Writing Magazine

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The winner of the Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award is The Principles of Moments, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (pictured left), with The Reeves’ Guild, Kyla Jardine, in second. The award was launched last year by Gollancz and Ben Aaronovitch in p

Writing Magazine

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The winner of Joffe Books Prize for Crime Writers of Colour will be offered a two-book contract with Joffe Books. In conjunction with bestselling author Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood, Joffe Books is looking for manuscripts from un

Harper's Bazaar India

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Be prepared to laugh-outloud as you follow four geriatrics in an old age home who are determined to investigate a murder. Hilarious and warm, this bestseller will leave you in a good mood. [Penguin] A half-British, half-Indian sorcerer attends a magi

Nautilus

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My father, Sloan Wilson, wrote novels that would help define 1950s America. I loved and admired him, but the prospect of following in the footsteps of The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit and A Summer Place was like being expected to climb Mount Everest.

Writing Magazine

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Publishing commercial fiction, London based Joffe Books invites submissions from writers around the world and encourages, ‘authors of colour, LGTB+ authors and differently abled authors from diverse backgrounds to make their voices heard’. The ‘favou

Literary Hub

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As I write in 2018, every news day delivers a fresh jolt. Since the election of President Donald Trump, the questions arise: Is the news surreal, hyperreal, or unreal? How do we grasp the daily spectacle of cultural contempt—for immigrants and minori

Writing Magazine

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The Baen Memorial Short Story Award for short stories up to 8,000 words on the near future of manned space exploration offers publication online at industry pro rates. Entry is free. The closing date is 1 February. Website: www.baen.com/contestjbmssa

MoneyWeek

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blog.acton.org This month marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Ayn Rand, creator of the Objectivist philosophy and author of Atlas Shrugged. That book famously opens with the question: “Who is John Galt?” But when I read it as a youth, mostly

Writing Magazine

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WordFire Press is looking for full-length fantasy novels about portals to publish in late 2022. Novels may be in any fantasy genre except erotica, and should be no longer than 125,000 words. Website: https://wordfirepress.com/call-for-submissions/ Th

The Atlantic

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At the end of each month, the editors of The Atlantic’s Business channel round up their favorite stories about money, business, and economics from around the web. The list includes pieces that are informative, unique, and/or beautifully told. This mo

Writing Magazine

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Winners of the prestigious 2020 Romantic Novel Awards, presented by the Romantic Novelists’ Association, are: Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award, for the best novel by a first-time author: Lorna Cook, The Forgotten Village Libertà Books Shorter

The Writer

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The Claymore Award, sponsored by Killer Nashville, rewards authors of “unpublished English-language manuscripts containing elements of thriller, mystery, crime, or suspense” that are not currently under contract. These elements can also include manus

Writing Magazine

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Raven and Drake Publishing is a UK indie ‘focused on supporting and publishing both new and established writers’. Currently closed to novel submissions – which reopen in April – they accept most genres of fiction suitable for children and young adult

Woman's Day

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“An experimental novel. Beautiful, spare writing.” “One of the best collections of short fiction I’ve read. I am a big Andrew Roff fan.” “Very quirky. Hilarious.” “Debut novel. Deeply moving account of being a carer.” “Debut short story collectio

Writing Magazine

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The Hysteria Writing Competition 2020 is inviting entries. The competition, which is run by Linda Parkinson Hardman, supported the work of her social enterprise The Hysterectomy Association until that closed in 2019. It’s now run from Linda’s blog. T

Writing Magazine

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Win a total of £30,000 in the new Saudi Historical Fiction Awards for historical fiction with a Saudi setting. The inaugural Saudi Historical Fiction Awards have been launched by the Historical Novel Society and the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Rese

Writing Magazine

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Book Riot reports there is controversy over the trend towards ‘bright, abstract, cartoonish’ illustrations on the covers of romance novels, particularly those in the romantic comedy subgenre. The style follows an already established approach in cover

Writing Magazine

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The Crime Cymru First Novel Prize from Crime Cymru is to promote new crime writing talent from Wales. The competition is for a crime novel manuscript by an unpublished novelist currently living in Wales. Novels do not need to have Wales as a setting

The Writer

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Information in this section is provided to The Writer by the individual markets and events; for more information, contact those entities directly. F = Fiction N = Nonfiction P = Poetry C = Children’s Y = Young adult O = Other F N C Y 3 SEAS LITERARY