Indie Novella

24/01/2025

Our newly published author spoke to about her new YA sci-fi book, taking inspiration from the findings of her PhD and writing streams of consciousness into fiction!

Read the full article on the Writers & Artists website now and get your copy of WRECKED via our website shop (link in bio) now!

19/01/2025

The Alternative Book Fair is back! 5th March to 8th March. The Indie Press Fair featuring over 30 publishers. Camilla Grudova, Santanu Bhattacharya, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Gary Budden (Influx Press). Visit us for details and the full line up: www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk

19/01/2025

The Alternative Book Fair is back! 5th March to 8th March. The Indie Press Fair featuring over 30 publishers. Camilla Grudova, Santanu Bhattacharya, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Gary Budden (Influx Press). Visit us for details and the full line up: www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk

19/01/2025

10/01/2025

Our author shares her advice and top tips on world-building in the afterlife for 🖋️

Read the full article on their website now!

20/12/2024

“All families have secrets. Don’t they?” Guess who’s in the 📰 It’s Martin Raymond talking about his new book ‘Lotte’!

Read the full piece here: https://www.bigissue.com/culture/books/martin-raymond-family-secret-lotte/

20/12/2024

Discover how the multi-layered novel Teardrop by
weaves a tale of folklore, crime, and post-colonial struggles in this interview by
📚

Read it here: https://www.thepublishingpost.com/post/history-folklore-and-the-teardrop-island-an-interview-with-sue-amos

29/11/2024

Our authors (Teardrop) & Martin Raymond (Lotte) are going to be in conversation on Thursday 23rd Jan to discuss their new novels, their personal approaches to historical fiction and why they choose to tell stories!

Get your tickets via the website now 🎟️

19/11/2024

Thank you for all the support! We’ve been benefiting from National Lottery and Arts Council for three wonderful years supporting talented writers from all walks of life

15/11/2024

Prize-winning novelist has shared her top tips for writing historical fiction in this new advice article for

Sue delves into her own creative process, and discusses why it’s so important to embrace the edit!

Read it on their website here: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/advice/interview-sue-amos

11/11/2024

Thank you so much to genealogical mystery crime writer

for reviewing our latest title ‘Lotte’ by Martin Raymond

in his newsletter and saying some very lovely things!

13/10/2024

Martin’s signings in Waterstones and Toppings St Andrews!

13/10/2024

From the Topping & Company Booksellers Newsletter! Congratulations Martin!

09/10/2024

The Asian Review of Books had some lovely things to say about Sue Amos’s novel ‘Teardrop’ in their recent review 🦎

Get your copy from our website or in bookshops now!

25/09/2024

“The past can ambush you. Out of nowhere.” Martin Raymond author of our upcoming title ‘Lotte’ talks about discovering his grandmother’s story, and turning it into a book in The Herald, Scotland 🗞️

Check it out here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24589663.family-myths-notes-asylum-collide-moving-debut/

23/07/2024

https://www.indienovella.co.uk/aspiring-editors-2024
Finding your first role in publishing is notoriously difficult, especially for underrepresented graduates and graduates from lower income families. Many found that gaining work experience was still a key barrier and even the rise of paid internships had made the requirement for work experience a perquisite to partake in such schemes. For those living outside London and from an underrepresented background, gaining access to work experience is incredibly challenging.

Therefore Indie Novella developed a remote based programme where we will provide experience and learning opportunities to 10 to 16 aspiring editors over 12 months to give them exposure and practical insight into publishing. We will organise 12 monthly talks with people in publishing, from agents to editors to publishers, plus we will invite participants to shadow Indie Novella editors on their work and set exercises which will build their skills, all over Zoom.

The programme is part of the Diversity in Publishing Partnership and offers individuals who are unable to access publishing opportunities the chance to receive monthly training from industry experts on how to develop their editorial skills and take manuscripts through the editorial and publishing process. Participants will gain the practical experience of working on live manuscripts and reviewing submissions. The Programme will run from August 2024 to July 2025, and has the flexibility to be managed outside a candidate’s full time job. The Programme is targeted at those who have obtained a degree in English Literature, Creative Writing or Publishing and are unable to find opportunities in publishing, or those actively seeking a role as an editor/publisher. The year long programme, with monthly training sessions outside standard office hours, is to provide practical experience of working with a publisher that will fit around another day job.

Trainings will be via Zoom and take place twice a month on Tuesday evenings after 6pm. Sessions will be with experienced editors and industry professionals who will share their insights and experience from publishing. You will also be invited to share your thoughts on our latest submissions and take on manuscripts to put into practice learning from the Programme.

Time Commitment: Two evenings per month but with flexibility if not all sessions can be made. Participants should also be prepared to dedicate time outside sessions for reading submissions and manuscripts.

By the end of the programme we hope participants will have a solid grasp of best practice in the editorial and publishing process and will be able to take forward that knowledge into a publishing career.

To apply please send us your CV and short cover letter telling us a bit more about yourself and why you are interested in the Programme to [email protected] by 5th August 2024. The cover letter should include answers to the following questions:

1) What draws you to the programme and why you feel it is the right fit for you?

2) What about editing/publishing interests you and what challenges have you found entering the industry?

3) What steps have you already taken to become an editor?

Indie Novella Aspiring Editors Programme

17/03/2024

The perfect day - 4 events - 350 people - plus the actual fair - The Debut Authors Panel

15/03/2024

A wonderful evening with Chloe Ashby, Kate Maxwell and Rose Diell hosted by Emily Rhodes discussing their books, motherhood and womanhood to a packed audience for the Alternative Book Fair.