Fancy Being a Judge?

Just a very short post about this year's Costa Book Awards.  Although this isn't necessarily something many of you may be interested in doing, you may know someone who would. Of course, as with anything, check all T & Cs but make it quick - closing date is 31st October 2008!

If you fancy having the chance of picking a winner and having a say in which book is named Costa Book of the Year, "...all you need to do is submit a book review and give a good reason why you'd make a good judge.  If you win, you'll attend the gala presentation awards ceremony in January 2009 and brush shoulders with giants of the literary world."

Full details HERE.

Good luck and if you win, mine's a double macchiato.  Ciao. :0x

Mentoring Programme

I have just received an email from Adrian Mead with information on the Scottish Book Trust Mentoring Programme (closing date 8th September).  This is something I was reading last week whilst in Edinburgh at the Festival and it sounds like a good deal to me if you have a great project but need a helping hand to push it forward - and live & work in Scotland.

Here are all the details as per Adrian's email...

The Scottish Book Trust Mentoring Programme

Scottish Book Trust is currently open for applications for our hugely successful mentoring programme.  The mentoring programme is aimed at established and emergent writers, playwrights, screenwriters and illustrators who have a specific project on which they'd like some dedicated support.

Past mentors have included Bernard MacLaverty, Alan Bissett, Tom Leonard, Professor Douglas Gifford, Kathryn Ross of literary agents Fraser Ross Associates, David Ian Neville of BBC Radio Scotland, established screenwriter Adrian Mead, Philip Howard (former Artistic Director of Traverse Theatre) and many more. 

The deadline for applications is Monday 8th September.

For more information and application guidelines please click here.

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/node/3759