Creative Access online masterclass with The Literary Consultancy

Time and date: 5.00-6.30pm on Thursday 27th March 2025

Where: online via Zoom

Are you interested in building a career in or around books? Or keen to gain tools to help create truly inclusive work cultures that celebrate diverse voices? If so, our March masterclass is perfect for you.

Join us for an interactive talk with Aki Schilz, the Director of The Literary Consultancy – the UK’s longest-standing editorial consultancy. She’ll be sharing more about her career path, how activism has been an important part of her professional journey, and guide you through how you can actively contribute to a thriving creative industry whilst ensuring best practice.


Come along for…

💡 Practical strategies to foster inclusive work cultures that empower underrepresented voices

📖 Insight into The Literary Consultancy’s Ethical Editing model, which ensures that fairness and integrity are at the forefront of the publishing process.

🗣️ Interactive elements with Aki and fellow attendees, generating ideas on how to cultivate more inclusive practices within the industry to support social change

🤝 A chance to connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for the book industry and are eager to collaborate, fostering a supportive network to drive meaningful change together

If you’re interested in social change initiatives and working with books (whether in publishing, literary development, reading and literacy, libraries, or other forms of storytelling), sign up now to be part of the conversation.

Aki Schilz is the Director of TLC, the UK's longest-running editorial consultancy working with writers, agents and publishers. She is also the founder of the Rebecca Swift Foundation, a charity advancing the craft, creativity and wellbeing of women poets, and the #BookJobTransparency campaign. Aki has featured in the Bookseller 150, a list of the most influential figures in publishing, twice, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature for her services towards the advancement of literature and the creation of more inclusive creative cultures.

This event is aimed at people who are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, individuals with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.