Blog
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22nd July 2021
If I ask a random person to name me a great book that features disabled characters they may come up with some of those children’s classics - Heidi...
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.
Blog
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Edited
4th November 2022
"The weeks flew. I feel I’ve improved as a writer and also as a reader."
Develop your writing this Spring by joining one of our online evening...
Blog
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We will be running this prize again in 2021 so keep your eyes peeled for further details of this year's prize - including judge, prize offerings...
Blog
4 min read
Edited
15th February 2021
I set up the Middle Way Mentoring Project, a two-year professional development programme for Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic writers from the...
Article
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Edited
1st June 2022
Bestselling author Caroline Green on how watching telly with your writers' hat on might be just the inspiration you need. For more free articles on...
Blog
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Edited
7th April 2021
When COVID-19 crashed into our consciousness back in March 2020, two writing groups I run in County Mayo, Ireland, were instantly crushed....