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Please enjoy this completely staged photo a friend took of me at my favourite writing spot in Edinburgh reading the complete lyrics of...

Gemma tells us her book wall has been described as 'enough to give a librarian a breakdown' and people have spent a long time trying to...

Jo’s recipe for wit is never giving up, croissants and bonking awareness…. When did you first hear about the CWIP Prize? Last year, I...

Confessions of Longlisted Unpublished author Clare Ward Smith Writing Cave ‘Comedy writing requires comedy locations’ says Clare...

Inside secrets from Unpublished Longlisted author Hannah Dolby Hannah's writing cave: ‘It’s extremely important to feel like Barbara...

'It's not the winning it's the taking people apart that counts' We hear from past unpublished winners.

Zahra Barri reveals her connection with Nora, Erica and Lady C Since time is running out before CWIP 2021 entries close (May 28th) oh...

Tierney Acott, on the 2020 CWIP Unpublished Novel Prize longlist with Nigel Helen Led here: I love the name Nigel – a great name for a...

Helen here – oooo! the excitement about writers is not only finding out what FONT Nancy might use for her everyday but where she gets her...

Helen here – groundbreaking! (For someone who used to hide their art homework and only managed a batik of a cyclamen for art ‘O’ level by...

Helen here - there’s nothing better than finding out how other people write and what biscuits they like and if they use wet wipes at...

So, when I got all grumpy five years ago, about there not being a woman’s comedy literary prize - I had no idea that my unfashionably bitter

As the Longlist is announced next week – I thought it prudent to showcase another CWIP success story, Jo Turner.

Dear witty reader I offer a CWIP inspiration in times of tapestry, baking and Netflix – I offer a CWIP success story!