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Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship

Announcing the 2023 Recipient of the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship

Writers & Artists

Tionne Alliyah Parris, based at the University of Hertfordshire, has been announced as the first recipient of the Bloomsbury Academic Writing...

Sam Sedgman

'Use your sense of nerdy interest as a compass': Author Sam Sedgman's curiosity-led career

“It’s so rare to be interviewed like adults as a kid’s author,” says Sam Sedgman as we near the end of our Friday afternoon Zoom chat. “We don’t...

Surrey Pub Walks

Five Ways to Make Your Local Non-Fiction Book Stand Out In a Crowded Market

After spending the best part of four years, thanks to the pandemic and extreme weather, planning out the pub walks, doing them all on foot in...

Isobel Wohl

What I Learned About Writing from Being a Visual Artist

I could practically see it. I felt like I was really there. What writer doesn’t dream of reactions like these from their readers? If only we...

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Gillian McAllister

10 Steps To Getting A Literary Agent

Gillian McAllister

1. Finish the book

You will annoy everybody you query if your novel isn’t finished. You want to be in the position where you can press ‘send’...

Author websites

5 Author Websites to Inspire Your Own

Martin Cavannagh

Using six example sites from bestselling authors, we’ll show you the value in author websites and reveal some crucial tips for making yours one of...

Sarah J. Maas

Interview with Sarah J. Maas

Writers & Artists

*From the W&A Archive: This article was originally posted in 2013*

What inspires you to write? Are there any books or writers that...

Covering Letter

How To Write a Covering Letter

Writers & Artists

The whole thing should:

Be well written – you are writing to people who care about words Be concise (don’t waste their time; you want...

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Eren

Writing Is Worth It

So, here we are. My book's being published this week and I finally get to irritate people by starting conversations with '...

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Five ways to find a literary agent

Writers & Artists

Many mainstream publishers no longer read work that isn’t represented, which is where the literary agent comes in. Find yourself a good agent and...

Writing advice

Finding an Agent: Why You Shouldn’t Give Up

Claudia Cruttwell

There is one common cause of failure I have noted, which is that people tend to give up too soon. It can take many submissions before you find...

amanda-carter

To Plot or Not to Plot Your Novel

Writers & Artists

Pantsers write by the seat of their pants. They may have a rough idea of the story in mind but generally fly where their imagination takes them,...