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13th May 2026
When you grow up being told you're "too much" (too loud, too imaginative, too scattered, too intense), you internalize the message that something...
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Contemporary
Your book is in a realistic setting, and your fictional characters depict modern themes and the society in which we live. This is quite a broad category as it can cross with other genres. Popular authors of contemporary fiction include Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby.
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19th February 2026
As the host of the W&A Children’s Writers and Illustrators online festival, I’ve worked with brilliant authors and illustrators, and our 2026...
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22nd July 2025
The conversation around cultural appropriation has become a hot topic within the creative industries: it’s a pertinent issue in literature and the...
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1st July 2025
Author Jyoti Patel explores the intricacies of bringing complex family dynamics to life in fiction.
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2nd December 2025
We’ve all read sentences that made us pause; not because the words moved us profoundly, but because they didn’t sit right. Recently, I read a...
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Debut author Tori Beat shares how she explores the taboo surrounding mental health in her writing.