The ‘Masterminds’ name was actually suggested years ago by Christopher, who produces Prepublished. It’s a term commonly used for groups that get together to learn and share knowledge on a specialist subject. In this case: writing YA fiction. The group meets once a week or once a fortnight (online during lockdown) to workshop a couple of pieces and to be each other’s encouragement, writing conscience and inspiration. As you’ll hear, this was more necessary than ever at the time we spoke.

Thanks as always to Christopher Pett for production and editing.

Links: 

City Lit: https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Arvon: https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/

British Library: https://www.bl.uk/

David Higham: https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/

Undiscovered Voices competition, run by SCBWI: https://www.undiscoveredvoices.com/

City Uni Novel Studio: https://www.city.ac.uk/study/courses/short-courses/courses/the-novel-studio/

Faber FAB Prize: https://www.fabprize.org/

Spread the Word: : https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/london-writers-awards/