In our fourth guest blog by a past finalist, Katrina Charman, who was featured in the UV2014 anthology, talks about her UV experience. Take a Chance When I sat down to write this blog post I had part of an Abba song… Read more
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Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Imogen White
In the first of a series of guest blog by past finalists, Imogen White, whose debut book The Amber Pendant launches in June, talks of her emotional Undiscovered Voices journey and her tips for writers preparing to enter UV2018. When I… Read more
The 2016 Success Story that Almost Never Happened: Patti Buff
Six out of twelve writers among the Undiscovered Voices finalist have now been signed by agents, but the latest signing is one that might have never have happened! “Most people don’t know this, but I almost entered a previous version… Read more
The Magical Voyage That Comes After Being a UV Finalist
The thing they don’t tell you about Undiscovered Voices is how it turns your writing life upside down. I’d been writing for a long time before I became a 2014 winner, and I knew the process. You write a novel…. Read more
Writing and Falling in Love with Nigel Kennedy: How UV changed one writer’s life.
UV 2014 finalist Shirley Anne McMillan blogs about how Undiscovered Voices led her to a community of writers through SCBWI! The other great thing about writing is that everyone sees it as a solitary occupation, and in some ways it… Read more
Guest Blog: Matt Ralphs – Everything to Gain, Almost Nothing to Lose
It was August 2013. I had a nearly finished manuscript, and a plan. I was aiming to submit my children’s novel, Fire Girl, to literary agents after Christmas and then cross my fingers. I was braced for the wait. The… Read more
How to Write a Winning Opening: Claire Fayers shares her tips!
A finalist in the last Undiscovered Voices, Claire Fayers now has an agent and signed contract for her novel, The Accidental Pirates: Voyage to Magical North, due to be published by Macmillan next year. She’s been blogging over over at… Read more
Undiscovered Voices 2014: The Finalists!
SCBWI British Isles is proud to announce the promising, unpublished writers and illustrators who have been selected from hundreds of submissions to be included in Undiscovered Voices 2014. SCBWI congratulates the following twelve authors whose novel extracts will be featured… Read more
Undiscovered Voices Writers and Illustrators Longlist Announced
We are pleased to announce the longlist of writers and illustrators who will be considered for the Undiscovered Voices 2014 anthology. These talented writers and illustrators were selected from more than 200 submissions from SCBWI members in Europe. Congratulations to… Read more
#UV2014 Twitter Q&A – July 25th, 1pm GMT!
The co-creators of British Isles UNDISCOVERED VOICES anthology — Sara O’Connor and Sara Grant — will host a Twitter Q&A session on Thursday 25th July. Tweet your questions after 1 pm GMT using #UV14 and follow @saramoohead and @authorsaragrant. Just… Read more