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🔗 Interested in working with Holly as a mentee, or on the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme? Visit our website to find out more: zurl.co/OFDsS

The journeys should be simple, but with a lost schoolchild seeking help, a teenage daughter suddenly going missing, and dangerous criminals on the prowl, there is peril at every corner...
Congratulations on this fantastic story, Holly! 🎉👏✨

'59 Minutes' follows the journey of three women trying to make it home and protect their families after finding out that missiles are set to destroy England in less than an hour.

Today, we're celebrating the launch of Holly Seddon's highly-anticipated novel, '59 Minutes'. Already being described as "on another level" and "a gut-punch of a novel", we can't wait to read this tense, heart-wrenching book.

Heartiest congratulations to our very own Becca Day, whose latest thriller 'The Secret At Number Seven' was published last week! 👏🌟🎉
We can't wait to get our hands on it... Have you read it yet?

🔗 If you'd like to know more about the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme, book a call with the courses team today! zurl.co/QAaSd You can also visit our website for more information.

It's a step forward on the path to publication, and can be a key way to get your manuscript noticed. Typically, one in three Ultimate Novel Writing Programme students have an agent interested in their work by the end of the course!

The online showcase is a vital point in the course - and a moment of intense vulnerability for our writers - as participants share their work live, then receive feedback from publishing industry professionals.

We want to offer our congratulations and a huge 🎉well done🎉 to all the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme students who took part in last week's online showcases with literary agents 👏👏👏

With a little help from her, hopefully you'll soon be able to say: 'I ain't afraid of no ghosts...' 👻 zurl.co/rDeYF

'Ghosting' is something most authors (and agents!) have experienced at one time or another - but what are you supposed to do when it happens to you?
Click through to the blog for sound advice from best-selling author and Path To Publication tutor Kate Harrison.

If there's one issue we hear about more than any other, it's the problem we tackled in yesterday's Tuesday newsletter. What do you do when you've poured your heart and soul into a manuscript, steeled yourself to submit it to literary agents and then hear... nothing?

If you're interested in joining us or would like to apply for the next available bursary place, visit the Self-Edit Your Novel page on our website: zurl.co/P8KMD

Hardish will now work with tutors Debi Alper and Emma Darwin on honing key aspects of her manuscript - and we know the process works, as many previous students have gone on to publishing success!
The course will run again in January and is already open for applications...

... I’m looking forward to being able to further polish my writing and story so that it’s more engaging and absorbing for its readers. Thank you Jericho Writers!"

Massive congratulations to Hardish Dhaliwal - the winner of our latest Self-Edit Your Novel course bursary! 🎉🌟✨
Hardish says: "I’m delighted and grateful to be awarded the Self-Edit Course bursary. My end goal is to write a novel that ‘sings’, and editing is a crucial part of the process...

Only a few spaces remain - so if you're keen to join us, secure your spot now! 🏃🏃🏃 zurl.co/Yyc1N

Led by publishing sensation Kate Harrison, you'll spend eight weeks polishing your story until it shines, perfecting your pitch and submission package and learning how to identify your readership - as well as which literary agents might be the right fit for you.

In case you missed it... The incredible Janice Hallett is the guest author who'll be working with us on this winter's Path To Publication course!
If you have a manuscript that you'd like to see traditionally published, ✨this✨ is the course for you.

Meanwhile, if you're thinking seriously about self-publishing a book, don't miss this winter's Simply Self-Publish course. More information here! zurl.co/kBR6Z

Don't forget: you can get our weekly emails, packed with FREE writing tips and resources, sent direct to your inbox by signing up here: zurl.co/8LkHH

In yesterday's Tuesday newsletter, we featured a blog post from the fantastic L M West, who has blazed her own publication trail and was kind enough to share some of what she's learnt 🌟 zurl.co/qkMlc

🔗 Interested in getting one-to-one support from a literary agent yourself? Find out more here: zurl.co/ItzvB

I'd almost given up by that point, so I probably wouldn't have approached Bridge House or been offered this deal without it."

Karen won an agent one-to-one session through a Jericho Writers competition, and says: "The lovely chat with Jon helped me with my query package for Vivo, and encouraged me to keep sending it.

Hurrah for Karen Ankers, whose novel Vivo - which forms the main part of her PhD thesis - will be published by Bridge House Publishing in 2026! 🥂🌟🎉

It tells two stories: one of love and heartbreak, and one of how young people lived after the war had stolen their childhoods." Milla has attended the Jericho Writers London Festival of Writing, and says: "I love your masterclasses, as well as reading Harry's weekly emails!"

Milla explains: "The book was published in January after I'd tracked down photographs and researched every event, book and film Mum mentioned.

Congratulations to Milla Reed, whose book 'According To Eve: Living and Loving in the Early 1950s' has caught the attention of Prima magazine! 🎉
An article about it is featured in the October issue, and explores how Milla wrote it after finding her mother's 1951/52 diaries.

If you're keen on starting the Novel Writing Course or Ultimate Novel Writing Programme this autumn, now's the time to go for it! 🏃🏃🏃
Visit our website to secure your spot now: zurl.co/ewHDf