An opportunity to develop your manuscript under the guidance of an experienced novelist working in the same genre.This is the only programme in the UK that deals with the complete manuscript (not just extracts.)

Adventures in Fiction offers five placements a year to first-time novelists of commercial and literary fiction, including one for crime, one for fantasy and one for fiction for children and young people (9+ and YA). The placements take the form of an apprenticeships with a professional writer working in the same genre. The five apprentices are selected from open competition.

The original boot camp for writers, the scheme has a high success rate - with over eight publications in eight years and many writers placed with literary agents. 

Apprenticeships in Fiction aims to encourage diversity, excellence and originality. 

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