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Byte Shorts: 2019 Competition Winner

Congratulations to Tracey Sinclair for winning the Byte Shorts 2019 Competition with her story ‘War of Words’ (click on the link to read her winning story). She received a £50 Amazon token as her priz…

Byte Experts: Writing Business – expenses, what’s allowed and what’s not?

When it comes to tax and what you can and can’t claim as an expense, it can get confusing. In this month’s Byte Experts, HW Fisher’s Barry Kernon takes us through what counts as an allowable expense….

Report: Picture This: How Can You Write and Adapt for Screen?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Keith James. Many authors dream of seeing their work on the big screen, but what is the actual day-to- day reality of adapting for film, television and web? Chaired b…

Unmastered by Katherine Angel

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends Unmastered: A Book On Desire, Most Difficult to Tell by Katherine Angel I loved this book. At first, I was taken aback by all the space; there is an aph…

Reclaim The Frame: More Films by Women, All Welcome

Mia Bays, Editor at Large for Reclaim The Frame, is speaking at Byte The Book’s Picture This: How Can We Write and Adapt For Screen? on 23rd September. So we asked for some more information on the Rec…

New Media Writing Awards 2019 – Submissions by 22nd November 2019

Our friends at the New Media Writing Awards are celebrating 10 years of the prize and this year have five awards, Please do read on for more information. TEN YEARS of Innovative, Interactive, Immersiv…

Luxurious writing retreats and residential courses from The Novelry

Described as ’One of the world’s top ten creative writing holidays’ by The Daily Telegraph, we were delighted to hear about two new courses just announced from our company members. The Novelry. The Br…

Byte Experts: So You Want to Be a Ghostwriter by Hannah Renier

Ahead of her 7th October, Byte Breakfast Bookbusting: How Do you Find or Become a Ghostwriter? Hannah Renier, gives us the lowdown on becoming a Ghostwriter. So You Want to Be a Ghostwriter? Then let’…

White by Marie Darrieussecq

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends White by Marie Darrieussecq Edmeé and Pete have never met. They come from separate parts of the globe, but White follows their individual journeys to An…

Over the Sand Dunes by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone (Winner of July Byte Shorts Showcase)

It was a hot day in Egypt. The dry heat left every fold of skin sticky with sweat. My body was heavy, my abdomen swollen with blood. It was my time of the month and I could taste the iron in my saliva…

Byte Experts: Match Dot Com – Finding The Right Digital Partner by Andy Smart

In this month’s Byte Experts Softwire’s’ Andy Smart, gives us his six steps to choosing the right partner for your development project. Andy has worked in technology since 1996 and joined Softwire in…

Report: The Way Forward: What Does The Future of Culture and Storytelling Look Like?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds Returning to the Groucho Club for its June event, sponsored by Frankfurter Buchmesse, Byte The Book asked the question: “What Does The Future of Cultur…

Full footage of April 2019 Byte The Book at the H Club: What’s the Story: How Do You Market Authors and Their Books?

Ever wondered what our events are like? Want to catch up on what was said. Take a look on You Tube for a full filming of our April 2019 event at the H Club here.

Job of the Month – Editorial Assistant at Pebble Magazine

Introducing a new section to our newsletter: Job of the Month. This month we’re highlighting the Editorial Assistant role at pebble magazine. If you’re interested in sharing job opportunities with our…

Byte The Book Collaborates with Retreat West, My Ly and Lucy Writers in their First Ever Flash Fiction Competition

We were very excited to offer a free year membership to the winner of Lucy Writers first ever Flash Fiction Competition in collaboration with Retreat West, and with sponsorship by Byte The Book membe…

A Very British Rebellion – Emily Slade (Winner of May Byte Shorts Showcase)

When we sat down to watch Britain’s Got Talent, babbling laughter and beat-thump rock tunes came pumping through the wall. ‘Go easy, Ben,’ Mum smiled. ‘Admit it, his taste in music’s not half bad for…

Report: What’s Your Story? How Do You Market Authors and their Books?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds In an increasingly crowded marketplace, authors are constantly searching for the most effective ways to market their books. For its April event, Byte t…

Byte Experts: The Art of the Book Proposal by Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney

Writer friends and Byte the Book members Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney are the authors of A Secret Sisterhood: The hidden friendships of Austen, Brontë, Eliot and Woolf published by Aurum P…

Byte Experts: Make Content King, by Simon Appleby

Simon Appleby runs Bookswarm, a digital agency dedicated to the world of books. Bookswarm specialises in creating wonderful websites for book publishers, authors, agents, bookshops and others in the w…

“Plaza de Armas” by Rachel Mann (Winner of February Byte Shorts Showcase)

You don’t know what it’s like to be alone until the day when your boyfriend, angry as a wasp, leaves you in the crowded plaza in the middle of Cuzco. You sit there, hugging your backpack and kicking y…

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