Blake friedmann Open Week

Open Week is a dedicated to demystifying publishing and agenting, and supporting writers seeking representation. Our aim is to offer helpful insights into what an agent does, how to navigate the submission process to find an agent, how an author and agent work together, understanding the publication process, earning income as an author through the sale of rights (translation, film & TV, audio and book), and how to get into the agenting or publishing industry. All of our book agents (Isobel Dixon, Juliet Pickering, Kate Burke and Sian Ellis-Martin) along with our Media and Translation Rights colleagues are involved, and the team hopes to answer as many questions as possible from writers (published or querying) or anyone wanting to get into the industry.

Open Week is taking a break for 2026, but you can still find all of our previous Open Week blogs here, covering the above conversations — and more!