Blog
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21st September 2021
To celebrate publication of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022 and the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022, we've...
Writing non-fiction
If you’re working on a non-fiction project that’s either narrative-led (memoir, biography or autobiography) or subject-led (such as a book on a particular strand of politics, culture or history) then this section of the site collects guidance and writing advice from a variety of authors.
Blog
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22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
Blog
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28th June 2021
I’d worked in publishing for twenty years before I realised that I didn’t know that much about writing.
When I studied English my...
Blog
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22nd June 2021
'So now you’ve published your book how do you keep on promoting it?'
This is the perplexing question that I was asking myself not so...
Article
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5th October 2020
Sam Delaney describes the versatility, creative freedom and financial rewards of podcasting...
Article
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5th October 2020
Write a play
Okay, so this seems an obvious first step – but it’s crucial and is the only bit you have any real control over. Putting...