Dear Cornerstones Authors,
We hope you’re all surviving these record breaking temperatures and possibly even enjoying them…
Here’s a reminder that the Bath Novel Award closes on 31 May. The award is one of the UK’s most respected competitions for unagented emerging writers, judged by leading literary agents. Previous winners and listees have gone on to major publishing deals with Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Hachette.
We’re proud sponsors of the award and provide a free place on our Edit Your Novel course to one selected writer. The brilliant Caroline Ambrose, who runs the award, goes above and beyond to support longlisted and shortlisted authors.
Applications are also open for our next Edit Your Novel programme.
Over 18 weeks, take your novel from first draft to submission-ready with our Edit Your Novel course (with PWA), covering plotting, character, POV, dialogue, pacing and “Show not Tell,” and finish with a polished manuscript, submission package and agent list.
“Edit Your Novel helped me shape my manuscript for agent submission and made the publication process far smoother. The support from both tutors and fellow writers was invaluable.”
- Louise, EYN alumna and debut author, published by Macmillan after winning the Cornerstones PWA prize for the most promising manuscript in Bath Children’s Novel Award.
We have one final room remaining at Pityoulish House for our September professional writers’ retreat in the Scottish Highlands, with additional spaces available nearby at a local inn.
Led by Monica Chakraverty, Helen Corner-Bryant and literary agent Lisa Gallagher, the retreat combines workshops, mentoring, writing time and industry insight with a spectacular Highland setting. Email us for the full programme.
That’s all for now but do stay in touch!
All the very best,
The Cornerstones Team
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