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It’s time to announce the 2021 mentor-mentee pairings!
With applications opening soon for WM 2021, I thought I’d post up a few thoughts of mine, which I’ve learned both from writing myself but also, more importantly, from reading …
Some help to write synopses, query letters and openings Read More »
After a degree in Art History turned out to be even less useful than predicted, Louise Finch fell into the charity sector and has stayed there for over a decade. She’s …
Clare Harlow first heard about WriteMentor in 2018 as she was preparing to send her Young Adult fantasy out into the world. She was in an okay place with the …
Author Emily Kenny describes her experience of WriteMentor’s Spark programme, Writing Weekends, and Aisha Bushby’s Preparing for Submission course.
2020 has the been a YEAR, right? As you all know very well by know, I am a person who is hugely self-critical and takes every possible opportunity to review, …
Ravena Guron was born in London, went to school in London, went to university in London and now works in London. She has a degree in Biochemistry but soon realised …
Dana Faletti has always been a writer. Growing up in Pittsburgh, she wrote poetry endlessly and wrote her first novel – a romance – while in high school. In 2010, …
From WriteMentor mentee to agented author, read how Krystle Brantzeg shaped her Young Adult contemporary romance manuscript with the help of author Brandy Woods Snow.
All our courses, events and conference use the Slack platform for communication and delivery. We use this because: (a) it’s free for most functions (b) it’s fairly easy and intuitive …
Ain is the Events Programme Manager for Penguin Connect, part of Penguin Random House. Here she works within the Audiences and Audio division to connect authors with new readers through …
Author Dale Hannah was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme who worked his Middle Grade novel with the help of mentor Emily Critchley. Dale is now represented by Lynnette Novak, …
Never put off a task because of the time it will take…because the time will pass anyway and the task just won’t be done. I feel this way about …
Sue Cunningham, winner of our 2020 WMCNA, spoke with us last week about her win and her overall experience. How did you feel when you watched Alice announce you as …
WMCNA winner 2020 – Interview with Sue Cunningham Read More »
Based in the United States, Carrie Beamer was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme who worked on her historical Young Adult novel with the help of author Sarah Barkoff Palma. …
We are delighted to announce our judges for the WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award for 2021. Pictures Books Judge(s): Justine Smith and Paul Moreton Entry: £5 Prize: £250 plus a text review …
WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award 2021: meet the judges. Read More »
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Industry Insider Series – Q&A with John Moore (Walker Books) Read More »
Natasha Holmes was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme. During the programme, she edited her upper Middle Grade novel THE CHANGELING with the help of author Emma Finlayson-Palmer, and …
After 5 months of reading, scoring and judging, we have finally arrived at the day where we announce the 2020 WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award winner! This year we received 447 …
Below are the 2020 #WriteMentor programme pairings. If your name is on this list, your mentor will contact you with further instructions of what they are offering you and how …
This is an evolving list and as agents complete the form, we will add them to the list. Name Agency Name Link to bio/wishlist Twitter Handle Alice Sutherland-Hawes Madeleine Milburn …
Well what a month! About as disruptive as it could have been for both the writers waiting and readers (attempting) to read! But we’ve got here, and honestly, the standard …
2020 #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award – THE SHORTLIST Read More »
Date Time Age Workshop Q&A 1-2-1s Peer feedback 9th May 9.30am MG/YA Emma Read 11am MG/YA Lauren G Lauren G 2pm MG/YA Emma Read 3-5pm MG/YA ALL 10th May 9.30am …
PART 1 – Life in Isolation Lock-down. We’re finally here. This is my twelfth day of self-imposed isolation (I’m asthmatic, so my husband and I weren’t taking any chances) and …
Self-isolation tips from a chronically-ill writer by Julie Farrell Read More »
We spoke about this last week, but disappointment is tough… Receiving feedback can be even tougher, especially when it says things you didn’t want to hear… Things that were …
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s WMCNA. We are very proud and honoured that so many of you chose to enter. Indeed, we were slightly overwhelmed with the final …
2020 WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award – THE LONGLIST Read More »
Today’s post is most definitely inspired by a great thread by Lindsay Galvin on Twitter on this topic. We announce the long list for the 2020 WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award …
Well, we have arrived at that exciting time of the year again where preparations have begun for this years edition of our flagship programme (voluntary mentoring which is free in …
Press play as you read: Love it or loathe it…pressure is almost always essential. Pressure and heat converts graphite into diamond. Pressure gives you that urgency to finally finish …
Part of a series about writing and publishing from the point of view of an author with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. I haven’t written a blog post about anxiety for a …
The Anxious Author Part 3 – Permission to Struggle with Submission by Lindsay Galvin Read More »
I’m thrilled to announce the first Breakthrough Writers’ Conference is now open for registrations! I’ve partnered with Tessera Editorial, which was founded on the idea that publishing can & should …
The Breakthrough Writers’ Conference by Kate Brauning Read More »
To start the new year, we’re chatting to Lucy Irvine at PFD. Lucy was kind enough to join me in November for a Q&A as part of my Preparing for …
Agent Q&A – Lucy Irvine of PFD, interviewed by Aisha Bushby Read More »
Writing can be lonely…but it doesn’t have to be. I say it a lot. Because it’s true…all of it… So, what is this Dark Side I speak of? Well, in …
I first learned to write by studying other books and what they did to keep readers hooked. When I was trying to grasp the basics (and I mean very basics), …
I am so excited to be teaching one of the Write Mentor writing weekends – this is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for as an emerging writer …
I’m very excited to be working with Write Mentor this January. I write comic fantasy for children – four books so far. My first book, THE ACCIDENTAL PIRATES: VOYAGE TO …
Okay, first up – an apology. You’re stuck with me for this weeks newsletter blog post – and yes it will involve Star Wars and yes it will involve GIFs …
Flash Fiction General Feedback Thank you again to everyone who entered! We had some fabulous entries and it was really hard to choose a winner. We wanted to provide some general …
I’m really excited to be involved with Write Mentor’s great new initiative – Writing Weekends! My Bristol workshops on the 18th and 19th of January are centred on writing fantasy …
It’s three years since my first novel, ‘Rebel with a Cupcake’, was published and my new book, ‘Tulip Taylor’ has been out six months. So what have I learned about …
Things I have learned about writing and ‘success’ by Anna Mainwaring Read More »
My debut Teen novel OH MY GODS was published by Scholastic in January 2019, but my author journey started ten years ago: it was the moment I opened my notebook …
Alexandra Sheppard – London Camden Writing Weekend Read More »
Sheffield WriteMentor workshops I’m someone who loves a new, shiny project. I love new characters, new possibilities, the snippets of dialogue that my brain loves to craft. But since I’ve …
Anna Mainwaring – Sheffield #WriteMentor Writing Weekend Read More »
I’m not really one for rules. In fact, my debut novel, Princess BMX, is all about breaking them. But the reality is, if we want to write for children, and …
Writing Rules and Other Annoying Truths by Marie Basting Read More »
Alexandra Page was the #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award winner for 2019. We chatted to her after winning here. Below, she gives her best advice to those hoping to enter this …
How to win the #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award by Alexandra Page Read More »
How to almost win a novel competition I can’t tell you how to win the WMCNA, partly because I was a runner-up but also because there’s no magic formula and …
How to almost win a novel competition by Kathryn FOXFIELD Read More »
Northern Exposure Publishing is a very London-centric business, and writers far from the buzz of book launches, agent events and conferences can feel isolated and overlooked. So what can writers …
Yoga for Writers Yoga can be used to alleviate tight muscles, sore backs and as a preventative practice for writers. It can also be used to foster creativity and allow …
How Gentle Yoga Can Help you as a Writer By Maisie Chan Read More »
Overcoming Obstacles – How To Write When Everything Is Wrong Summary: Many of us face obstacles that get in the way of writing – whether it’s due to physical or …
Overcoming Obstacles – How To Write When Everything Is Wrong by Sophie Cleverly Read More »
The submissions process from a housebound perspective Sally describes her personal experience of writing and submitting whilst living with M.E. and explains what a virtual writing conference means for her. …
The submissions process from a housebound perspective by Sally Doherty Read More »