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Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
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You know a new trilogy has really grabbed you when, as soon as you finish the first novel, you write
Back in the dark ages, like ten years ago, most stories submitted to magazines travelled on paper, with a
“Every morning between 9 and 12 I go to my room and sit before a piece of paper. Many
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IF I wake up in the morning with perfectly formed sentences scratching at the inside of my skull to get out,
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Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
BY OLAKUNLE OLADIRAN Growing up in the tiny village of Akure in Nigeria, I had only felt liberated
I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
BY NATALIE SWAIN Christmas morning. My brother has a secretive smirk on his face. “This one is from me,
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
My writing journey leaped ahead when a truck smashed into my car at a traffic light, crumpling the back
BY DAVID WHITAKER My first book was self-published. I wrote every word and illustrated it myself. I also cut
Words have the power to alter perceptions and change lives, as KEZIAH FREIMOND discovered for herself. I have, through the
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Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
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Well, it’s all about power, isn’t it? That’s where and why my life intersects the here and how
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In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily