#WOTF41
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A crash course in marketing for writers
Writer, editor…and sales and marketing team? While the age old advice ‘The best way to promote your book is to write a new one” is still true (so I’m told), nowadays, even traditionally published writers are expected to market, promote and sell their own books. Gone are the days of the publishers doing everything. This…
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How to write a Writers of the Future winning story
Guest blog for the Writers of the Future contest I was asked by the good folks at WOTF if I would write a blog about the inspiration behind my story, “The Stench of Freedom”. I was, of course, more than happy to do so. The WOTF contest gave me one of the highlights of my…
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Why I love “Writers of the Future Volume 41”
Book recommendation for June 2025: Writers of the Future Volume 41 For over forty years, the Writers of the Future contest has found the newest and most exciting voices and visionaries in science fiction and fantasy. It has an incredible track record of finding the next generation of speculative fiction writers and I am so…
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UK Book Release: WOTF41 is now on sale!
Writers of the Future Volume 41 is now available in the UK For everyone UK based, this means you can now read my story, “The Stench of Freedom”, as well as the amazing stories from my Volume 41 cohort. Go grab yourself a copy today, you won’t be disappointed. If you don’t believe me—I am…
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The 41st Writers of the Future Awards Gala
Hollywood extravaganza! The climax of the Writers of the Future workshops in Hollywood is the annual awards gala, held in the rather grand Taglyan Complex. The whole day was very Hollywood; from the black tie dress code, the limo ride from our hotel, and arriving to an actual red carpet ceremony where we were the…
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Introducing my “writing people”
The lonely lot of being a writer The thing about being a writer is that it can be lonely and so I cannot overstate the joy I’ve felt in finding “my writing people” at the Writers of the Future workshops. I don’t mean to say I am lonely as a person, because I’m not. I…
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WOTF41 is out now – go buy your copy!
WOTF41 release day! Dial your excitement up to 11 because you can now go and buy your very own copy of Volume 41 of Writers of the Future from bookshops across the US and Canada (and online and ebooks too), which features my story “The Stench of Freedom”, as well as the amazing stories from…
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Illustrators of the Future portfolio submissions
You can now see the three illustrations submitted by this year’s Illustrators of the Future contest winners. And you should. They are awesome! Click here. John Barlow has been commissioned to illustrate my winning story, though I won’t get to see it until a reveal event at the workshop in Hollywood next month. I’ve had…
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Preorder your copy of Volume 41 of WotF now
Exciting news! You can now preorder Writers of the Future Volume 41, which contains my winning story, “The Stench of Freedom”. It’s available in paperback, ebook and audiobook, whichever you prefer.