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Author Linda Dawley Ask award-nominated author Linda Dawley for her advice on developing as a writer and she will mention
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The dark side of human nature holds a certain allure for the acclaimed crime fiction author, Martin Steyn. He completed
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My Competitions blog has raised a lot of enthusiasm among my writerly friends for trying overseas comps, but they are wary
Karina Szczurek was born in Jelenia Góra, Poland, and lived in Austria, the United States and Wales before settling in
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I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
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My writing journey leaped ahead when a truck smashed into my car at a traffic light, crumpling the back
BY HELEN TOMPSON The thought that one day I could be a writer has bubbled inside me for
The three years I spent in high school gave me a taste of what it must be like to
The city is pretty… These were the words I wrote in the first attempt I made of a poem
BY NATALIE SWAIN Christmas morning. My brother has a secretive smirk on his face. “This one is from me,
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
BY PRAJKTA BUDJADE In a self-defense class I once took, the instructor said, “Never engage in a confrontation
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Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
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