Thu, Feb 19
|Backstory Bookshop
How to Get Published
An insider conversation on writing, querying, and today’s publishing landscape with Maria Cardona and Donna Freitas
Time & Location
Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Backstory Bookshop, C/ de Mallorca, 330, L'Eixample, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
About the event
How do you get your work ready for submission? What should a query letter include? And how does the publishing world really work right now?
Agent, Maria Cardona, and writer, Donna Freitas, discuss the current state of publishing in the US and UK, how to prepare your manuscript for submission, query letters, and all your other writing and publishing questions! Both Maria and Donna can discuss projects across genres: fiction, memoir, nonfiction, and YA and Middle Grade.
The conversation will be open and participatory, with time for audience questions, and is designed for writers at different stages of their journey — from those just starting out to those actively preparing to submit their work.