Author Sam Blake with some invaluable advice for our readers and writers as we face into the new year of 2026 . . . Greetings ...

“I sent the book off to around a dozen publishers and a dozen agents. I got 14 rejections and the rest didn’t bother answering.” “It got rejected left, right and centre.” The first two quotes are from ...

RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of writer and broadcaster, Francis MacManus - find out ...

Recently the Head of Development at World Productions (Emma Luffingham) posted a great thread on Twitter/X. We asked her to expand on her thoughts and advice. So you've submitted to the Writers' ...

Dear Louise, I have a lot of material and would like to put it in book form. I have not written anything before. Have you any ideas on how I should start? I’ve done countless Zoom sessions with ...

So much has changed in storytelling in the last 50 years. From technology to techniques, platforms to practices, approaches to audiences, the way journalists work is always changing. Some really good ...

Across all industries and applications, effective writing shares key commonalities like clarity and connection. Writers seek to share powerful insights with audiences but can only do so by fully ...