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Wise up to Copyright

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Wise up to Copyright website
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Superb new feature on the ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collecting Society) which guides you through the ins and outs of copyright.

Rare Books

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International UK-based service for finding difficult-to-locate books. www.scfordham.com

Rate My Story

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New writers' site where you can upload your work and receive comment, whilst commenting on other people's. http://ratemystory.net/word/?page_id=2

BBC Writers' Forum

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There are pages of advice and plenty of contacts. The site provides useful information on writing for radio and TV as well as guidelines on submitting material in their WritersRoom.

Screenwriting site

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Alex Epstein’s site about his book offers many tips for the aspiring screenplay writer, including a screenplay evaluation service at www.craftyscreenwriting.com.

The Biography Club

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A newly-launched venture for book lovers and budding writers which specialises in biographies. The website features new book releases, news reports from the world of biographies, interviews, a chatroom, online seminars and advice pieces from authors, but you have to register (for free) to join in. www.thebiographyclub.com

Secret Attic

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New site run by a group of writers and artists which offer regular competitions. http://www.secretattic.com

Book 2 Book: Book Info

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Useful up-to-the-minute book trade news site and directory from the UK www.booktrade.info

Shooting People

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UK filmmakers network for members which offers daily bulletins for filmmakers, screenwriters and for casting. Also has own list of short guides to aspects of making films. http://www.shootingpeople.org

Book Forager

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Branching Out, a UK librarians' site, offers highly innovative way of finding the book you would like to read, using the happy/sad, conventional/weird and other spectrums. www.branching-out.net/forager/

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The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2020

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Closing date: 
31 March 2020
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Open to all poets across the world over the age of 16. Entry fee €14 per poem
Prize: 
€1,000

If you have written a poem you think would appeal to 7-11-year olds, then why not enter the The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2020? The prize is open to anyone over 16, and the poem can be on any subject.  Read more

'A golden thread of loyalty and friendship'

17 February 2020

Modern children have ‘a yearning for a world without screens. Yes it's rough and Torak and Renn go through some difficult times, but it's this amazing world where there's no climate change, lots of animals, no pollution. It doesn't matter what you look like. What matters is you don't make any noise when you're hunting...  Read more

'The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.'

— Tom Clancy

10 February 2020 - What's new

February 2020
  • ‘Lots of aspiring writers ask me, "How do you write a book without offending people you love?" And you have to make a decision to be honest. I mean it's painful, but I want to write a book that is true to my moral core and that is true to my characters.
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