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20th April 2022
Authors and creative tutors Natalie Young and Alex Hammond reveal the books they'll be referring to during Find Your Voice, our online...
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Literary
Your story is led by character and emphasizes style and themes over conventional plot tropes. This is quite a broad category and literary works can often cross with other genres. Popular authors of literary fiction include Sophie Mackintosh, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ali Smith, Hanya Yanagihara and Raven Leilani.
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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...
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5th August 2022
Writing a short story can be a difficult process. Unlike a novel, there is little room to stop and admire the view - every word must count. I find...
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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...
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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....
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30th August 2023
An exclusive extract from Negative Capability, in which author Michèle recounts the year that followed her latest novel being rejected by her...