From The Chair Of The RNA…

...and online. However, we expect our members to disagree respectfully and while being mindful of the words they use, particularly online, and we should not allow ourselves to be oblivious...

Joan Hessayon Award 2021 – Meet The Contenders 2

...didn’t knit and for the other – well, being single probably discounted her from the love category too. But a free holiday is a free holiday and it would be...

January 2019: Competition Monthly

...with both, which I find very useful. For the competitions I might want to enter, I buy a cheap paper month-to-a-page calendar on which I write just the competition name....

February 2021: Competition Monthly

...novel. The inspiration for this is from the famously overused opening, ‘It was a dark and stormy night’. It’s free, so why not have a go?   Good luck everyone!...

January 2021: Competition Monthly

...to pitch to an agent? Mentoring ? Short story publication with no recompense? Membership of a literary organisation or a writing residency? A publishing contract and free copies of your...

December 2020: Competition Monthly

...of what was expected, in terms of length or detail of content (or really is offensive), then take it up with the people running the competition. There are four free...

October 2020: Competition Monthly

...Fiction Competition Theme: New prompt on first Monday of each month, 100 words exactly Prizes: 30% of entry fees and publication / 20% of entry fees and publication / free...

September 2019: Competition Monthly

...in the UK, so be sure to check and make allowances. Happy comping, and do let us know of any successes. Click July 2019 and August 2019 to check competitions...

New Releases: February 2020

...capital, Uruk. They meet the hero Gilgamesh and a battle ensues.     Gwen Kirkwood: Moorland Mist Family Saga Publisher Joffe Books e-book January 2020 (originally in Hardback by Hale...

New Releases: October 2020

...a violent marriage is the Viking in her father’s dungeon, the strong and honorable Brandt Sigurdsson. Except Brandt is hungry to see justice done for his family’s destruction, the final...

Jane Wenham-jones Award For Romantic Comedy Category

...every day at exactly 10 a.m., not that Mia has noticed thank-you-very-much – starts leaving notes in his window … for her. Website: http://kathrynfreeman.co.uk Facebook: @kathrynfreeman Twitter: @KathrynFreeman1 Instagram: kathryn.freeman_author...

Ask An Industry Expert: Dominic Brendon

Today I’m delighted to welcome Dominic Brendon, Audio Publisher & UK Sales Director (Online and Digital) with Simon & Schuster, with special responsibility for Audio sales.   Hello and welcome,...