Comparative titles: the ultimate cheat code for getting your book noticed. Ella Berthoud, bibliotherapist and co-author of 'The Novel Cure,' is here to prescribe the perfect matches for your readers. Special Offer: 30% OFF Premium Membership throughout November: zurl.co/oHw7Q

Harry Bigham shares why every great book needs a sense of purpose. It’s what gives your story weight, depth, and meaning beyond the plot. If you want your writing to really resonate with readers, discovering your story’s purpose is the place to start: zurl.co/dr1Nx

For a limited time, get 30% off Premium Membership and exclusive savings on our expert-led writing courses. Take the step, finish your book, get noticed, and finally feel like the writer you’ve always wanted to be. Join now:zurl.co/4U2Wg

Last year, we had over 1,000 writers throw their stories into the ring, and wow some of those first 500 words were unforgettable. But don’t just take it from us. Let’s hear from some of last year’s finalists. Read the blog online. Deadline: Enter by midnight, GMT 30 November 2025 zurl.co/4e1Bv

We’re delighted to share that Zoë has been placed in the Top 100 of the Cheshire Novel Prize, out of more than 1,500 entries! Earlier this year, Zoë completed the Path to Publication course. Want to feel this confident submitting your own work? 30% OFF Premium Membership throughout November!

🏃Run, don't walk...🏃 We're offering one lucky author the chance to win a bursary place on the next Self-Edit Your Novel course, which starts on 6 January 2026.

We'd like to say a very big thank you to Janice Hallett - the guest author on our current Path To Publication course, who delivered a fantastic guest tutorial for our students last night! We think the happy faces in this screen shot speak for themselves 😊

Geoff's short stories have now been published in eight different fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and mystery anthologies! We can’t wait to see what imaginative worlds he brings to life next. Special Offer: 30% OFF Premium Membership throughout November! Don’t miss your chance to grow, learn and shine.

A huge thank you to our brilliant sponsors for supporting this year’s First 500 Novel Competition. We’re genuinely grateful, your backing helps us champion writers and create opportunities like this. Swipe through to meet the sponsors who make it possible➡️Entries are still open!

Harry Bingham shares his insights on writing realistic fiction and why research matters. He breaks down how the right technical details, carefully chosen nouns, and real-world facts can make your story feel authentic, immersive, and believable....without overwhelming the reader.

Writers, we want to read your work! This is your chance to share your WIP with our team and fellow writers for feedback. We’ll be critiquing the first 400 words from 5 Premium Members’ submissions. To get on the list, register for the event and submit your piece. Deadline: tomorrow, 19 November.

Congratulations to the wonderful @itsemmacooper on the publication of her latest novel, The Truth About You and Me! 👏🌟🎉 It tells the story of Maggie and Jack, who meet during the late night screening of a movie and start to fall in love...

Heidi's first book 'The Other Boy' was published with Tule Publishing in June. She has now signed a 3-book deal for her current series and already has another series in the pipeline! Want to become a Premium Member and follow in Heidi's footsteps? Take advantage of 30% off, November only!

Hooray! Rachel Davidson is back with another update on her progress with the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme. In this vlog, she explores the relationship between a book's beginning and its end - and explains why finishing a novel satisfactorily might mean looking back, as well as forward...

Congratulations! Jo has self-published four children’s picture books and a colouring book. Jo says: "The courses and lectures on Jericho Writers are excellent and constantly expand my knowledge and skill as an author." Want to become a Premium Member? Join today:zurl.co/Th1sX

Like our posts? Then why not consider Premium Membership! Get weekly live events, video courses and masterclasses, plus join a community of thousands of fellow authors 💪 Right now, we're offering a fantastic 30% off Premium Membership. There'll never be a better time to join us! zurl.co/HsEYB

Thinking about entering the First 500 Novel Competition? Last year’s winner Stephanie Torrance shares how entering changed everything for her from confidence boosts to free Jericho Writers membership, agent feedback, and even a finished draft. Entries are open now: zurl.co/b1k8d

If you want to strengthen your muscles, you go to the gym. If you want to strengthen your manuscript, we recommend the best-selling Self-Edit Your Novel course - no spandex required!

Harry Bingham shares what car rides with his kids taught him about writing: imagination is easy, but making it real, fresh, and coherent? That’s the hard part. The lesson for writers: don’t just dream, discipline your ideas and make them sing. zurl.co/XDPTb

Our flagship First 500 Novel Competition is open! 🖋️ Whether you write fiction, memoir, or creative non-fiction, we want openings that hook us from the very first line. Could your opening 500 words be the start of your dream writing career? Let’s find out… 👉 Enter now: zurl.co/miOF8

Path To Publication is ✨the definitive course✨ on traditional publishing. It's designed to help you refine your story, synopsis and submission package so you stand the very best chance of finding an agent, a publisher and readers!

Did you know...? Our best-selling Self-Edit Your Novel course now boasts ✨more than 100✨ published authors among its alumni! Quite the achievement for course leaders Debi Alper and Emma Darwin.

Enter the First 500 Novel Competition! Kickstart your writing journey with the first 500 words of your novel and you could win prizes worth over £8,000! 🏆✨ 🎫Free entry for Premium Members or £10 to non-members. zurl.co/IuyOs

Attention all writers of crime and thriller novels! Our best-selling, genre-specific writing course - led by prize-winning author and ex-police Chief Superintendent Graham Bartlett - is coming back for 2026!

✍️ Your 30-Day Novel Writing Game Plan with Becca Day 🗓️ Today 3 November | 19:00 GMT Join bestselling author Becca Day for a practical and inspiring session that will help you: ✅ Kickstart your novel this November ✅ Create a clear 30-day writing plan ✅ Beat procrastination and build momentum

Don’t just dream about your writing, make it happen with Premium Membership! 📚 Access a library of self-paced video courses 🎥 Join live online events every month ⏱️ Watch 280+ hours of masterclasses ✍️ Get your query letter reviewed by our experts 🤝 Connect with your dream agent via AgentMatch

👀 Something exciting is just around the corner… Our most loved writing competition is making a comeback! ✨ Stay tuned... #WritingCompetition #WritersContest #CreativeWritingChallenge #StoryContest #NovelCompetition

Ever wondered what happens on the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme? Well, aside from a lot of thinking, learning, plotting and drafting, there's ✨FUN✨!

Keep your eyes peeled ✨ Our flagship writing competition is returning very soon! And trust us, you’ll want to be a Premium Member for this one 👀 Let’s just say… they get a special perk 😉 But don’t worry, everyone can still join the fun too! More info coming soon.

Loved being a part of @jerichowriters.bsky.social !! It’s helped me grow so much as a writer 🙌🏽 Sharing my story as part of their competition 😊 #jerichowriters #writer #writingcommunity #queryingauthors #booktok #WritingCommunity

New to Jericho Writers? Or have you been following us for a while, waiting for the right time to join us as a Premium Member? Either way, you ✨won't✨ want to miss what's coming next week... ⬛5️⃣ Have you got any idea what's cooking? Comment below with your theories... ⬇️

Congratulations to @sbnolen.com , whose first short story, Fire Season, was recently published in Stone's Throw magazine ✨🌟🎉

Heartiest congratulations to Beth Williams on the successful publication of her novel, Modern Magic! 🎉✨👏 Beth says: "I used Jericho’s developmental editing service last year for the first draft of my debut fantasy novel, Modern Magic.

In yesterday's Tuesday newsletter, literary agent and editor Megan Carroll offered valuable insight on how to process feedback on your writing. Read, digest and bookmark this five step guide to making the experience as positive and productive as possible... zurl.co/Rnizw

Congratulations to G.J. Jilia, whose debut novel Toad Rock is receiving rave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads! 😄🌟🎉

We're well into Build You Book Month now, so - if you've been following along - perhaps you're feeling super confident about the state of your plot plan 💅🎉

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