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EmailIn one of the most devastatingly cool and exciting developments in the literary world since the birth of the English language, Litopia's new Pitch Room has opened its doors.
No, it's not a meeting place for superstar footballers to woo agents and publishers with their glittering life stories. It's a room for you - the writer - to pitch direct to Litopia's founder and literary agent Peter Cox.
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EmailLitopia’s very own Scribbling Sea Serpent, already making waves in the short story market, has made a bit of a splash with her unpublished novel.
Kate Kelly was shortlisted in both categories of this year’s Yeovil Prize, with a highly commended for her novel, Myth Making, and a commended for her short story, Remember Normandy, a double whammy that landed her the Western Gazette Literary Award for a writer living in Somerset or Dorset.
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EmailJust a quick invitation to join us, if you can, for the recording of tonight’s LITOPIA AFTER DARK. We have a top-notch panel featuring top-publisher-turned-agent Sarah Davies, and the welcome return of Litopia’s own Richard Howse, fresh from the National Academy of Writing. All this plus our regular panellists Donna Ballman and Dave Bartram, and our cup verily runneth over!
Even better, tonight immediately after the show (about 9:00pm London time) we’ll be going to the Cheltenham Literature Festival for a live, on-location report from Amanda Lees who will be there, talking to anyone who is anyone – and giving us the inside poop as fresh as it gets!
So do join for all this if you can in the chatroom – the links here:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/litopia-after-dark
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EmailI just wanted to give some good news to everyone who has supported our podcasts, either by listening, taking part or promoting them.
First, the online radio station LITSTATION will be rebroadcasting LITOPIA AFTER DARK from November 3rd. This will take us to a whole new audience, and is quite an honor!
Further, our own audience figures are looking terrific for the quarter about to end. We had an audience of 6,500 for the previous period – with a few days to go, we are just over 18,000! I suspected we’d double, but trebling is amazing! Congratulations to everyone who’s helped make the shows so successful.
You can help us even more, please. Visit the podcast website right now and click on the “Tell A Friend!” button. Then enter some e-mail addresses and hit send. We don’t collect addresses – they’re strictly private.
Most of our listeners come through personal recommendation, and you can help us to to keep growing!
Thanks!
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EmailThe third novel from Litopia colonist Rosy Thornton will be in shops in time for Christmas.
Crossed Wires is being published in December in hardback by Headline Review, with mass market paperback to follow in April 2009.
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EmailEighteen months after quitting investment banking to write a children’s book, Litopia colonist Steven Barley had compiled a nice stack of twenty rejection slips.
Undeterred, he took a good long look at himself in the mirror and decided it was time to change tack – and his bold move has been rewarded with news that he’s secured an agent.
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