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Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? When Stars Align is...

For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your brilliant, witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? Wahala is a darkly funny,...

Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? In the peaceful 1930s...

Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? When Mara inherits...

Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? What happens when a...

For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? A book about emotional baggage, a banana,...

What made you want to write a novel in the first place? I still remember the moment as a child when I worked out people had written all...

What made you want to write a novel in the first place? Oodles of pent-up inner rage, which needed an outlet. (Also, because, readers of...

Mahoosive congratulations on the publication of your second novel! What can you tell us about it? Thank you! Yes, I'm mighty chuffed that...

What made you want to write a novel in the first place? I've always wanted to be a writer and frankly getting divorced and not having...

What have you been up to since WINNING the CWIP unpublished prize 2022? Well, I found a lovely agent, Julia Silk, who is putting up with...

What made you want to write a novel in the first place? Now that’s the $64,000 dollar question. It certainly wasn’t for the prize money....

What inspired you to enter CWIP? For many years I was aiming to be a dark and tortured writer because I thought it was what the world...

When did you first hear about the CWIP Prize? I actually entered the first year of CWIP after hearing about it via Twitter. I was...

Hannah says: “My view when I write is very OTT — still got the balloons up from my toddlers birthday and just can't bring myself to take...

Kat says: I wrote basically the whole book on post it notes, so it looks a bit like a serial killer’s lair 😬 When did you first hear...

Jo’s writing partner, Ziggy, who likes to rest his head on her laptop as she writes, adding typos as she goes. When did you first hear...

Working from bed – where the magic happens. When did you first hear about the CWIP Prize? A friend from a writing group sent me the link....

Jane tells us: Mildred the sausage dog “likes to grab life by the jaws if not claws and was definitely the inspiration for Caro’s dog...

Boris the cat gets annoyed when I don’t pay him attention. Here he is stopping me from editing and typing. He is on the large size so...