Words on the Stage

Chairing writers' festival panels, hosting Q&A events, interviewing authors in bookshops or concert halls has become part of the writing life for many contemporary authors. It's a way to contribute to the literary community, keep your literary presence alive between books and take part in interesting debates - but running a live interview or hosting an event can be terrifying for the novice. In this short, useful guide author Charlotte Wood shares her best tips for wrangling podiums, authors and audiences, gained from more than 15 years of experience of festivals, events and public speaking.

Chairing writers' festival panels, hosting Q&A events, interviewing authors in bookshops or concert halls has become part of the writing life for many contemporary authors. It's a way to contribute to the literary community, keep your literary presence alive between books and take part in interesting debates - but running a live interview or hosting an event can be terrifying for the novice. In this short, useful guide author Charlotte Wood shares her best tips for wrangling podiums, authors and audiences, gained from more than 15 years of experience of festivals, events and public speaking.

About the author Charlotte Wood is an award-winning writer, journalist and editor of The Writer’s Room Interviews magazine. She is the author of four novels and a book of non-fiction, and editor of a short story anthology. She has been speaking about her work – and interviewing other writers at literary events – for more than fifteen years. Her fifth novel will be published in 2015. www.charlottewood.com.au