Saira Shah won the WriteMentor Picture Book Award 2022 and is now represented by Peters Fraser + Dunlop. She shares her experience and writing advice.
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Our shortlist this year was judged by Becky Bagnall, top literary agent. Theย Lindsay Literary Agencyย was founded in 2008 byย Becky Bagnell, who has been in publishing for over 25 years. She …
Hereโs the titles for our shortlist, which is now in the hands of our agent judge, Becky Bagnall. Kickerella Monty McPurr and the Genie of the Blobfish The Nighthawk Detectives …
We received (according to our form software) 256 entries for the award this year, down from 462 last year. Here’s the interesting stats of the spread of the entries: The …
We have reached the final stage of our search for the best unpublished novels and picture books out there for kids! Published authors, commissioning editors, librarians, booksellers, and library agents …
WriteMentor Novel and Picture Book Awards 2023 – THE WINNERS Read More ยป
“I honestly believe if I hadnโt found WriteMentor, I would have given up after receiving so many rejections. I would have continued to believe that I wasnโt good enough. I …
“I owe any successes so far to the team at WriteMentor” Read More ยป
Thank you to the longlist judging team NOVEL LONGLIST JUDGES PICTURE BOOK LONGLIST JUDGES Shortlisted texts will now be read by literary agents SHORTLIST JUDGES Congratulations to the shortlist writers …
2023 Novel and Picture Book Shortlists: Revealed Read More ยป
Mentoring verb the act or process of helping and giving advice to a younger or less experienced person It’s time for a change. I guess in the early days of …
“Spark Mentoring is a great way to gain advice on so many aspects of writing and the publishing industry. You realise youโre not alone, and you receive regular and high-quality …
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January 2023 Picture books are funny things, arenโt they? They do amazing jobs, from sending someone off to the land of sleep, to giving that same someone a championing fist …
Welcome to our end of year round-up. It’s been a busy and incredibly emotional year over on our Hub. We’ve had the highs of many members signing with agents and …
Reflecting on a successful year for Hub writers Read More ยป
Before we announce the list(s), just a few interesting bits of information from entries this year. We received (according to our form software) 462 entries for the award this year, …
WM Novel and PB Awards 2022 – the Openings Openings of our Shortlisted Writers Simply click on the title in the table to be transported into that story world! Name …
Want to get your manuscript noticed by publishing professionals? In WriteMentor’s new blog series, we invite leading literary agents to answer quick-fire questions about publishing and submissions, to give children’s …
June 2022 Midsummer is approaching and I donโt know what youโll be doing but Iโll be climbing a mountain (in my mind) and setting light to a bonfire of some …
Reflections from Writer-in-Residence Marcus Sedgwick Read More ยป
June 2022 Picture books (other than the wordless wonders!) are a dance of words and pictures and very often, itโs a dance in the dark. As all picture book writers …
Most if not all writers will have experienced or are currently experiencing strain on their mental health. For all its highs, writing, and then the process of querying and publishing, …
Children’s Novel and Picture Book Awards – the results Congratulations to winners Maureen Tai (Picture Book) and Aoife Doyle (Novel), who were chosen by judges Clare Wallace and Lydia Silver …
2022 Summer Programme Pairings We are now in our 5th year of the programme and we’ve helped more than 200 writers in that time. People often focus on figures like …
“Mentoring [is] an invaluable resource, given selflessly by hard-working, talented mentors who give up their time to help less experienced writers.” Author Laura Noakes shares how her mentor’s insightful comments …