Cath Staincliffe discusses assisted dying in ‘The Kindest Thing’
Women in the Law UK Bookclub, online on Friday 5 November at 7pm. Bestselling author Cath Staincliffe discusses her cutting edge novel, The Kindest Thing in an online book club event hosted by Barrister at Law, author and founder of Women in the La...
Seven Writing Tips from Leigh Russell
Chair of the CWA Debut Dagger judges, Leigh Russell, has sold well over a million books. Writer’s Block The best cure for writer’s block is a deadline. If you’re not fortunate enough to have an external deadline set by a publisher, you can ...
How I got by with a little help from the internet – on credibility, by Nikki Dudley
Last year, my psychological thriller, Volta, won the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2020. Fast forward to this year and after receiving my first round of edits, I had one big problem: credibility! My novel features three characters who are a lawyer, a th...
Bookshop of the Month – July 2021: The Steyning Bookshop
Every month, as part of the new CWA Booksellers Champion initiative with bestselling author Elly Griffiths, we want to celebrate a bookshop because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. Kicking this off is...
Debut Dagger Writing Tips
Here are tips from recent newsletters compiled for you by Dea Parkin, the CWA’s Competitions Coordinator (and professional editor). If you’re at the stage where your entry is finished and you’re into the all-important revision and editing pr...
Alison Layland, meet the Author.
"The devastating effects of climate change are brought terrifyingly close to home in a gripping psychological novel." With the climate and ecological emergency an increasingly important topic at the moment, what better than a psychological thriller s...
Meet The Author – Alison Layland
"The devastating effects of climate change are brought terrifyingly close to home in a gripping psychological novel." With the climate and ecological emergency an increasingly important topic at the moment, what better than a psychological thriller s...
The Debuts: What are you going to call it?
Choosing the title of your novel is almost as big a decision as deciding to write it in the first place. Do you go for something quirky and run the risk of people not understanding it – or choose a more obvious title which then doesn’t sound inte...
Private: Joffe Books New Publication Prize for Crime Writers of Colour
Joffe Books, in conjunction with bestselling crime writer Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood, is seeking to discover a new crime fiction writer to join our bestselling list. We are launching a new writing prize for unagented crime fict...
Author Talk with Cath Staincliffe
Join Cath Staincliffe at Tottington Library as she talks bout her latest novel. The Girl in the Green Dress follows the story of Allie Kennaway, a teenager who is beaten to death on her Prom night in an apparent hate crime because of her transgender...
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