December 2024: news for emerging authors

Dear writers and emerging multi-hyphenates,

Happy New Year! 2024 was a time, wasn’t it? I think the general consensus is that it was fair to middlin’ – but especially tough for those of us in the book writing business. With an increase in author requests for hardship grants and the constant announcement of the next "big best-selling celebrity book", the industry has felt a bit like an unwelcome desert for aspiring authors, with only a mirage of book deals seemingly on offer.