• Fiction Writer’s Network Autumn 2026 Showcase

    Fiction Writer’s Network Autumn 2026 Showcase

    The FiN autumn showcase will take place on Tuesday 17th November at 7pm in the Arts Centre at Edge Hill University. Exploring what it means to be a writer, how and when we write, inspiration and practice, the showcase will feature alumni such as Julia Clayton, John Rutter and Carys Bray, alongside creative writing staff…

  • More member successes and publications

    New member Joanne Reardon is one of the ten prize winners for the Blue Pencil Literary Agency Pitch Prize with her new novel Mr H’s Angel so do keep an eye out here for more news on that! You can find out more about the prize here: Pitch Prize Winners 2025 | Blue Pencil Agency…

  • Fiction Writer’s Network Updates

    There has been a lot happening in FiN over the past few months. Alongside the book launch of AJ Ashworth’s marvellous collection, Maybe The Birds, we have had two new members join the network. Dr Joanne Reardon, novelist and academic at The Open University (About Jo – Jo Reardon), and Dr Naomi Kruger, short story…

  • The New Academic Year for FiN

    As we look forward to the new first years starting induction week on Monday 29th September, we also look forward to an exciting year for the Fiction Writer’s Network. We have a new member starting, Dr Joanne Reardon, who we are very much looking forward to welcoming, and we have our first event of the…