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May 6, 2015

Jane Davis introduces Women Writing Women (don’t miss a bargain!)

I first came across Jane Davis when someone in the local Historical Novel Society tipped me off about her I Stopped Time, a fascinating account of life and photography in Brighton in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but Jane is also a contemporary novelist. Her first novel, Half-truths and White Lies, won the … Continue reading Jane Davis introduces Women Writing Women (don’t miss a bargain!)

November 2, 2007

Competitions, do we need them?

By ‘we’ I mean unpublished writers and the obvious answer is ‘yes’. How else in this cruel world will we ever get something on our c.v. and gain some much needed street-cred with agents and publishers? Such is the received wisdom, and having won a couple of prizes myself (anyone in any doubt please refer to the … Continue reading Competitions, do we need them?