Macmillan New Writing
Encyclopedia
Macmillan New Writing is an imprint of the British
publishing company Pan Macmillan. Designed to attract previously unpublished authors, it offers aspiring novel
ists 20% of royalties from the sale of their book but no advance
on signing. Books Macmillan New Writing has published have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction
, the CWA New Blood Dagger
, the Edgar Award
for best paperback original, the Romantic Novelists' Association
's romantic novel of the year, and the Wales Book of the Year
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
publishing company Pan Macmillan. Designed to attract previously unpublished authors, it offers aspiring novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ists 20% of royalties from the sale of their book but no advance
Advance payment
An advance payment, or simply an advance, is the part of a contractually due sum that is paid in advance for goods or services, while the balance included in the invoice will only follow the delivery. It is called a prepaid expense in accrual accounting.-See also:*Advance against royalties*Pay or...
on signing. Books Macmillan New Writing has published have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction
Orange Prize for Fiction
The Orange Prize for Fiction is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes, annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English, and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year...
, the CWA New Blood Dagger
CWA New Blood Dagger
The CWA New Blood Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association for first books by previously unpublished writers. It is given in memory of CWA founder John Creasey and was previously known as The John Creasey Memorial Award. The award is voted on by past winners and...
, the Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
for best paperback original, the Romantic Novelists' Association
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...
's romantic novel of the year, and the Wales Book of the Year
Wales Book of the Year
The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors...
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A Partial List of Authors
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- L C TylerL C TylerL C Tyler is a British writer of comic crime fiction. His Elsie and Ethelred mysteries feature Ethelred Tressider, a crime writer, and Elsie Thirkettle, his literary agent.- Biography :...
- Doug WorgulDoug WorgulDoug Worgul is an American writer and editor based in Kansas City.Worgul was raised mostly in Lansing, Michigan, the oldest of three siblings. He graduated from J.W. Sexton High School in 1971. He attended Gordon College from 1971-1972. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1976 with...