Category: TLC Talent

TLC client Mary McMahon’s manuscript Once in a Bluebell Wood has been shortlisted for the Spotlight First Page Competition. Mary submitted her manuscript to TLC at the beginning of

Early in 2012, Literary Agent Jodie Marsh at United Agents took on Rebecca King’s young adult novel, The First Dance and the Last. TLC is particularly delighted about Rebecca

It’s hard to have missed the excitement around TLC reader Doug Johnstone’s new thriller, Hit & Run, with its rave reviews and its number one spot on Amazon. The

Literary agent David Godwin recently placed TLC client Neamat Imam with Penguin India. Neamat’s novel, ‘The Black Coat’, will be published in 2013. Neamat first came through TLC in July

What do you do if you’re looking for an editorial assessment in the outback? Damien Brown wrote his novel Band-aid for a Broken Leg while working in remote Aboriginal communities and sent his novel

At the recent TLC Literary Conference, one of the things author Kate Mosse wanted to highlight was the importance of taking your time as a writer and having patience

TLC mentee Mark Patton’s novel, set in 2400 BC, the dawn of the Bronze Age, tells the story of a young man’s coming of age against the background of

TLC recently learned that Emylia Hall’s first book,  The Book of summers, has been selected as a Richard and Judy read this summer. Emylia came through TLC in 2010 and

Leaf Fielding’s ? autobiography ‘To Live Outside the Law, the first insider account of Operation Julie’ is on the shortlist of six for the CWA (Crime Writers’ Association) non-fiction

Picador recently acquired Sarah Butler‘s first novel Learn Ten Things About Love.  Picador has made a two book deal with Sarah, who originally came through TLC as part of

Leading up to the Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition this year, TLC reader Rose Gaete wrote an article with some straightforward suggestions for how writers might strengthen their submissions. “…the