Pathway to Publication Kit

Ready to take your manuscript from draft to publication-ready?

Whether you're mid-way through or deep in redrafts, knowing how to shape, polish and submit your work is critical.

This kit brings together three online courses from some of Australia's most experienced editors and writers—Angela Meyer, Kate Goldsworthy, Hannah Kent and Rebecca Starford—each drawing on years of industry insight to guide you through the publication process from the inside out.

Rebecca Starford: Publishing Director of Kill Your Darlings, formerly editor at Text Publishing and Affirm Press, and author of Bad Behaviour and The Visitor.

Hannah Kent: Bestselling author of Burial Rites, translated into over 30 languages and adapted for film. Hannah's novel Always Home, Always Homesick was published in 2025.

Angela Meyer: Editor, and lecturer in the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT, author of Moon Sugar and Joan Smokes.

Kate Goldsworthy: Editor with a decade of experience working with Allen & Unwin, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Text Publishing, and more.

You'll learn how to:

• Approach your own manuscript with the eyes of a reader—and an editor
• Identify and address structural issues layer by layer
• Avoid the most common mistakes that hold manuscripts back
• Ensure consistency, clarity and correctness throughout your work
• Navigate the many pathways to publication with confidence
• Write compelling pitches, cover letters and synopses that get noticed
• Submit your work to the right agents, publishers and competitions—and stand out from the pile