Audiobooks have exploded in popularity over the last decade and are a growing market for both traditionally and self-published authors. Our expert panel - including ABIA 2023 Audiobook of the Year winner Siang Lu and narrator Amy Soakes - will discuss what makes a great audiobook, and how authors can set themselves up for success.

How do you go from a finished manuscript to holding your very own book in your hands (or on your eReader)? And more importantly, how do you do it yourself?

We’ll take you through the various stages of the self-publishing process - from editing, design and typesetting, printing, to distribution and marketing - and explore the many routes to publication available to writers in Australia.

Join Julie Janson, author of Miles Franklin longlisted novel Madukka the River Serpent, for a masterclass on the craft of telling a thrilling crime story.

(2-hr session.)