Writing Your Synopsis: Writing Workshop with Aki Schilz

Have you written a book? Learn how to write the perfect summary for sending to agents and publishers with writer and editor Aki Schilz.

You’ll discover top tips on how to put a compelling synopsis together and what a good synopsis looks like, and have a go at writing one yourself.

About Aki Schilz

Aki Schilz is the Director of The Literary Consultancy (TLC), the UK’s longest-running consultancy for writers. Through TLC, Aki works with corporate publishers to run training sessions focused on how to establish more ethical editorial frameworks. She is a judge for various literary prizes including the Bridport First Novel Award and the Creative Future Writing Awards. Aki has featured in the Bookseller 150, a list of the most influential figures in UK publishing, twice: in 2020 and 2021.

She is the Founder of the #BookJobTransparency campaign, and has been recognised by the Kim Scott Walwyn and h100 awards for her work to improve representation and accessibility in the literature sector. In 2018, Aki set up the Rebecca Swift Foundation, a charity that advances the craft, creativity and wellbeing of women poets. She is the current Vice Chair of English PEN.

More about Aki and The Literary Consultancy

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About MK Lit Fest

Milton Keynes Literary Festival (MK Lit Fest) began in 2017, since when over 250 authors - ranging from international bestsellers to debut novelists, and including all kinds of fiction and non-fiction - have appeared at our in-person and online events. We also host children's events, literary walks, writing workshops, submission-based events for local writers, an annual writing competition and anthology, and more. Our next in-person festival is happening between 22 and 26 April 2026 in Central Milton Keynes, but our programme extends year round. Visit us online at  www.mklitfest.org or follow us as @MKLitFest on most social channels.