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Cathy Rentzenbrink in her own words
Tune in! Watch here Cathy’s books are always hard to put down. They include...
Memoir shortlist
Congratulations to our five shortlisted memoir writers! The winner will be announced on 1 March...
Memoir longlist 2022
Here are the titles longlisted for this year’s Memoir Award. Congratulations to all the writers!...
Helpful holiday writing tips
from our winners
Happy holidays…and a happy new novel, short story, poetry, flash fiction It’s the end of...
Novel Shortlist 2022
The shortlisted novels for the Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award are: Blackwater I Want Mother,...
Novel longlist 2022
Here are the novel titles longlisted for this year’s Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award. Congratulations...
Cathy Rentzenbrink’s summer writing tips
1. Get going We are inclined to think we need all the answers before we...
It’s more than a memoir
When my mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, months before my dad collapsed and died...
The call that changed everything.
Sean Lusk, novelist
The biggest prize? Self-belief to persist I remember the phone call. It was a hot...