Isabel Ashdown
Author
About Isabel
Isabel’s writing career was first launched in 2008, when judges Fay Weldon, Michael Ridpath and the late Sir John Mortimer awarded her first prize in the Mail on Sunday Novel Openings Competition, describing her work as ‘magnificent’. The novel, Glasshopper (Myriad Editions), went on…
Books
In 2018 Little Sister was shortlisted for The Dead Good Reader Awards, shortly followed by the release of Isabel’s second dark and twisty thriller, Beautiful Liars … OUT NOW. Eighteen years ago Martha said goodbye to best friend Juliet on a moonlit London towpath. The next morning…
Win Books!
For news, exclusive content and giveaways, sign up to my Book Club here – each UK subscriber is automatically entered into the monthly prize draw. This month copies of Beautiful Liars will go to SIX lucky UK readers … enter by midnight 30th November. Latest news /…
Writers Pay: What are words worth?
Recent findings by the Authors’ Licensing and Collection Society (ALCS) on the subject of writers’ declining earnings make hard reading for anyone who relies on writing for their livelihood. The report states that professional writers (people dedicating over half their time to writing) now…
The Big Book Giveaway!
This month paperback copies of Beautiful Liars will go to SIX lucky UK readers … enter by signing up to my Book Club Newsletter by midnight 30th November! The newsletter goes out just once a quarter, with book prizes awarded to randomly picked subscribers every…
Celebrating the Nation’s Libraries
This week I’ve been working with West Sussex Libraries, meeting members of Bognor Regis reading groups, and chatting with the team at Pageturners – all in celebration of Libraries Week. If you’re looking for a reading group to join, contact your local library for…
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