Fiona McPhillips
How I got my agent (and a six-figure publishing deal)
If you've any interest in reading about how I got my agent and book deal, I've written about it for the Crime Writers Association. I had never written a novel before I entered the 2021 Debut Dagger. I was halfway through an MA in Creative Writing and too focused on the rhythm of my prose, …
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I've always wanted my very own Publishers Marketplace rectangle. But I never expected to be the top-billed deal of the day!
Six-figure deals with Transworld (UK) and Flatiron (US)
It's been a whirlwind. Underwater sold to Transworld (Penguin) in the UK for a six-figure sum and then only hours later, Flatiron (Macmillan) swooped in with a "significant" six-figure pre-empt in the US. It's the stuff of dreams and it still hasn't sunk in properly yet.
I've got an agent!
I am beside myself with excitement to sign with Rachel Neely at Mushens Entertainment. I've long admired the agency and its authors and am so happy to be part of it now. Working with Rachel has been a dream so far and we're and hoping to have a new draft ready by the autumn. I …
The Manchester Review
I've been a fan of The Manchester Review for a long time and not just because of the amazing work they publish. I'm a Manchester University alumnus and there's a little piece of my heart lodged in a crack on the footpath somewhere off Oxford Road, most likely down the end of Whitworth Street West. …
Arts Council Literature Bursary
I'm so happy and grateful to receive a literature bursary from the Arts Council to finish my debut novel. Underwater was runner-up for the The Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger award this year and I'm just so excited for my characters that so many people are rooting for them! Watch this space…
Barren Magazine
I'm very proud of this one. It's a piece of creative nonfiction on infertility, motherhood and loss. I wrote about this a lot when I was going through it (I even wrote a book on it!) but since I've come out the other side and achieved some sort of distance, I've been reluctant to return. …
My short story, Broken Windows, will be published in this gorgeous issue of Sonder Magazine. It's a real, physical magazine with paper and ink and artwork. And it's Irish. All the good things. It will be out on the 16th of September and there will be a launch with readings and real-virtual people. I'll keep …
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I've said it once, I've said it a million times, what I hate about horror *and* gunfire, is the way they both just spontaneously unfold.
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I challenge you to read or write a better flash this year. John Haggerty is such a brilliant, nuanced writer.
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Read this moving piece at @FracturedLit by @forge_litmag founder John Haggerty: 'Alison was a cheerleader, and the second-prettiest girl in our class.'
Such terrific use of imagery, voice, and the collective 'we.'
Began my day with this #flashfiction , and I'll remember it.
We are back for Christmas 2022! With Kate Butler,
Annual reminder that Make the Home you Love is the
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