydney: Sunday 7th June 2026, 2:00 am
  • Auckland: Sunday 7th June 2026, 4:00 am
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Hi @Claire G @Pamela Jo

We've started a new signup process where it means you basically add yourself to the private group.

Have a look in the post above and read the prara below the 'New Booking Process' in the post above.

If you follow that it should sign you up automatically. Start by clicking on 'Book Here' and it should be a simple matter of following that link then clicking a book free button. That should then set you up for saturday. You'll be automatically included in the Private Group and can start putting subs in there immediately.

Any problems give me a shout. 🤞🤞 :cool:

J
 
No problem Claire. 😎

It’s just hot off the presses. We’ll run through it on Saturday for everyone.
 
Oh that was cool.

Gonna add that I can't guarantee I'll be there cos we are now on the countdown to the new baby arriving, and I might have to drop everything to babysit toddler. This being the same toddler that decided my back yard needed hoovering on Wednesday, and my Dyson is still in a state of shock.
 
Oh that was cool.

Gonna add that I can't guarantee I'll be there cos we are now on the countdown to the new baby arriving, and I might have to drop everything to babysit toddler. This being the same toddler that decided my back yard needed hoovering on Wednesday, and my Dyson is still in a state of shock.
What a useful little gremlin. Perhaps he will be washing the neighbourhood cats next? Such an exciting time. It seems like there was just the announcement. How much quicker it goes when it is not you carryin the weight.
 
We have a new system, Kim. It's pretty simple but here is the way to do it.

Have a look in the post above (1st one in the thread) and read the prara below the 'New Booking Process' .

If you follow that it should sign you up automatically. Start by clicking on 'Book Here' and it should be a simple matter of following that link then clicking a book free button. That should then set you up for saturday. You'll be automatically included in the Private Group and can start putting subs in there immediately.

Any problems give me a shout. 🤞🤞 :cool:

Jonny
 
NEW BOOKING PROCESS

The only stipulation is that you must be a Platform Plus Member. If that's you then please click the 'book here link' below and that will take you to the booking page. Click the 'Book Free' button and you will automatically be added to the Private Group thread in the Huddle Hangout.
All fine, Trey, but there's a new self-booking your place system that's just been implemented. Pretty simple but here's how you do it.

NEW BOOKING PROCESS

The only stipulation is that you must be a Platform Plus Member. If that's you then please click 'book here' below that will take you to the booking page. Click the 'Book Free' button and you will automatically be added to the Private Group thread in the Huddle Hangout. That's where (just as before in the old system) you can post your own subs or read those of others ahead of the event.

Book here
 
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