I don’t know a single writer who hasn’t failed. Yet the only writers I know have succeeded. What I’ve learned from being a published author of a bestselling memoir, as ...continue reading >>

Has short fiction ever looked at you coquettishly? Ever given you a wink? Ever said, Hey, you! You with the infeasibly large notebook collection. You, whose head is full of ...continue reading >>

Awesomely Austen: Rewriting Pride and Prejudice for today’s young readers I was twelve when I discovered Jane Austen for the first time. Andrew Davies’ superb adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, ...continue reading >>

One of the biggest questions I see asked by new writers is what point of view to use, so over the next couple of weeks, this is the topic I’m ...continue reading >>

Situated along the River Liffey, past the Temple Bar area of Dublin stands Smock Alley Theatre. Founded in 1662 as a Theatre Royal (the only one ever built outside of London) ...continue reading >>

Why would any novelist want to diversify, to reach out into other writing media such as Film, Games, Comics and Virtual Reality? I don’t know about you, but the idea ...continue reading >>

So, you’re hosting a book festival/reading/literary event of some ilk and you’d like to invite some of your favourite writers. Follow these ten handy tips to be absolutely sure they ...continue reading >>

It’s November and for many writers around the world it means a month of non-stop writing. Yes, it’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), where writers everywhere take on the challenge ...continue reading >>

Lucy Clarke’s debut novel, The Sea Sisters, hit the ground running with multiple foreign rights sales as well as becoming a Richard & Judy Book Club Choice. You can read ...continue reading >>

Submissions deadline: open The Los Angeles Review, an annual print and online literary journal established in 2003, is the voice of Los Angeles, and the voice of the nation. With ...continue reading >>