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Our latest writing competition has a prize pot of £1,000 up for grabs, plus an additional prize for any story or poem set in a Historic Houses property. Here are the details: Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Wednesday 5th November 2025 Entry Fee: £8 per entry (£15 for two entries or £21 for three...

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In my experience the advice about the dreaded "comp titles" you need for your query letter usually comes with a number of "must does" including to only pick books that sold well. I've never heard any useful follow on how to do that. One thing you can do for free, if you are prepared to open a...