The workshop

Do you dream of getting your work published but not sure how to approach a magazine or newspaper? This 90-minute workshop with freelance features writer Jessica Johnson - run in collaboration with Globe Writers group at the Snug Cafe, Grimsby - covers;

- how to make your ideas sing in just a few paragraphs

- the do’s and don’ts of pitching

- knowing your publication – how to think like an Editor

- how to deal with rejection (and thrive after it)

- an open q+a on freelance writing life, plus more…

Fee

This workshop is free but we kindly ask that you purchase a hot drink and/or a cake from The Snug on the evening. 

About Jessica 

Jessica Johnson is a freelance writer and author with a background in lifestyle and heritage journalism. Following in-house roles at The Women’s Institute in London and Coast magazine where she worked as Features Editor, Jessica went freelance in 2015. Specialising in travel, food, people and wellbeing, Jessica’s work has featured in a range of national titles including The Guardian, The Observer, National Geographic Traveller, BBC Good Food, The Simple Things, Psychologies, Natural Health, Coast and Riverford’s Veg & Table. 

Jessica is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and author of The Women’s Institute’s Vintage Teatime, a compilation of old-fashioned recipes re-worked for a modern day afternoon tea. 

To book a spot on the workshop, email jessica@hammondhouse.org.uk