Ask An Industry Expert: Charlotte Ellis

...with the changing social times. M&B is always looking to stay current for readers. It’s also great that you encourage and take on new writers. I believe you had some...

The Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award:

...gracias? (Sorry. And thank you again). An interesting story: Winner of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize 2019 Blurb: When her father falls ill, Billie returns home to the...

What’s That Sound? By Eleanor Harkstead

...live without such things, but many writers need some sort of routine or ritual to get into their creative headspace and concentrate on their work. When I was thirty, I...

Ask An Industry Expert: Debi Alper

...what you do about editing your own work now? Do you have external input or do it all yourself? Not cheeky at all. In truth, I haven’t written anything new...

February 2019: Competition Monthly

...Theme: Open, 1,000 – 2,200 words Prize: £400 / £200 / £100 plus local prizes Closing date: 31 May 2019 Entry: £8 Details Yeovil Literary Prize: Short Story Theme: Open,...

Jan Baynham – Her Sister’s Secret

...read all of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five and Secret Seven series. I can also remember loving Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The character of Jo appealed to me and I...

RNA – Romantic Novel Awards Winners

...but when she realised she hadn’t asked enough questions, she raced around the country talking to women in their 80s and 90s who had been in the services during the...

Instructions for NWS readers

Instructions for NWS readers Below you can download documents for NWS readers, which will also have been sent to you by email. The readers’ guidelines include all the information you...

Ask An Industry Expert: Emily Ruston

...me, the relationship between an author and editor should always be collaborative; after all we are all working to achieve the same goal – getting great books into readers’ hands!...

The List By D. Wells

...The song is Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush. I have been a fan of her music for years, and this particular song was allegedly...

Lucy Mitchell And The New Writers’ Scheme

...work to do first. Jules Wake I’ve been very fortunate, all of my reports, I have 8 in total (I got two reads in 2008 and 2012) have all been...

The Liberta Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award

...nurse in the NHS for the last thirty years     Blurb: Independant midwife Esther McDonald’s life has never been a fairytale. Then along comes infuriatingly charming yet butooned-up neonatal...