Dear subscriber,

If you are going to try and make progress with your work this month we wish you luck. TLC is open throughout the summer to receive your submissions and answer any questions you might have.

> New Director at the Free Word Centre;
> Wales Book of the Year;
> TLC August Showcase;
> Free Read Scheme;
> Competitions and Offers;
> Science Fiction and Fantasy Offer;
> New Services at TLC;

New Director at the Free Word Centre

TLC is delighted to announce that the Free Word Centre, where TLC is based, has appointed a new director, Rose Fenton. If the name sounds familiar to you, it's because she was the founding member of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) and has run the organisation for over 25 years. She will start at the Free Word Centre mid-September. We wish her the best of luck and look forward to creating some excellent new literary events in collaboration with the Free Word Centre.

Wales Book of the Year

TLC Reader John Harrison has been awarded the Wales Book of the Year Award for his travel book, Cloud Road: A Journey Through the Inca Heartland. TLC congratulates John and wishes him the best of luck on future journeys. Click here to read the whole story. 

TLC is proud of our excellent team of readers. To learn more about our readers and their recent projects, see our Readers' Talent page.

TLC August Showcase

August is a quiet month, but TLC's website has a wonderful new showcase of good writing to keep you entertained. 

Bethan Roberts first came through TLC with her novel The Pools, which was published by Serpent's Tail in 2007 and went on to win a Jerwood/Arvon Young Writers’ Award.

This month's showcase is an extract from her new novel Littlemore, to be published this year by Chatto and Windus. 

Click here to read her showcase story.

Free Read Scheme

In collaboration with Arts Council England, each year TLC offers a certain number of free manuscript assessments for low income, high quality writers. The free reads are offered through regional writing organisations from around the country. Click here to find out which organisation manages your region. These organisations provide a varied literary programme, with courses, events and competitions.

TLC is partially funded by the Arts Council and we strive to be able to provide an equal opportunity for everyone writing quality work to receive feedback and support.

Competitions and Offers

Circalit and the BBC Writers' Room currently offer several interesting opportunities and competitions. 

This week is your last chance to submit your script to the The First Draft Script contest. Circalit is looking to award a wide variety of script development goodies to four different writers.

August deadlines posted on the BBC Writers' Room include a programme for young writers to develop their playwriting skills at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and the Dickens 2012 Short Film Scheme, where you can win £4,000 to fund your film project.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Offer

In response to recent requests from literary agents, TLC is offering a special summer discount of 10% off assessments for all Science Fiction and Fantasy manuscripts submitted before August 31st.  Both extracts and full length manuscripts are accepted. Click here for details about how to submit a manuscript. Keep an eye out for homepage news updates and discount offers for other genres ...

New Services at TLC

TLC will soon be expanding our services to include proofreading and copy-editing. Don't hesitate to give us a call if you would like to discuss these options with us or would like more information about what they entail.

TLC is cooking up some cutting-edge publishing events for this upcoming year, so help us spread the word by letting friends and contacts know about the TLC newsletter. 

Have a great summer. We will be in touch again by mid-September with updates about courses, events and the latest literary topics and issues for publishing.

Summer wishes!

For other up-to-date information about TLC see:-
www.literaryconsultancy.co.uk, or call us on 020 7324 2563.

All best wishes,
The Literary Consultancy