Writers & Artists newsletter

Here is the latest Writers & Artists newsletter:

 

 

Do your research (and the characters will write your book for you) Polly Courtney discusses the processes she went through when writing Feral Youth, a novel that tells the story of the London riots through the eyes of a disenfranchised fifteen year-old girl. Read her fascinating article here.

 

 

What are literary festivals for? Be it a city, town or small village, literary festivals are popping up everywhere. Andrew Burton, curator of the Essex Book Festival, looks at their rise and, more importantly, their worth. Read here.

 

 

What services should you be paying for and why? Editor Cressida Downing looks at the services self-publishing authors should consider investing in. To make their book as it good as it can be? Yes. More importantly though, for the benefit of the reader. Read here.

 

 

Thank you! Thanks to all those that attended our How to Write for Children and YA and Get Published conference. The W&A staff enjoyed it, our speakers enjoyed it and, judging by the spring in everyone’s step as they left the building and the feedback we’ve received, we’re pretty sure you all did, too! Two more How to Get Published events are due to take place over the course of this year, so do keep an eye on our Events page. And if you’d like to see a few more photos from recent events in the meantime, take a look at our Facebook album.

 

 

Social Media We’re always busy on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook.

 

 

Follow us, like us, tweet and re-pin – we hope to inspire, answer questions, provide competitions… and we’ll link you to our latest articles and events, too!

 

 

And finally… A record 3,000 entries have been submitted to our annual Short Story Competition and we’re busy reading through them all this very second! Best of luck to all who entered and look out for an announcement of the shortlist on www.writersandartists.co.uk next month.

 

 

Visit our online shop to browse through a host of titles available to help you on your way to publishing your book.

 

 

 

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