Mentoring Industry Day
Meet and pitch to agents and publishers at the TLC Industry Day
TLC Plants Trees for Writers
This week, the Booksellers’ Association launched its first Green Manifesto, urging the book trade to keep environmental sustainability at the top of its priority list following a survey of members’ […]
Christmas Gift Vouchers
TLC Christmas gift vouchers are now available, redeemable against manuscript assessment, mentoring (fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry and scripts), and TLC events. Gift vouchers can be purchased in multiples of £25, […]
TLC Mentee Publishes with Ebury
We are thrilled to share that Beth Miller, who in 2009 won a mentoring award through a scheme run by TLC, has had her first book When We Were Sisters published by Ebury […]
Chapter & Verse Mentee Has Collection Forthcoming with Eyewear Publishing
We are delighted for Jemma Borg, whose new collection of poetry, The Illuminated World, is due to be published by Eyewear Publishing later this year. Speaking about the road to publication […]
TLC Author Joins Writing Process Blog Tour
TLC author Amna Boheim, who recently joined our Chapter and Verse mentoring programme and whose work we showcased earlier this year, has written a blog as part of the ‘Writing […]
TLC Mentee Publishes Debut Collection
Emma Lannie, who was mentored by writer Ray Robinson as part of TLC’s Chapter and Verse online mentoring scheme, has had her debut collection of short stories released by independent […]
TLC Mentee Shortlisted for Literary Prize
We’re delighted that Divya Ghelani, a mentee on our Chapter and Verse programme, has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize for her novel Runaway. The winner of the novel writing […]
Jennifer Makumbi wins Kwani Manuscript Prize
Former TLC client Jennifer Makumbi has won the Kwani Manuscript Prize for her manuscript The Kintu Saga. Jennifer was awarded an Arts Council Free Read and was mentored by Sara Maitland as part of TLC’s Chapter […]
Waterloo Press Publishes Tantie Diablesse by Fawzia Kane
Fawzia Kane, a former TLC mentee, has published her collection of poems titled Tantie Diablesse. Waterloo Press will launch the book at the end of January, a collection of poems […]
Special Offer on TLC Chapter & Verse Mentoring Scheme
Are you looking for a writing programme that offers professional commitment and feedback within the time and space of your busy schedule? TLC’s mentoring scheme is unique, and offers a […]
TLC Mentee’s New Novel Acquired by Bloomsbury
Suzanne Joinson, a former mentee who came to TLC through the Arts Council and Writers’ Centre Norwich, agented by Rachel Calder, has recently been at the heart of an exciting five-way auction for her new novel A lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgari. Bloomsbury, who now owns the world rights to the novel, will publish the novel in the UK, US, Germany and Australia in summer 2012.
The novel, written after she finished the TLC mentoring programme, tells the story of two sisters who travel to Kashgar in 1923…
