Join Jonathan Lloyd, literary agent and president of Curtis Brown, for an enlightening Q&A session moderated by Kat Storace (Praspar Press). Gain invaluable insights into publishing, from finding the right agent to making a compelling first impression. This event is open to Maltese writers in English. Pre-register to ensure your spot and submit questions in advance for a personalised discussion.ย
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Jonathan Lloyd is the President of Curtis Brown. He joined the agency in 1994 from HarperCollins where he was Managing Director of Adult Trade Publishing. He represents a number of best-selling fiction authors and a wide range of non-fiction clients including well-known biographers, politicians and celebrities. Jonathan was President of the AAA (Association of Authors’ Agents) from 1999 to 2002 and was voted Agent of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards in 2009. PSโฆ 100 years ago or maybe a bit less I, as Europe Sales Manager, had the great pleasure of visiting Malta on a sales trip three times a year, dealing then with Francis Miller of WHSmith, Ronnie Agius of The Times and Simon Bonello. I felt very grown up in my room at the Phoenicia and visiting local authors such as Nicholas Monsarrat! It will be great to be back!
Kat Storace is an editor, publisher and literary translator from Malta. She is the co-founder of Praspar Press, a UK-based small press dedicated to publishing Maltese writing in English and in English translation. Her first full-length translation, what will it take for me to leave by Loranne Vella (Praspar Press, 2021), was shortlisted for the Society of Authors TA First Translation Prize. Her translations have appeared in Modern Poetry in Translation and The White Review. She is the recipient of a PEN Translates award for her English translation of Loranne Vellaโs prizewinning novel Rokit, forthcoming from Praspar in 2025.
