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‘This is your book. This is your story. You make the rules. The writing revolution starts now.’ Author and writing workshop facilitator Beverley Ward has released a new anti-rule book for young writers, inspired by her exasperating experience of the curriculum during lockdown home schooling. At all ages, writing without restraint is something we should practice, so she's shared some common writing rules to break - and a writing prompt to start us off...

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We’re heralding the return of book shops with a list of our (and your) favourite indies across the globe.

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Yes, getting a job in publishing is competitive. But it’s not impossible, and there are a few things you can do to increase the chance of success. These tips are from Fiz Osborne, who has been working in the publishing industry for 15 years and is currently Editorial Director of the Illustrated Books list at Scholastic.

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The Tilt is an anthology by The Lit Platform, co-produced by the emerging writers and publishers on the Lit:Up 2020 mentoring programme

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As a subscriber to The Lit Platform, we are giving you an exclusive first read of novelist Sofia Abasolo's short story 'Gusset', from her chapter in our anthology of new writing, The Tilt. As her mentor Yara Rodrigues Fowler describes; "'Gusset' shows what Abasolo is so good at - telling a story that spans almost two decades in a short space; a story about poverty and grief that never dehumanises her characters or luxuriates in their misery."

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Can literature be a form of climate activism? In The Lit Issue 3, novelists Ben Smith, Liz Jensen and Gregory Norminton explore the tools that fiction writers need to have at their disposal to depict our changing world.

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Two weeks ago, I went to a conference. In between project deadlines, school pick-ups, cooking tea, and team catch-ups. Here’s what I learnt…

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Jini Reddy, author of ‘Wanderland’, shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize, held a workshop with The Lit Platform about her career journey. She also shared tips for writers and took questions. Sadly, we lost the recording of the session (!) but here are some of the additional resources Jini shared.

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Galley Beggar, author, and literary journalist Sam Jordison tells The Lit Platform about what he looks for in a manuscript, the process of publishing a 1,000 page award-winning title and why it’s worth taking a punt on setting up your own small press.

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Join us for a digital glass of wine, as we introduce Issue 3 of The Lit; How the Light Gets In, on climate change and writing.

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Yara Rodrigues Fowler tells us about the process behind her acclaimed debut novel Stubborn Archivist and the things publishing people seldom want to talk about: advances, burn out and juggling a portfolio career.

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Create a work of fiction or poetry based on a striking photography that documents our changing climate and your writing could feature in The Lit Issue 3

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We’re compiling Issue 3 of The Lit and are looking for artists who can visualise the big questions that we’re hoping to answer. Can you help create a new visual language for climate change?

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Last month we held a masterclass with novelist Amy Lilwall, where we learned how to build worlds, characters and scenes through our creative writing. By doing so, we explored the space between an imagined future and our present reality. Here are the exercises that Amy created for the session, so that you too can embark on your own trip.

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We're open for submissions to the forthcoming issue of The Lit, exploring the relationship between climate change, literature and publishing. Got an unexpected angle on the topic? Then send us a feature pitch, details below.

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An aspiring commissioning editor, YA author and budding book critic are among the five applicants to receive individual mentoring from publishing professionals through this year's Lit:Up programme.

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2020 is the year in which dystopian fiction became our ‘new normal’. So how do we make sense of this strange new world? Reading, writing and telling the stories of our time is a good place to start.

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An inseparable part of The Lit is its dazzling illustration. The Lit Platform’s Akvile Peckyte talks to Issue Two’s illustrator C F Sherratt about his philosophy and an artist’s relationship with text and autonomy.

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Looking for personal insight, feedback and guidance from leading literary industry talent? We’re launching a free three-month mentorship programme for aspiring writers, journalists, agents and publishers at the start of their publishing careers and looking for a leg up in the industry. Here’s how to apply for Lit:Up…

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Last month we hosted a series of online creative workshops for teens, exploring individual lockdown perspectives through fiction, poetry and prose. Here's some of the writing that came out of those sessions, contemplating what could be on the other side of the wall or window. Thank you to everyone who submitted their words. Read on...

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