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Timothy Hallinan

author of The Fourth Watcher; began writing books while enjoying successful career in television industry; author of number of novels and a non-fiction book on Charles Dickens

Setting as character

Thu, 28/07/2016 - 10:37pm
Where does your book take place?

by Timothy Hallinan, author of A Nail through the Heart

"Everything happens somewhere"
 -- Pieter Haag

Where does your book take place?

Of course, on one level, it takes place in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of your characters. On another level, it might take place in Omaha. Or Venus.  Read more

My Say - Timothy Hallinan

Thu, 28/07/2016 - 10:36pm
My Say gives writers a chance to air their views about writing and the writer's life.

Contributions should ideally be 200 to 400 words in length and of general interest. Please email them to us. WritersServices' decision on whether or not to include each contribution is final.

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'Plan like a raven, but write like a fox'

12 May 2025

In The Raven Scholar, the first volume of the Eternal Path trilogy, award-winning historical mystery author Antonia Hodgson masterfully combines epic fantasy and a fair-play whodunit.  Read more

‘All of writing is a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky. And then there are mere trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don't matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake.'

— Jean Rhys

The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2025

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Closing date: 
6 June 2025
Entry: 
Open to unpublished, unagented children’s writers based anywhere in the world. Entry fee £20
Prize: 
First Prize: a publishing contract with Chicken House with an advance of £10,000

Top prize in children's writing competition is a publishing contract with Chicken House with an advance of £10,000


Chicken House is 'thrilled to announce' the opening of its 2025 writing competition, ran in conjunction with The Times, and with a prize sponsored by TV production company Lime Pictures. The deadline for submissions is 2 June 2025.  Read more