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Novel London

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  • NLLF 2022
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  • FIRST PLACE

    Melissa Addey

     

    SECOND PLACE

    Sarah Kovandzich

     

    THIRD PLACE

    Adam Stevenson

     

    The first Novel London Literary Festival took place in the iconic bookshop - Foyles on Charing Cross Road on Saturday 17th August 2019.

     

    The day focused on self and digital publishing, editing and formatting; and showcased 15 emerging and established novelists. The day culminated with a prize ceremony celebrating the winners of Novel London’s first ever competition, launched in June.

    Novel London Literary Festival 2019

  • Novel London Festival Lineup

    Technology & Creativity Today

    Author Rohan Quine lead a panel discussing the possible futures of storytelling through new technologies.

    Featuring:

    Adam Stevenson

    Kim Sheldon

    Structural Editing

    Do you need help editing your novel? Novelist Dan Holloway discusses the key elements of the editing process opening up on his own approach to new manuscripts.

     

    Holloway will also lead a ‘live edit’ session of one of this year's Novel London competition entries.

     

    Featuring Laure Vans Rensburg

    After The Edit

    What do you do after you have finished writing and editing your book?

     

    Safeena Chaudhry, novelist and organiser of Novel London, will be taking you through a session on how to format your novel to get it ready for publication.

     

    Featuring: Danielle Cahill

    Novel London Readings

    Featuring:

    Melissa Addey

    Tara Arkle

    Christopher Bowden

    David John Griffins

    Sarah Kovandzich

    Serena B Robins

     

    The evening culminated in the prize giving ceremony.

  • Vellum 180

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    Vellum, first released in 2013, has been used to create thousands of beautiful ebooks.


    Author and publishing expert Joanna Penn has called Vellum “basically the best tool for the ebook formatting job.”

     

    Vellum 2.0, available June 1, 2017, gives authors a whole new set of publishing options by adding formatting for paperback and hardcover books. With just a few clicks, an author can create a print interior file that’s ready to submit to print-on-demand providers such as KDP(R) and IngramSpark(R).

     

    Find out more: https://180g.co

  • The Venue - Foyles Bookshop

    An iconic event venue in London's West End

    107 Charing Cross Road,

    London,

    WC2H 0DT

  • Novel London 2019 - Readings

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  • Festival Lineup - Competition Entrants.

    As part of the first Novel London Literary Festival Competition, shortlisted and long listed entrants were invited to be a part of the panel, read out their work and partake in discussions.

     

     

     

    Melissa Addey

    The Cold Palace

     

     

     

     

     

    Tara Arkle

    Radio Honey

     

     

     

    Christopher Bowden

    The Amber Maze

     

     

     

     

     

    Danielle Cahill

    A Lenten Rose

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    David John Griffin

    Turquoise Traveller

     
     
     
    Sarah Kovandzich

    Marshal Tito Street

     

     

     

    Serena B Robins

    Zafyra

     

     

     

    Laure Van Rensburg

    The Lies Beneath

     

     

     

    Kim Sheldon

    Hidden Legacy

     

     

     

    Adam Stevenson

    The Death of The Dream Pedlar

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    2019

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  • Rohan Quine

    Writer

    Dan Holloway

    Writer and Editor

    Safeena Chaudhry

    Writer and Photographer

    Vellum 180

    Norma Cohen

    Writer, Actor and Performance Coach

  • The Lineup

    Technology & Creativity Today

    12.00 - 13.00

    Author Rohan Quine leads a panel discussing the possible futures of storytelling through new technologies.

     

    Featuring:

    Adam Stevenson

    Kim Sheldon

     

     

     

    Structural Editing 13.30 - 15.00

    Do you need help editing your novel? Novelist Dan Holloway discusses the key elements of the editing process opening up on his own approach to new manuscripts.

     

    Holloway will also lead a ‘live edit’ session of one of this year's Novel London competition entries.

     

    Featuring Laure Vans Rensburg

    After The Edit

    16.30 - 17.00

    What do you do after you have finished writing and editing your book?

     

    Safeena Chaudhry, novelist and organiser of Novel London, will be taking you through a session on how to format your novel to get it ready for publication.

     

    Featuring: Danielle Cahill

    Novel London Readings

    17.30- 19.00

    Join us as we celebrate the work of the competition entrants in an evening of readings.

     

    Featuring:

    Melissa Addey

    Tara Arkle

    Christopher Bowden

    David John Griffins

    Sarah Kovandzich

    Serena B Robins

     

    The evening will culminate in the prize giving ceremony.

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