Breakthrough Writers' Programme

Finance and tax advice for writers

HW Fisher is a top accountancy practice with unparalleled experience advising professionals in the media and entertainment industries. For over 50 years, they have supported authors at different stages of their careers with all their tax needs.

Finance and tax advice for writers

16th Oct 2023

Gillian McAllister: ‘I think most good twists work on clean assumptions the readers make’

3rd Aug 2023

Shi Naseer: ‘I am determined to connect people everywhere by telling readable stories that are rooted in cultural nuances’

25th Jul 2023

Ally Zetterberg: 'Characters are what makes the story – don’t rush them'

27th Sep 2022

Stacey Thomas: 'Keep going even when you realise that the draft you’ve spent months or years writing isn’t the one'

6th Sep 2022

Tom Newlands: 'A sense of place is really crucial. I wanted to write a story about the kind of small post-industrial towns and villages I knew growing up.'

24th Mar 2022

Meet Theresa Tully, winner of the Breakthrough YA & Children's Fiction Scholarship

8th Mar 2022

Meet Seema Clear, winner of the Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship

1st Mar 2022

Meet Sophie Bentinck, winner of the Breakthrough Scholarship for Memoir Writers

2nd Dec 2021

Meet our latest group of talented Breakthrough mentees

11th Nov 2021

Meet Sashawne Smith, our HW Fisher novel-writing scholar