UCL Publishers' Prize: Libraries

We got in touch with Federico Andornino, one of the judges of the "light submissions", he conversed with us and shared some bits that all of you will certainly find insightful. Federico, tell us a bit about yourself. What is your background? What do you do? I am a commissioning editor for fiction at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of Orion. Before that I was an editor at Two Roads, an imprint of Hodder. Over the past five years I have published a number of projects, includi

Dark team here. If the prompts last week were too bright, happy, or sappy for you, here’s some “DARK” ideas to get you thinking… The dark as a place to hide from the world. Darkness as malleable: “There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful.” “There is the darkness of lovers and the darkness of assassins. It becomes what the bearer wishes it to be, needs it to be. It is not wholly bad or good.” - Sarah J. Maas. Goodbyes and en

Thinking about submitting to the Publishers’ Prize 2018? We can’t wait to read your pieces! Here are some writing prompts for the “LIGHT” side to get you thinking outside of the box and get your creative juices flowing... Is light always illuminating? Shine light on something to see it as it really is. Love. From romantic love to platonic love - new love, old love and unexpected love. Love lost and love rekindled. Photo by Alex Martinez on Unsplash It’s holiday season and Chr