Hi there. I've built a career in book publishing and writing development since 2004 where I've worked in digital marketing, events and writing development. I'm the boss lady behind London Writers' Café, a fiction writing development community where we deliver 50-60 events, workshops and socials each year for a community of 4,000+ fiction writers to realise their writing and publishing ambitions.
As a freelancer, I write, edit and read manuscripts for writers and review their submissions prepared for agents and publishers. I teach publishing and book marketing courses at the City Literary Institute (CityLit) too.
In publishing, I've worked in events and partnerships for Bloomsbury Publishing and previously in digital marketing for HarperCollins, Waterstones, Southbank Centre and The New York Times Company in London. I've recently joined Confer & Karnac Publishing in a part-time marketing role.
Connect with me on LinkedIn or email lisagoll@gmail.com. Tweet me @LisasShare or @LDNwriterscafe.
Projects
- Importance of building author brands when submitting to literary agents (Wed, Nov 1st from12pm)Spend your lunch break learning next Wednesday, Nov1st (12pm -1pm) about pitching to literary agents as an indie author. If you're an author currently self-publishing or with indie publishers and the long-term goal is to secure a literary agent and ultimately an author career writing myriad books for multiple traditional publishing houses, we're here to help! Free to attend: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/importance-of-building-author-brands-when-submitting-to-literary-agents-tickets-7407772035
- #GettingPublished: How Agents and Publishers Will Read Your ManuscriptA new series of #GettingPublished workshops. We'll interrogate what agents and publishers expect to see from writers seeking representation. In this first of three #GettingPublished workshops, presented by Lisa Goll on behalf of London Writers' Cafe, we'll work through all the elements of fiction in detail, how the work and their purpose, and how to use them to self-edit to bring it all together in your particular story. How well do you understand the essential elements of fiction? I hope by
- *North London* Creative Writing Workshop (Oct 19th) In PersonOur session for writers based in North London. If you can travel to Kentish Town/Belsize Park/Gospel Oak, this new gathering is for you! In these writing workshops, we have 3-4 writers reading their work aloud for editorial feedback, advice and encouragement from other writers around the table and your host. Join and book your spot for £8.50 on our website: londonwriterscafe.co.uk
- Fundamentals of Plot and Structure with Jonathan Gibbs (May 24th)An event at London Writers' Cafe (online for now). In this workshop novelist Jonathan Gibbs will discuss theories of plot and structure, and look at ways to use and subvert tools like the three act structure and the Freytag Pyramid so they don't turn your stories into clichéd carbon copies. With examples and exercises to help you analyse and rethink your works in progress and finished drafts, this session aims to give you insight to your writing practice. Monday, May 24th from 6:30pm - 8:30p
- MEETUP: Publishing Careers CircleGroup advice sessions for anyone who is interested in working in publishing or finding out more about the job roles and career paths available. Publishing is a fantastic career option if you're organised, creative and have a deep love of the written word. If you've an interest in publishing as a possible new career, you're very welcome to join this circle and come along to one of the sessions to ask the questions on your mind about roles, applications, interviews and more. LINK: https://www.me
- Travel Writing: A Journey Through Modern Turkey with Kaya GençWeaving together travel memoir, on-the-ground interviews and his own autobiography, acclaimed writer Kaya Genç will be at Bloomsbury talking about the role of free expression in modern Turkey; a land torn between East and West, and between its glorious past and a dangerous, unpredictable future. Read more via bloomsburyinstitute.com
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Projects credited in
- Join London Writer's Cafe and Authentic Worth for our in-person event on book writing and publishing on Wednesday 13th April 2022 at 6.30pm!Welcome to the month of April!! ✨ In collaboration with London Writers' Cafe, the company will be holding an in-person live Q&A session with Authentic Worth Publishing to speak on the Founders experiences about book writing for aspiring authors who are passionate about building their confidence in publishing their books with Authentic Worth. If you're looking for a book publisher and desiring to become an author, don’t miss out on this event held on Wednesday 13th April at 6.30pm. ✨ The event
- A Career in Publishing: Publicity (Nov 25th)The Bloomsbury Institute proudly presents a new series of career advice talks about the publishing industry with Bloomsbury employees. Join us online from 6pm on November 4th for a candid interview with Mollie Broad, one of our brilliant publicists. Tickets are £3-£5 and available on Eventbrite.3
- *EVENT* Rethinking the Modern Workplace with Chris Kane and Pilita Clark (Oct 27th)We're pleased to present, Chris Kane, author of Where is My Office?, in conversation with award-winning Financial Times journalist Pilita Clark about the profound change we are witnessing to the modern workplace. In the rise of agile working, hot-desking, co-working spaces, and new technological innovations, the traditional office space no longer serves the needs of the 21st century workforce, and even less so now that so many of us have shifted to working from home thanks to the coronavirus pa1
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Work history
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Writing TutorCityLit
London, United KingdomFreelance
Chair and OwnerLondon Writers' Cafe
London, United KingdomPart Time
London Writers’ Café is one of London's biggest fiction writing communities with more than 4,000 members.
- Established in 2006 in central London (Liverpool Street)
- Producer and host of more than 25 unique events for fiction writers annually
- Coaching and mentoring writers through all stages of writing and publishing processes
- Marketing all events via email, content, PPC and social media
- Managing relationships with speakers, partners and key industry figures
- Responsible for all finances, logistics and contracts for event and partners
- Maintaining relationships with all levels of publishing across London, the UK and abroad
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Skills
- Event Management
- Public Relations
- Digital Marketing
- Brand Partnerships
Education
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Bachelor of BusinessQUT (Queensland University of Technology)
- Brisbane, Australia