Robert Peett of Holland House began the Novella Project in order to provide people, young and relatively unknown writers in particular, with a chance to shine that they might not otherwise have had. The novella is the perfect size to showcase one’s skill, and can be read on a long journey or in an evening. He has taken on a team of interns who, with his experienced guidance, have been and will be actively involved in every aspect of the process, from editing to marketing, AIs to launches. It is a project that has the potential to really boost all of their careers, and give them the experience they need to decide which way they might wish to go.

The first collection will be a set of five novellas, due to be published in October of this year. One of the writers completed an MA at the University of Reading, one lives in Birmingham, one in Bristol, and two in Oxford. They are all relatively new, and their books are all very different.