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?

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 👏👏👏

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?

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...

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.

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

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! 🥂🌟🎉

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

We're thrilled to reveal that our agency partner for this autumn's Ultimate Novel Writing Programme is Marjacq! 🎉

In this week's Tuesday newsletter, our very own romcom writer Laura Starkey explored the thorny question of how to make dialogue authentic. Click to read her five top tips: zurl.co/iUuU8 Want our advice to hit your inbox automatically? Sign up for free emails here! zurl.co/EzgGk

Have you ever wondered what it's really like to take a Jericho Writers course? This week, you can go behind the scenes of the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme and ask our alumni everything you want to know about how it all works! Join us here this Thursday evening: zurl.co/nmO9r

Been thinking of joining us on this autumn's Novel Writing Course or Ultimate Novel Writing Programme? You have just over a week left to get your application in, and we'd love to have you with us! Find out more and apply for your place now: zurl.co/BbbYu

In this week's Tuesday newsletter, we we were joined by indie expert @debbieyoungauthor, who shared six great reasons why all authors should consider self-publishing their work.

In last Friday's email, our founder Harry Bingham - not content with assessing Kurt Vonnegut's rules for writing - reviewed advice from American author Elmore Leonard. Visit our website for Harry's take on nine 'top tips'... zurl.co/eUHTU

Heartiest congratulations to Beena Nadeem, who has just signed a deal with Akan Books, part of HarperCollins! 🌟🎉🥂 Beena won the Jericho Writers Jessica George Bursary and is a lifetime Premium Member. She was also longlisted for the Women's Prize Discoveries Award 2025.

We're thrilled to announce that Janice Hallett will be the special guest joining us on this autumn's Path To Publication course! Janice is the best-selling author of 'The Appeal', 'The Twyford Code' and 'The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels'.

Did you know...? Typically, *one in four* of our Self-Edit Your Novel alumni go on to publishing success. Even better, if you apply before 28 August you could win a bursary place on our next course, starting 9 September. Visit our website for all the details you need! buff.ly/LlVC7Fj

✍️ Writing feeling like a chore? You're not alone. This Friday at 12pm I'm sharing my tips on OVERCOMING WRITERS' BURNOUT at @jerichowriters.bsky.social's WRITE THAT DRAFT BOOTCAMP. Burnout isn't weakness - it's a signal. Can't make it live? All bootcamp sessions are recorded & you can still sign up👇

Congratulations to Andrew Miller, tutor on our Ultimate Novel Writing Programme, whose latest work 'The Land In Winter' has just been long-listed for the 2025 Booker Prize! 🎉🥳💫 (1/3)

🚨 If you're a crime or thriller writer looking to hone your craft, don't miss our specialist tutored course, coming up this September! 🚨 You'll learn from Graham Bartlett - a best-selling crime writer *and* former police Chief Superintendent. 🔗 Visit our website to sign up now: buff.ly/Rv1MFf0

In yesterday's newsletter, our very own @laurastarkeyauthor.bsky.social shared her tips for getting your book written in eight months. Sounds like a tall order, but trust us: click through and read the blog for her advice... buff.ly/0368tHU

In last week's Friday email, Jericho Writers founder Harry Bingham tackled the tricky topic of how to reflect your book's elevator pitch in the visual materials you might prepare to promote it... jerichowriters.com/townhouse/ar...

Congratulations to all the students whose work is featured in our newly-released Anthology! 🎉🥳🥂 Did you know...? Students on our Ultimate Novel Writing Programme have their work included in an end-of-course collection that is shared with top literary agents from a diverse range of agencies. (1/2)

When you're crafting a crime or thriller story, it can be tempting to keep the pitch too high with endless action sequences - but the risk of this is exhausting (not to mention boring!) your reader... (1/2)

Massive congratulations to Hastie Salih on the upcoming publication of her second novel, 'The Cradle and the Cage'! 🥳🎉🥂 It follows Yasmine, who's spent her life piecing together fragmented stories of her homeland, Kurdistan.

This week on the Jericho Writers blog: Do you really need a writing routine? Ultimate Novel Writing Programme tutor Liz Monument explains why comparing your schedule to those of best-selling authors isn't always sensible... jerichowriters.com/is-a-writing...

✨Don't miss✨ The Ultimate Start - our online, one-day novel writing workshop, happening this Saturday from 10am! It's the perfect way to kickstart your creativity, whether you're just getting started with your novel or feeling stuck partway through: buff.ly/pinFU16

Thinking of applying for the Novel Writing Course or Ultimate Novel Writing Programme? Then ✨don't miss✨ our early enrolment offer, which ends this Sunday 6 July.

In yesterday's Tuesday newsletter, we urged readers to have a go at short story writing. Why? Firstly, because it's great fun! It's also a great route into submitting your work for competitions, getting your writing noticed and starting to build a network in publishing. (1/3)

In this week's Tuesday newsletter, we shared some sage advice from Novel Writing Course and Ultimate Novel Writing Programme tutor Lindsey Alexander. The theme? How to seek, and use, other people's feedback on your writing. (1/3)

I've updated my @jerichowriters.bsky.social' Hall of Fame. Far too many people - 103 of you! - to tag, so please find your name and share in the glory. Not bad, eh, @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social? debialper.blogspot.com/2025/06/self...

We are absolutely thrilled to share that Andrew Miller, one of the tutors on our Novel Writing Course and Ultimate Novel Writing Programme, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction! 🎉🥳✨(1/3)

This is such a brilliant piece! Vital reading for anyone keen to hone their character development skills. Thanks for contributing to the blog @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social 😀

Self-Edit Your Novel is one of our most popular tutored courses - and in a plot twist even our resident crime writers couldn't predict, *two places* have unexpectedly opened up at the last minute! Save £50 with code SAVE50. Find out more, as well as get your application in, here: buff.ly/mvcSe9d

Writing Crime & Thriller Novels is back! Join us this September for six weeks of intensive, genre-specific learning from Graham Bartlett: a former police Chief Superintendent *and* a Sunday Times best-selling crime writer! 🔗 You'll find all the details you need via the link in our bio.

One day left to apply! 👇

Biggest congratulations to Gillian Crimp (pen name Ailsa Bains) on the publication of Prince Pebbleheart, her second novel for children! 🥂🥳🎉

Wondering whether the Novel Writing Course or Ultimate Novel Writing Programme might be for you? Then why not book a £20 mentoring taster session with the tutor of your choice? jerichowriters.com/creative-wri... (1/2)

In this week's newsletter, @debialper.bsky.social offered tips from her Introduction to Self-Editing video course. She says: "The first draft of anything is crap. But a first draft is also perfect simply because it exists, and now you have something to work on..." buff.ly/TH9Gb7O

Fab memory from last year’s festival of writing hosted by @jerichowriters.bsky.social - thanks for asking me to write about the experience of winning Friday Night Live in 2024. #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #AmWriting jerichowriters.com/from-submiss...

Congratulations to Jericho Writers Editor and Mentor Neil Blackmore, whose new book, Objects of Desire, is published today by Penguin! 🎉🥳🥂 It sounds absolutely fascinating - we can't wait to dive in!

In this week's Tuesday newsletter, we tackled the 🔥hot topic🔥 of authenticity editing - aka sensitivity reading - with help from the wonderful Davina Bhanabhai. Click through to the blog for her advice! buff.ly/uZlWu7q

*One in four* of our Self-Edit Your Novel alumni go on to publishing success. Quite the boast for course leader @debialper.bsky.social! To be in with your chance of winning a bursary place (to start 17 June), apply by 5 June. Click here for all the details you need! buff.ly/42Vm6Ld

Do you know your work needs editing, but feel unsure of where to start? Join Jericho Writers founder and author Harry Bingham, as he dissects and edits members' work - LIVE!

Our very own Becca Day is sitting down to reach an eye-watering word count target today 👀 If you need a mid-NaNo boost of motivation, or a writing sprint partner, join us over on Townhouse ✍️ jerichowriters.com/townhouse/fo...

Our wonderful friend and Ultimate Novel Writing Course tutor has launched a blog. We know it'll be worth your time, bookmark it now to keep it safe and follow Rosie for good measure!

Writers, what are you best at? 👀 Maybe you're an excellent spreadsheet-wielding plotter. Or creating unbearable tension comes easily to you. Go on, be shameless. We want to hear it.

Delighted to add @aknevermore.bsky.social to our @jerichowriters.bsky.social Self-Edit Hall of Fame. debialper.blogspot.com/2016/05/self...