Write a Bestseller - Full Day Seminar Tara Towers Hotel

Write about what you know. It's advice you'll often hear when you go to write a book. But what about crime writing? How do we research without murdering someone!! A question I will be discussing as part of the following seminar:

'Write A Bestseller' at the Tara Towers Hotel this Sat 11th Oct 9.30- 4.30pm. 

Join myself and International bestseller author Marisa Mackle, as well as bestselling authors Caroline Finnerty and Caroline Grace-Cassidy for the day!

Cost is 99 euro including refreshments. (Hotel is opposite Booterstown DART station. Parking for the day costs 5 euro.)

All notes will be emailed to attendees the day after the workshop - no need to bring lap top. Just relax and enjoy the day. 

LIMITED PLACES!

You can email me at phillips.louisem0@gmail.com

CRIME MEETS CHICK-LIT!

I'll be joining bestselling women's fiction authors, Marisa Mackle,  Caroline Grace-Cassidy and Caroline Finnerty on Sat, Oct 11th for the Write A Bestseller full day seminar at the Tara Towers Hotel (opposite Booterstown DART station).. email me via the website www.louise-phillips.com if you need further information!

The Morning Show 'Write a Bestseller Competition' with Poolbeg!

POOLBEG Press are once again running their Write a Best Seller competition in conjunction with TV3′s The Morning Show.

Do you dream of writing a novel? 

Then this could be for you. ‘The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin’ have teamed up once more with Poolbeg Press, to offer aspiring writers the chance of seeing their novel published and on bookshelves around the country.

(This year they are open to non-fiction as well as any genre of adult fiction)

Closing date 26th April 2013!!!!

HOW TO ENTER

Entrants must submit a previously unpublished work that is original to the author. This can be adult fiction or non-fiction.

Submissions must be between 100,000 - 120,000 words in length and must be accompanied by a 1 page synopsis of the novel and a completed application form. Click here to download the Application form.

Only completed, printed manuscripts will be accepted. Please also submit a copy of the manuscript on CD in Word format.

Manuscripts must be unbound and typewritten. Please ensure submissions are printed on one side of the page only. Manuscripts must also be double line spaced and all pages must be numbered.

Do NOT send the original manuscript of your work as manuscripts will NOT be returned or acknowledged

Applicants can enter only once.

Closing date for the competition is close of business on Friday the 26^th of April 2013; manuscripts after this date will not be accepted.

The winner will be selected by Poolbeg Press and The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin.

The prize is a one-book publishing contract with Poolbeg Press 

Winner will be announced on The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin in June 2013 and published by Poolbeg Press in Autumn 2013.

The winner of the competition must be available for publicity and media engagements following the announcement of the winner of the competition. 

The decision of the judges is final.

Click here for terms and conditions.

MANUSCRIPTS SHOULD BE SENT TO:

The Morning Show Write a Bestseller Competition, Poolbeg Press,123 Grange Hill, Baldoyle

Dublin 13

(Please do not send manuscripts to TV3)