Writing East Midlands

WRITER OF THE MONTH

To celebrate this year’s fantastic shortlist, we’ll be featuring the East Midland’s Book Award authors in the countdown to the award ceremony on the 20th June. Our fourth author is Jonathan Taylor who’s Entertaining Strangers was shortlisted for the 2013 award. Read an interview with Jonathan here.

For your chance to be featured on the website, please contact hayley@writingeastmidlands.co.uk

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• Would you like to review the East Midlands Book Award 2013 shortlist with the opportunity to have your review published on the Writing East Midlands website? Find out how here.

• Listen to an interview with EMBA judge Mel Read and Shortlisted author Will Buckingham talking about the East Midlands Book Award, a writing career and tips to getting into writing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015lf8z (listen in around 1h:37m:30s)

• JUDGES ANNOUNCE SHORTLIST FOR EAST MIDLANDS BOOK AWARD 2013! Read More here.

• THERE’S A NEW TERM OF WRITING SCHOOL LEICESTER COURSES.
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• Providing Support, Resources & Opportunities for Writers in the East Midlands – Writing East Midlands

• GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM WRITING SCHOOL LEICESTER. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.

• Congratulations to Richard Farren Barber, the winner of our year long Echo Shorts Competition with his story The Watching Post. Read the winning story and what judge Niki Valentine had to say about it, here.

• BBC Radio Leicester interviewed WEM’s marketing manager Antonia Bell – listen here to find out more about the courses and get some great advice for writers!

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