TLC Client short-listed for Asham Award
TLC Client Maggie Ling was recently short-listed for the 2010 Asham Award for her short story Cold Snap. The ghost or gothic themed short story award is for stories under 4,000 words that have been written by unpublished women writers. The winning writers will be notified in March 2011 and the first, second and third prizewinner will be announced in September 2011 at the Small Wonder short story festival. In addition, the twelve winning writers will all be published by Virago in the Asham Anthology, alongside specially commissioned stories by Naomi Alderman, Kate Clanchy, Petina Gappah and Polly Sansom.
TLC client, Shelley Harris, picked up by Orion
Orion imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson has signed a two-book deal with a debut writer, after winning the rights at auction.
