Paul McVeigh Joins TLC Literary Adventure 2020
TLC is thrilled to announce the tutor for its Guardian-recommended Literary Adventure writing retreat 2020 is the award-winning novelist Paul McVeigh. Paul will be joining us September 5th-12th 2020 at the […]
Stepping Stones to Success
Stepping Stones to Success When I first started writing, I thought there were three steps to getting published: Write a novel Get an agent Get a publishing deal Sounds easy […]
The Art of Letting Go, or The Strange Case of the North Surrey Gigantopithecus
When novelist and TLC reader Ashley Stokes set out to write a short story, he was overtaken with a madcap story about a shouting man named Kevin, and a beast […]
Writers’ Day Sponsor and £2,000 TLC Pen Factor Prizes Announced
We are delighted to confirm that IngramSpark are the official sponsor of the TLC Writers’ Day on Saturday June 11th for which there are still tickets available (though selling quickly). […]
TLC Literary Adventures Writing Retreat 2016 Now Booking
TLC Literary Adventures offers an environment where inspiration and improvisation meet. You will have access to world-class teaching, get a chance to work, read, listen, learn and relax in a […]
Heather Reyes Published by Oxygen Books
We are delighted that Heather Reyes, who came to TLC with a draft of her first book Zade (‘a tender, profound, playful novel. Refreshingly experimental, and a delicious hymn to […]
Agyness Dean to Star in Film Remake of Ray Robinson’s Electricity
TLC editor and mentor Ray Robinson’s novel Electricity (“a breathtaking assault on the senses” –Guardian) has been confirmed as now being in production, with Agyness Dean to take a starring […]
Two New Summer Reads from Christopher Wakling
This summer TLC reader Christopher Wakling offers two powerful novels, The Devil’s Mask, published by Faber in June, and What I did, published by John Murray in August. The Devil’s Mask, is a thrilling […]
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…
Allison & Busby Publishes Final Part of Julia Stoneham’s WW2 Trilogy
The final part of Julia Stoneham’s World War 2 trilogy, Alice’s Girls, was published in March 2011 by Allison & Busby. Set in rural England, the three novels follow the wartime […]
Rebecca Swift Reviews Jay Rayner’s Novel
Before she established TLC in 1996, Rebecca Swift also worked as a book reviewer for The Independent. In one of her reviews, she takes a look at Jay Rayner’s novel, […]
