Buyer Beware
Something we experience frequently here are talking to authors who’ve self-published through a ‘partnership publisher’, but come away frustrated, and sometimes even in tears. Okay, so the question is, what’s … Continued
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Page Seventeen 2015 Competition Shortlists
It’s been months in the making, but we’re finally closing in on the release of Issue 12 of page seventeen. And how do we always kick off this last leg? … Continued
First Impressions
So you’re going to submit to a publisher, and have – according to the publisher’s guidelines – only a single chapter to hook them. This first chapter is pivotal because … Continued
Take Some Pride in Your Work
I have a headache. A pain, like somebody thrust a spear through my right eye and forced it out the back of my head. This pain is not a migraine. … Continued
The Beginning
Page seventeen has the specific focus of providing a home for new writers to have something published. Through both general submissions and competitions, the annual collection invites every individual looking … Continued
Page Seventeen, Issue 12
Yes, page seventeen is once again a thing, and shortly we will be opening our submission window again. The opening date is only a week away! One of the defining … Continued
Everyone’s a Critic
The rise of the blogosphere (is that the official term now?) has enabled countless individuals to establish an online presence and a platform for public discourse. There’s a blog for … Continued
P17 Interview – S A Jones
page seventeen has had a lot of varied authors featured across eleven issues – close to 400 individual writers if we wanted to sit down and count them all. That’s … Continued