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The 2016 Exeter Novel Prize
is now open for submissions of ten thousand words inc. synopsis. Click HERE for rules and entry.
1st: £500 Five runners up: £75
Closing date: 1st January 2017
is now open for submissions of ten thousand words inc. synopsis. Click HERE for rules and entry.
1st: £500 Five runners up: £75
Closing date: 1st January 2017
The 2016 Exeter Flash Competition
is now closed. Results by the end of September. Click HERE.
is now closed. Results by the end of September. Click HERE.
The 2016 Wow! One Thousand Word Short Story Competition
is now closed for submissions. Click HERE for the winners.
is now closed for submissions. Click HERE for the winners.
Secret of the Song by Cathie Hartigan
#1 Best Seller 'Fast-paced, intriguing, dramatic, colourful, humorous...' Have you read it yet? Click HERE |
A Christmas Celebration
Stories, quizzes and puzzles by the Creative Writing Matters team. The perfect Secret Santa! Click HERE |
Bright Stars by Sophie Duffy
'compelling thought-provoking read told with great care and emotional depth.' Sophie's fabulous latest novel is available HERE |
Friday Writers - Fortnightly tutor group with Cathie from September. Click HERE
Life Writing - Oct 12th Teignmouth workshop with Sophie. Click HERE
What can a writing mentor do for you?
Read our happy customer testimonials HERE
Not sure about your writing?
Read about manuscript appraisal HERE
Read our happy customer testimonials HERE
Not sure about your writing?
Read about manuscript appraisal HERE
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Sealskin by Su Bristow - cover reveal!
The 2013 Exeter Novel Prize winner, Sealskin by Su Bristow to be published by Orenda Books later this year. 'I was swept away by this simply beautiful book – a flawless retelling of a legend that features in the folklore of so many nations. Set in a Scottish fishing village, Sealskin is an exquisitely written, subtle story of a small community's response to difference, studying the nuances of personal relationships and how an outside influence recasts and fortifies social ties....' Read more of the press release HERE |
The Winner of the 2015 Exeter Novel Prize is A Place at Tumaini by Lucy Welch.
For more information about the award ceremony, including the judge's reports on the shortlisted novels, click HERE
Clare Harvey won the 2014 Exeter Novel Prize. Her wonderful WW2 novel The Gunner Girl is now widely available in bookshops or HERE. The Gunner Girl by Clare Harvey wins the Joan Hessayon Award! More HERE
Congratulations to Lizzy Lamb, shortlisted in 2015, Scotch on the Rocks is available HERE
We are delighted that April Hardy, who was shortlisted for the 2014 Exeter Novel Prize has secured a three book deal with Accent Press. The first, Sitting Pretty, is now available. Go HERE
Congratulations to Barbara Lorna Hudson, shortlisted in 2013, her novel, Timed Out, is available HERE
Congratulations are also due to Jonathan Taylor whose novel was long listed in the 2013 competition. Melissa is published by Salt and available HERE
 #No 1 Best Seller!
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CreativeWritingMatters - Writing Guides
Margaret and I both have decades of experience as writers, literary competition judges and teachers of creative writing. These guides are a result of a very fruitful period of collaboration.
We also asked our students what they would find most helpful in a creative writing textbook. The Creative Writing Student's Handbook covers the ground from beginning to joining a group, submitting to competitions or finding a publisher. The Short Story Writer's Handbook is a practical guide to writing all forms of short stories for competitions, or the commercial market. Click on the covers. |
