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8th December 2020
An Oxford undergraduate, Samantha Shannon, has just been offered a six figure, three book deal by Bloomsbury. Such news can make us older writers...
Developing your craft
You've been writing for a while and nearly have a full draft of a manuscript, or a collection of finished shorter pieces of work, under your belt.
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8th December 2020
I was interested to read a recent review of a well-known author’s new novel. The reviewer said that the author’s writing often tips into ‘...
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8th December 2020
Whittling the entries down to just 12 was no mean feat, but these represent the very best of an excellent (and bumper) year of entries....
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8th December 2020
The Results Are In!
Congratulations to the winners of the Arvon short story competition 2012.
The judges have whittled down the...
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8th December 2020
Woman Much Missed by Helen Patuck
There was nothing extraordinary about the young man who walked out of
the town department store at midday,...
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8th December 2020
The Lady Next Door by Sarah Deacon
Sunlight streams through the fanlight at the top of the front door. In one pane, some imperfection in the old...