Ros Rendle: The French Influence

...I love this space. It’s not neat but it’s mine. It’s quiet, restful and I have everything I need including my ‘fumsup’ collection and some precious embroidery from one of...

Hodder & Stoughton Announce The Takeaway Girl As Winner Of Love At First Line Writing Prize

...including our headquarters in London and the Hely Hutchinson Centre (HHC) for distribution in Didcot. We have subsidiaries in several other regions, including Australia, India, Ireland, Jamaica and New Zealand....

Ask An Industry Expert: Alice Lutyens

...the podcast and audio division on the side.   What are the main changes you’ve experienced in the industry in the period you’ve been in it? I guess one would...

New Releases: May 2023

...POD Published 20/03/2023 Ambitious, talented designer, Isla Bruni, participates in an exchange in the beautiful mountain town of Fortezza to further her career. Love intervenes in the form of Edmondo,...

Caroline Day – Hope Nicely’s Lessons For Life

...Part autobiography and part writers’ guide. I find its clarity is great motivation. It crops up in my novel because the chapter names mirror the structure of a novel, and...

The Romantic Comedy Novel Award

...in such company. An interesting story: This novel was inspired by the happy times I used to spend with my grandma in her cute, quirky little village. I initially planned...

Ask An Industry Expert: Bryony Green

...I still have my own authors and edit their manuscripts, a lot of my job is leadership and managerial – I mainly see my role as enabling the team to...

Mel Gough: Reverse Harem – An Old Fantasy Turned On Its Head

...though it took me a while to incorporate London into my stories, I think living here is partly responsible for me ever getting to the point of wanting to put...

Joan Hessayon Award 2019 – Meet The Contenders 1

...visit to Lindisfarne, part of the Farne Islands where my imaginary island is situated. And what does it mean to you to be in contention for the Joan Hessayon Award...

Hints And Tips For New Writers #1

...manuscript into the waste bin in frustration. His wife fished it out and persuaded him to finish it. It was rejected 30 times before Doubleday accepted it. It went on...

New Releases: April 2023

...else is keeping a secret happening to themselves. Jenny finds herself in a quandary, Thelma afraid of what it’s in store. Shameful Secrets at Coronation Close, the second book in...

Kendra Smith – A Year Of Second Chances

...it now. In fact, if I can, I want to do another sprint triathlon in September. My husband and I had been planning to do one last year, but the...