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It’s time to announce the 2021 mentor-mentee pairings!
Summer Mentoring Programme – Mentor/Mentee chat with Amy Beashel and Julie Farrell Amy and I have gained so much from …
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With applications opening soon for WM 2021, I thought I’d post up a few thoughts of mine, which I’ve learned …
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After a degree in Art History turned out to be even less useful than predicted, Louise Finch fell into the charity …
Clare Harlow first heard about WriteMentor in 2018 as she was preparing to send her Young Adult fantasy out into …
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 …
Ravena Guron was born in London, went to school in London, went to university in London and now works in …
Dana Faletti has always been a writer. Growing up in Pittsburgh, she wrote poetry endlessly and wrote her first novel …
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 …
Ain is the Events Programme Manager for Penguin Connect, part of Penguin Random House. Here she works within the Audiences …
Author Dale Hannah was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme who worked his Middle Grade novel with the help …
Never put off a task because of the time it will take…because the time will pass anyway and the …
Sue Cunningham, winner of our 2020 WMCNA, spoke with us last week about her win and her overall experience. How …
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 …
We are delighted to announce our judges for the WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award for 2021. Pictures Books Judge(s): Justine Smith …
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 …
After 5 months of reading, scoring and judging, we have finally arrived at the day where we announce the 2020 …
Below are the 2020 #WriteMentor programme pairings. If your name is on this list, your mentor will contact you with …
Date: Friday 7th May 2021
Where: Twitter
Who: all writers of Children’s Fiction from PB to YA
How: simply post your tweet length pitch using the hashtag #WMPitch and if an agent likes your pitch, go to their profile and follow their submission instructions (full details/rules below)
This is an evolving list and as agents complete the form, we will add them to the list. Name Agency …
Well what a month! About as disruptive as it could have been for both the writers waiting and readers (attempting) …
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 …
PART 1 – Life in Isolation Lock-down. We’re finally here. This is my twelfth day of self-imposed isolation (I’m asthmatic, …
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 …
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s WMCNA. We are very proud and honoured that so many of you chose …
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 …
Well, we have arrived at that exciting time of the year again where preparations have begun for this years edition …
Press play as you read: Love it or loathe it…pressure is almost always essential. Pressure and heat converts graphite …
Part of a series about writing and publishing from the point of view of an author with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
I first learned to write by studying other books and what they did to keep readers hooked. When I was …
I am so excited to be teaching one of the Write Mentor writing weekends – this is exactly the kind …
I’m very excited to be working with Write Mentor this January. I write comic fantasy for children – four books …
Okay, first up – an apology. You’re stuck with me for this weeks newsletter blog post – and yes it …
Flash Fiction General Feedback Thank you again to everyone who entered! We had some fabulous entries and it was really …
I’m really excited to be involved with Write Mentor’s great new initiative – Writing Weekends! My Bristol workshops on the …
It’s three years since my first novel, ‘Rebel with a Cupcake’, was published and my new book, ‘Tulip Taylor’ has …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Yoga for Writers Yoga can be used to alleviate tight muscles, sore backs and as a preventative practice for writers. …
How Gentle Yoga Can Help you as a Writer By Maisie Chan Read More »