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.

Harriet Springbett
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Going Public
Harriet Springbett
14th June 2017
Edited
23rd September 2020
Debut YA author Harriet Springbett discusses going public with your writing and why it's essential for authors to put themselves out there.
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Jess Kidd
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Why I Write Cross-Genre Fiction
Jess Kidd
4th April 2017
Edited
16th October 2020

Himself started with a challenge I set myself, to get down on paper the twisted Irish village that had been haunting my imagination for years. It...

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