How to run a novel award: 2021 Edition
This post is a bit of a combo, with a brief summary of this year’s award first, followed by...
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Category: WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award
Interview with 2021 Novel Award Judge: Lauren Gardner
Lauren Gardner Can you tell us a little more about you and your role as a literary agent, and how...
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Interview with 2021 Picture Book Award Judges Justine Smith and Paul Moreton
Justine SmithPaul Moreton Can you tell us a little more about both of you and the agency? ...
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4 reasons to enter a novel competition (even if you’re not planning to win)
Louise Cook was a runner-up in the 2020 WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award and a 2020...
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Five tips for winning the Write Mentor Children’s Novel Award 2021
By Sue Cunningham, 2020 winner How do you win a writing competition? In my case, it was probably a...
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PB AWARD Winner SOPHIA PAYNE: my WMCNA experience
We asked 2020 Picture Book Award Winner, Sophia Payne, to reflect on her experience with the...
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WMCNA winner 2020 – Interview with Sue Cunningham
Sue Cunningham, winner of our 2020 WMCNA, spoke with us last week about her win and her overall...
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WMCNA 2020 – Winner’s Announcement
After 5 months of reading, scoring and judging, we have finally arrived at the day where we...
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2020 #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award – THE SHORTLIST
Well what a month! About as disruptive as it could have been for both the writers waiting and...
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2020 WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award – THE LONGLIST
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s WMCNA. We are very proud and honoured that so...
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Receiving Feedback by Stuart White
Today’s post is most definitely inspired by a great thread by Lindsay Galvin on Twitter on...
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How to run a novel award by Stuart White
In an attempt to demystify the behind the scenes goings-ons, as I always aim to do, during a novel...
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