This professional development day, supported by WORDS Ireland and aimed at established writers, will help you to improve your skillset for readings, panel discussions and interviews, and to connect with – and even wow – audiences. Sarah Webb (writer and Children’s Curator of Mountains to Sea Book Festival), Martin Colthorpe (International Literature Festival Dublin) and Keith Acheson (Belfast Book Festival) discuss knowing your USPs, connecting with curators, and ‘getting out there’. Doireann Ní Bhriain tackles preparation for the gig and onstage presence, while Martina Devlin looks at maintaining momentum.