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Happy birthday to Noble Beasts by Lucy Waverley one of our 2023 shortlisted writers! This is such a great story! And happy paperback birthday to Jo Morey for The Night Lagoon - our 2023 highly commended writer!

We have a couple of places left on our June retreat. 21 hours live teaching, a critique of your submission package and a 1-1 . A private chef and a wonderful group of like minded people in The Cotswolds. 12-15th June 2026

We are all about giving as much value as we can #cheshirenovelprize2026

We can’t wait to read your work!

We are open to entries until 1st July 2026! Every entry gets feedback

We love memoirs. Our favourites have to be “This is not a Pity Memoir’ by Abi Morgan or ‘Notes To Self’ by Emilie Pine- what’s yours?

We are doing most of our things over on Instagram- come join us!

About me … #CheshireNovelPrize.com

Today's lesson from @saranaidinecox.bsky.social is that flash fiction on a theme* is HARD! And knowing its limitations, sharing it is even harder! *You take a spontaneous train trip on the bank holiday and meet someone who changes your life.

We are so excited to announce our 2026 judging panel

Exciting! This is such a great competition, the feedback is so helpful. Looking forward to submitting my current WIP 🤞🤞😍📚

We are mixing things up this year! @cheshirenovelprize

Congratulations @louiseweebe.bsky.social

This prize has only been open 4 years!! We are so lucky to have so many brilliantly talented writers who enter and judges with real commercial acumen! These are only our success stories for our shortlisted writers! Next week we will showcase our longlist success! #CNP2026

We are celebrating success stories this week! Yesterday we posted our 2023 shortlist - today our 2024 shortlist - we have the highest % of listed writers to agent to publication of any worldwide prize! We are open for entries until 1st July 2026 #cheshirenovelprize.com

We are celebrating success stories this week #cheshirenovelprize2023shortlist we have rte highest %of any worldwide prize for listed writers to agents to publication

Received feedback from Cheshire Novel Prize @saranaidinecox.bsky.social and so incredibly detailed and helpful. I was really surprised by how much effort was put into it - 3 pages! Incredibly helpful to have such good feedback on opening & synopsis as I begin re-drafting. Recommend entering

We have the highest % of any worldwide prize from listed writers to being agented - this year it could be you. We are open for entries until 1st July. Cheshirenovelprize.com

Only 2.5 days to register for our spring reset workshops. cheshirenovelprize.com/spring-reset...

Only a few days left to book! cheshirenovelprize.com/spring-reset...

Reset your writing this spring! Is your novel draft almost there… but not quite? The Cheshire Novel Prize Spring Reset Workshops are open 🌸3 live Zoom sessions with Sara Naidine Cox Structure. Voice. Dialogue. Show vs Tell. cheshirenovelprize.com/spring-reset-w…

Happy Christmas everyone. We hope you have a wonderful time . See you all in 2026. Thank you to everyone who has supported our prize, podcasts and retreats! It means so much 💛

Don’t forget to download our latest episode of #TheTorturedWritersPodcast Tomorrow for a brilliant insight into editing and writing!

This week we have an amazing episode of #TheTorturedWritersPodcast with editor and writer Phoebe Morgan - don’t forget to download episode 6 where we you get your podcasts - out tomorrow

Want to know when to submit your novel to agents and listen to a success story over adversity from writer @LauraPAuthor Well our next episode of #TheTorturedWritersPodcast is available now wherever you get your podcasts and it’s a great one this week! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Come John us this Friday with author Laura Pearson for another great episode of the tortured writers podcast!

Ready for another #TheTorturedWriersPodcast with the super talented writer @LauraPAuthor about writing and breast cancer and her new book. Plus Laura will be telling us why changing agents for various reasons isn’t necessarily a bad thing! .

Our latest podcast has landed and this week it’s all about resilience over rejection. We have a great success story too. Don’t miss this brilliant episode with writer Louise Beech. Plus this week we have another brilliant book rec from @bexbookaholic.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Do listen to this week’s episode of #TheTorturedWritersPodcast with @LouiseWriter who had over 1000 rejections before being traditionally published. This is an amazing episode! Out this Friday wherever you get your podcasts!

Don’t be fazed by rejections! Join us this Friday in #TheTorturedWritersPodcast for another great episode all about rejection!

Out new podcast has arrived! www.instagram.com/p/DRT5oytjNJ...

Joining me this week on Friday on #TheTorturedWritersPodcast is AP Beswick, who reveals exactly how he exploded on TikTok and Instagram, built a fanbase, ditched his day job with five-figure monthly royalties, and why he’ll never look back at traditional publishing

#TheTorturedWritersPodcast don’t forget to auto download episode 2 of #TTWP this Friday 14th November wherever you get your podcasts. You don’t want to miss the amazing @sophiehannahCB1 chatting about procrastination, her new book and her amazing career!

Just listened to Episode 1. Lovely host and a great interview with Will Dean. Looking forward to E2.

We are kicking off for episode two of #TheTorturedWritersPodcast next Friday with the amazing @sophiehannahCB1 when we will be talking about her amazing career plus getting some top tips on procrastination - please auto download now & follow us wherever you get your podcasts 🙏

It’s landed wherever you get your podcasts #TheTorturedWritersPodcast

#TorturedWritersPodcast Episode 1 with @willrdean What if the key to great writing isn’t avoiding the pain, but leaning into procrastination and the silence that fuels it? In this debut episode of The Tortured Writers Podcast, @willrdean talks about exactly this. Available friday

You can find the full list of our shortlisted and long-listed writers for our 2025 competition here! Congratulations to all of these wonderful writers! cheshirenovelprize.com/writing-tips...

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Exciting!

Our first episode with @willrdean Coming next Friday 8th November wherever you get your podcasts!

Don’t forget to tune in on 8th November 2025 to episode 1 #TheTorturedWritersPodcast please share for your chance to win a pre order of @willrdean new book #Adrift out February 2026

We are so thrilled to be launching #TheTorturedWritersPodcast on 8th November 2025 and who better to kick us off than the amazing @willrdean

Coming soon - episode 1 of The Tortured Writers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts on 8th November 2025! Tag a friend and follow us to win a pre-order of @willrdean new book #Adrift out February 2026. #TheTorturedWritersPodcast #writers #writingpodcast #WritingCommun

Happy #worldbookshopday to all the amazing booksellers who do so much to help writers and readers. We see you and we thank you! 🤩

Put Fridays in your diaries from 31st October 2025. Our podcasts will drop Fridays at 0001. Yes these are weekly! We have 6 episodes to start + a bonus ep in December -more news soon but follow us on the place beginning with S and rhyming with clack!! #TheTorturedwritersPodcast