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Monthly archive - November 2015

A master’s take on Ancient Rome

30 November 2015

‘I wouldn't have gone back to the period, if I hadn't felt it had something to say to us. You have a double benefit (when you write a historical novel): you re-create that world for the reader, yet at the same time it's a commentary on our own time: whatever you select to write is inevitably trying to hold up a mirror to our own age, whether consciously or unconsciously.  Read more

'When you take stuff from one writer, it's plagiarism; but when you take it from many writers, it's research.'

23 November 2015 - What's new

November 2015
  • The new Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers' Award for literary fiction has been set up in memory of the distinguished literary agent. It is open to writers residing in the British Commonwealth and Eire.
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Indie publishers thriving

23 November 2015

The news from the independent publishing sector is good. The UK Independent Publishers Guild has just published its first report into the independent sector in the UK. What it shows is a thriving picture, with 600 independent publishers and just 15% of the respondents saying that their business is contracting.  Read more

Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers' Award

Information

Closing date: 
31 January 2016
Entry: 
Writers residing in the British Commonwealth and Eire No entry fee
Prize: 
£10,000

An award of £10,000 will be presented to a first-time writer whose submission demonstrates literary talent and who needs financial support to complete their work:  Read more