And the winner is…

Here’s another chance to enter our short story competition with thriller writer Paula Hawkins. Get your entries in by 27 October

Emma is lonely and missing her old life – could the kindness of a new neighbour help her embrace a fresh start?

Every autumn we run the Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize, with both picture book and chapter book categories. And it’s time for the submission window to open again! This autumn in the picture bo

your kids your laughs your friends your world

It’s the cosy season of sitting down with a good book. Here, authors heading for Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival this month share their writing styles

Look out for a future edition of heat edited by the bestselling author – if Katie Holloway manages to persuade him