Devon writer Joma West, 30, was announced as the winner of this year’s Novella Award at a ceremony at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Axis Arts Centre last night.
Joma’s novella Wild was described by judge author, Lucy English, as “an extraordinary piece of writing, full of surprises both in terms of subject matter and technique.”
Launched in 2014, The Novella Award aims to find the best up-and-coming writer of a short novel and is awarded to a previously unpublished work of fiction, between 20,000-40,000 words in length.
An exciting debut novel by a young writer, Trace This Scar marks a change from the tone of the first offering by Jessikah Hope Stenson.
Following on from her collection of short stories titled A Single Drop Of Perfect & Other Stories, released in February 2016, Trace This Scar is a psychological thriller with a strong crime focus.
Due for release 24th November, Trace This Scar tells the story of a woman named Daphne whose husband is sent to prison for a murder she knows he did not commit. Packed with lies and betrayals and the mystery surrounding the murder, Trace This...
After hours of studying and hands-on training, Nicola Oakey, 25 has graduated from the pioneering Homebase Garden Academy, and secured a job working as a trainee horticulture writer at the RHS.
Over the last year Nicola, has spent the last year learning from leading horticulture experts, including academy mentor and award winning garden designer Adam Frost. During the programme she studied everything from planting to lawn care and landscaping, while also working full-time at her local Homebase store in Frome within the garden centre, helping customers create gardens they love....
‘Terrors Of The Théâtre Diabolique’ is a thrilling new collection of original horror fiction from the Cygnus Alpha writers’ collective sold in aid of the mental health charity, MIND.
Cygnus Alpha is Exeter’s very own Sci-fi Fanzine that was popular in the 80’s with Rusell T Davies (Doctor Who Producer) then subscribing to it. The ‘zine was recently revived at a Sci-fi convention held at the Phoenix in 2012, PHONICON. Going from strength to strength Cygnus Alpha have published an unofficial Doctor Who Anthology called the ‘12 Doctors of Christmas’ (Still available as a Free Download...
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Devon writer Kate Vane's crime novel Recognition has been published on Amazon Kindle.
Kate, who works in Exeter, has previously written TV drama and short fiction. This is her first novel.
Recognition features a trauma counsellor, Nat Keane, who is asked to work with the family of a murder victim. However, she has history with them – she was a police officer on the original investigation who became over-involved with the family.
Nat soon learns that the guilt of the convicted man is being called into question. As she is drawn into the family’s secrets, she is...
