By Current and Past Sponsors Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/category/about-women-writers-women-books/by-current-and-past-sponsors/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:29:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 How Courageous Are You? http://booksbywomen.org/how-courageous-are-you-by-diane-debella/ http://booksbywomen.org/how-courageous-are-you-by-diane-debella/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:18:34 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12548 Since publishing my own story a year ago, and gathering the stories of  women who wished to share their truths in a collaborative anthology, I have been reminded just how difficult it can be to put our truths out into the world. Sharing our stories makes us vulnerable to criticism and judgment. Yet our life […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/how-courageous-are-you-by-diane-debella/feed/ 12 12548 Qaisra Shahraz: Researching a Novel in Morocco http://booksbywomen.org/qaisra-shahraz-research-in-morocco/ http://booksbywomen.org/qaisra-shahraz-research-in-morocco/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:00:14 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12444 Qaisra Shahraz, born in Pakistan, is a critically acclaimed novelist and scriptwriter and has lived in Manchester since she was nine.  Her books have been published in numerous countries and translated into various languages. We asked her if she could tell us about her latest research for her novel based in Morocco. Apart from journalism, research […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/qaisra-shahraz-research-in-morocco/feed/ 3 12444 Memoir Writing Tips http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-writing-tips-by-heidi-siefkas/ http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-writing-tips-by-heidi-siefkas/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:00:47 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12154 Heidi Siefkas wrote a memoir about her extraordinary story of survival. We asked her if she could share some memoir writing tips with us. Writing a memoir is an all-in, unveiling of your most private experiences to the world. It’s not a sneak peek, but the whole enchilada whether good, bad, or Montezuma’s revenge. I’m […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-writing-tips-by-heidi-siefkas/feed/ 7 12154 Why I Chose to Self-Publish http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-chose-to-self-publish-by-jessica-markwell/ http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-chose-to-self-publish-by-jessica-markwell/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:41:18 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11808 I’m sure there are some who write entirely for themselves, but most of us do so for other people. But how do you get your words turned into a book, so that your story can be shared? The traditional route was to attract an agent. He or she would then go on to find a […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/why-i-chose-to-self-publish-by-jessica-markwell/feed/ 20 11808 Memoir Competition Mslexia http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-competition-mslexia/ http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-competition-mslexia/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:24:39 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11797 There are some amazing competitions for women writers! We didn’t want you to miss this one! Mslexia Women’s Memoir Competition is for full-length memoirs from unpublished memoirists. The only competition of its type in the UK, Mslexia is looking for memoirs of at least 50,000 words of prose that narrate actual events in the writer’s […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/memoir-competition-mslexia/feed/ 7 11797 The Highs and Lows of Writing http://booksbywomen.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-writing-by-caroline-sandon/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-writing-by-caroline-sandon/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:06:42 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11737 When Women Writers, Women’s Books  suggested that I should do another blog I was cautious. What should the subject be? Perhaps I could write on the pleasure of getting an option for a three part TV series for my novel Burnt Norton, but there are many options taken out each year on many books. Some […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-writing-by-caroline-sandon/feed/ 22 11737 Trilogy Writing Tips http://booksbywomen.org/trilogy-writing-tips-by-alison-morton/ http://booksbywomen.org/trilogy-writing-tips-by-alison-morton/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 04:07:13 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11700 Alison Morton shares her Trilogy Writing Tips with us! This June,  the third book in my Roma Nova thriller series, SUCCESSIO, is out in the world. But as I raise a glass of bubbly with friends, fans and fellow writers to celebrate, I can’t help but smile. When I started my first novel, INCEPTIO, I […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/trilogy-writing-tips-by-alison-morton/feed/ 10 11700 An MA in writing – is it worth it? http://booksbywomen.org/an-ma-in-writing-is-it-worth-it/ http://booksbywomen.org/an-ma-in-writing-is-it-worth-it/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 04:00:33 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11364 Last month, the novelist Hanif Kureishi declared creative writing courses ‘a waste of time.’ The statement seems counterintuitive – Kureishi himself is a teacher of creative writing at Kingston University. Nevertheless, his statement sparked an energetic discussion, with Jeanette Winterson defending her professorship at Manchester University, while the novelist Lucy Ellmann wrote ‘I can’t stand […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/an-ma-in-writing-is-it-worth-it/feed/ 18 11364 The #iamsubject Project with Diane DeBella http://booksbywomen.org/iamsubject-project-diane-debella/ http://booksbywomen.org/iamsubject-project-diane-debella/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2014 03:54:29 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11264 Join the #iamsubject project! Diane DeBella, our Site Sponsor through June 5, 2014, is launching the #iamsubject Project inviting girls and women to participate in increasing awareness of the need for girls and women to stay subject of their own lives. She is inviting you to write your own #iamsubject story on your blog or […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/iamsubject-project-diane-debella/feed/ 0 11264 Daunted by Book Promotion? Don’t be. http://booksbywomen.org/after-the-book-launch/ http://booksbywomen.org/after-the-book-launch/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:00:01 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11152 I am a dreamer. When two years ago I was told that Julian Fellowes, the writer and creator of Downton Abbey had a sister who lived in Chipping Campden, I believed it was destiny. My novel is set in Chipping Campden, I live in Chipping Campden, he was obviously meant to write the film script […]

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