I am now delighted to be representing comedian, author, sports pundit and husband Mark Watson in conjunction with Victoria and Lisa at Karushi. Mark was born in 1980 and according to life expectancy for his socio-economic group and Body Mass Index, will die in 2056.The blog he co-writes with his brother is tear-enducingly funny. Don’t take my word for it.
Last week Margaret Drabble and Sebastian Faulks presented £60,500 in prize money to twenty-one writers at a reception at
the Cavalry and Guards Club in London. Six of the winners were United Agents authors, and two of them have won for the second time running.
This year’s Betty Trask Prize for first novels, worth £12,000, went to Samantha Harvey for The Wilderness (Cape), which was also shortlisted for this year’s Orange Prize. The Betty Trask Award, worth £ 8,000, went to Eleanor Catton for The Rehearsal (Granta). Huge congratulations to both of them.
Both Adam Foulds and Tom Leveritt won a Somerset Maugham Award – Foulds for his epic poem The Broken Word, which won last year’s Costa Award for Poetry, and Leveritt for The Exchange-Rate between Love and Money. Alice Oswald won a Cholmondeley Award, which is awarded for a writer’s body of work and contribution to poetry and my author Mark Bostridge received the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography for Florence Nightingale: The Woman and her Legend.
Click above to watch Niamh Greene promote her wonderful new book
Two of Ian Fleming’s less-known books, Thrilling Cities and The Diamond Smugglers, have been reissued by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, and are now available for purchase through their shop!
Thrilling Cities, a collection of essays on the great cities of the world - including Hong Kong, Las Vegas and Monte Carlo - has been reprinted with an introduction by celebrated travel writer Jan Morris. The Diamond Smugglers, which investigates the story of a real-life smuggling ring, is introduced by Ian’s nephew and acclaimed author Fergus Fleming. The reissue means that it’s now possible to get your hands on these previously unavailable books - but stocks are extremely limited!
Thanks to Julia McCutchen has written an invaluable guide to writing the ultimate fiction or non-fiction proposal for readers of this site and it follows on at the end of this posting.
Many of you may already have watched Julia’s interview with me on Youtube or visited her site. She is the creator of the How to Write the Ultimate Book Proposal Online Masterclass Course and the author of The Writer’s Journey: From Inspiration to Publication. A former managing director and publisher, she now works as a writers’ coach, mentor and professional publishing consultant. She has over 20 years’ experience and a publishing track record which includes UK # 1 and international bestsellers. Julia is passionate about opening the way for you to find your true voice, discover your Self in the process, and write consciously, creatively, successfully and with soul!
For more information and to access free articles and audios for writers, visit www.JuliaMcCutchen.com.
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