Success Stories

Writing can be a long and often uphill journey - so it's important to celebrate successes along the way.

Publication

Congratulations to the following writers on successful publication of their books:

John W. Adams II - ENTRE NOUS (Atlas Books, 2008)
The moving and inspirational true story of a son's relationship with his dying father. The book centres on life's most valuable lesson - the importance of telling people how we feel about them before they are gone. Written to inspire thought and action, this story is a roadmap for life and emotional honesty.

Mariela Baeva - THE DAY WAS BORN (Trafford Publishing, 2006)
A real-life tale of the Bulgarian transition to democracy. A story of self-delusion, love, the collapse of old values and the hope for new ones.
Shortlisted for Glimmer Train's Open Fiction Award in 2005-6.

Barbara Bisco - A TASTE FOR GREEN TANGERINES  (Black Lotus, 2008)
A story of love, lust and murder that follows a young English anthropologist and her western colleagues as they try to set up an eco-lodge in the rainforests of Indonesia.

Tom Broadbent - ON YOUNGHUSBAND’S PATH - PEKING TO PINDI (Head-Hunter 2005)
On Younghusband’s Path - charts the author’s 4000 mile journey across Asia in the footsteps of an illustrious 19th century ancestor.  The Independent on Sunday gave the book a four-star rating. Critic, Dervla Murphy, wrote: “Every armchair traveller will delight in Tom Broadbent’s companionship from Peking to Pindi, every active traveller must pay homage to his achievement.”

Maggie Doyle, shortlisted as a UK finalist in the international performance poetry championships. 

Mike Earle - A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB ON TIMOR (Troubador, 2008)
An inspirational and motivational life memoir of the author's hazardous adventures on Timor while carrying out geological research.

Trevor Homer - THE BOOK OF ORIGINS (Piatkus, 2006)
A book of 'firsts' crammed with surprising and intriguing facts about when things started. A treasure trove of information on the origins of everything - from musical instruments to mobile phones, from toasters to trainspotting, and from pistols to plastic surgery. Now published in various editions around the world.

"Everything had to begin somewhere, and as Trevor Homer reveals, the truth about the origins of what surrounds us is a lot stranger than we might imagine."  The Independent.

Katie Micuta BETRAYAL (Chipmunka Books 2007)
Full of action and intrigue, Katie's imagination transports us to unknown places where emotions have the upper hand. This is an imaginative book with a tantalising ending.

Victoria Morris - fashion feature in COMPANY Magazine (December, 2006)

Helen Pletts -  'Medusa' AESTHETICA Magazine, (Issue 20, 2007).
This cultural arts magazine is available from Borders and WHSmith shops across the UK.

Rouhi Shafii - POMEGRANATE HEARTS (Shiraz Press, 2007)
An historical romance set in 20th century Iran, written in a lyrical language which combines wit and delightful descriptions of nature.

Harpreet Singh - 'Simran Kaur in Great Barr' - MANGO SHAKE (Tindal Street Press, 2007)
A sparkling showcase of writing by South Asian Writers. A story of modern-day British-Asian experience, located in the urban environs of north-west Birmingham.

Christine Stott - MAGDA MAE AND THE MAGIC BRANCH (Bruton Books, 2007)
The first book in a series called 'The Very Strange Adventures of Magda Mae' - tales about an incurable tomboy and her magical friends at the bottom of her garden.

Literary Agents

Congratulations to the following authors on having their books accepted by literary agents:

John Kitchen, TXT and THE PINHOLE CAMERA;
Sarah Loving, TOO GROSS, TOO TRUE;
Teresa Thornhill, THE GREY-GREEN LIZARD QUIVERS;
Lucy Morgan-Edwards, FROM KING’S ROAD TO KANDAHAR;
Mark Tolley THE LO-GOS;
Gregory Binihakis.

Please continue to share your success stories so that they will inspire others.