Breakthrough Writers' Programme

Lucy Rose: 'Be vulnerable and write honestly about the things that scare you'

Lucy Rose was awarded a place on our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for LGBTQIA+ Writers in 2022. We caught up to discuss the release of her debut novel, The Lamb – out now from W&N.

Lucy Rose: 'Be vulnerable and write honestly about the things that scare you'

14th Mar 2024

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