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Wed, 30/08/2017 - 11:05am
A writer's story

Eleni CottonPeople often ask how I start work on a novel.  Read more

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Thu, 28/07/2016 - 10:33pm
How-to books for experienced writers - by experienced writers

How-to books for experienced writers - by experienced writers  Read more

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Sarah-Beth Watkins

JHP Business BooksAn Imprint Of John Hunt Publishing. Encapsulates the freshest thinkers and the most successful practitioners in the areas of marketing, management, economics, finance and accounting, sustainable and ethical business, heart business, people management, leadership, motivation, biographies, business recovery and development and personal/executive development, from the John Hunt PublishingExplore the "Our Imprints" section to learn more about our uniquely qualified publishers and their supporting teams. stable, is seeking authors for its non-fiction imprint; new proposals for books that cover fresh thinking for the business world.  Read more

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Christian Alternative Books

Trevor Greenfield

Christian AlternativeAn Imprint Of John Hunt Publishing. A space at the edge where the light shines through. Books

A short interview with Trevor Greenfield

Suzanne Ruthven talks to Trevor Greenfield about the sort of typescripts he wants to receive for Christian Alternative Books.  Read more

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Maria Maloney

Lodestone is a new imprint, which offers a broad spectrum of subjects in YA/NA literature.   Read more

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A new history non-fiction imprint

Sarah-Beth Watkins  Read more

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Changing Direction? Exploring a New Genre?

Suzanne RuthvenChanging Direction? Exploring a New Genre?  Read more

Talking to Publishers 7

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6th Books: Paranormal and Parapsychology

Barbar Ford-HammondSuzanne Ruthven talks to Barbara Ford-Hammond, publisher of 6th BooksAn Imprint Of John Hunt Publishing. Investigations, explanations and deliberations on the paranormal, supernatural, explainable or unexplainable. Titles cover everything included within parapsychology: how to, lifestyles, alternative medicine, beliefs, myths and theories. The 6th reader is an intelligent seeker of information and challenge. The 6th author delivers exactly that., which focuses on the fascinating world of the paranormal and parapsychology.  Read more

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Historical Fiction at Top Hat

Suzanne Ruthven  Read more

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Writing for and about children: Our Street Books

Maria Maloney  Read more

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25 May 2020 - What's new

May 2020
  • 'The rules for writing under lockdown are no different to other ties. It won't happen unless you make it happen. It's incremental and frustrating, and your chances of being paid for it are tiny, but it's a fascinating process, with all the glamour and excitement of an affair but with less chance of divorce.
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The Bridport Prize 2020

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Closing date: 
31 May 2020
Entry: 
Eligibility and entry fee Poetry, Short Story and Flash Fiction open to unpublished work from any writer writing in English over 16. Novel Award restricted to UK writers. Entry fee: £10 per poem, £12 per story, £9 for flash fiction and £20 per novel
Prize: 
Poetry and Short Story 1st Prize £5,000, 2nd Prize £1,000, 3rd Prize £500. Flash Fiction 1st Prize £1,000, 2nd Prize £500 and 3rd Prize £250. Novel Award 1st Prize £1500, 2nd Prize £750 and 3 awards of £150.

The Bridport Prize has four sections: Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction and Novel Award.

Read the Rules carefully, as they have different prizes, rules and entry fees.

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Writing under lockdown

26 May 2020

‘Stay off the booze. Just before he died, Dylan Thomas claimed he had drunk 18 whiskies, an act described by the coroner as "an insult to the brain". If you want your brain to work at all during this period, don't insult it. Yes, he wrote the most amazing work while being a famous drunkard, but think of how much more he might have written...  Read more