Horizons
As we launch the inaugural year of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, shining a spotlight on original research and brilliant thinking by women, we are thrilled to introduce Horizons, a free toolkit designed to inspire and support the next generation of non-fiction women writers.
The Horizons Toolkit is made up of writing resources, features and free online events, with contributions from publishing industry experts and leading non-fiction authors. From research skills and navigating archives to writing a compelling proposal and crafting an argument, the Horizons toolkit is packed full of tips and wise words for non-fiction writers – whether you’re looking to spin your specialist subject into a book with broad appeal or explore your life story in a memoir.
As we continue to add to it, our hope is that this toolkit will serve as a fountain of information and inspiration, as well as acting as a launchpad to support and inspire women to write non-fiction that sparks new thinking, illuminates hidden histories, ignites movements and reflects our shared experiences.
Check out our events page for upcoming Horizons events, available to watch with a ‘pay what you can’ donation to the Women’s Prize Trust.
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Writing your memoir: Four steps to get you started
In this four-step guide from Curtis Brown Creative, bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shares her advice for aspiring memoirists on how…
Unlock your research with newspaper archives
Whatever your chosen non-fiction subject, the newspaper collection hosted by Findmypast, the inaugural sponsor of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction,…
How do we write from the margins?
How do we centre our voices when we are the ones who have been historically marginalised, and often continue to…
Finding the story: Three steps to crafting factual narratives
If you’re a factual writer – whether a researcher, reporter, or anyone interested in writing compelling non-fiction, you will have…
Features
Memoir: Writing through trauma
Dreaming and creating fictional worlds has been something I’ve done before I could even hold a pen. It’s how I…
Four Non-Fiction Writing Prompts
When we’re in the middle of a project, it can be easy to forget the initial slog and the moment…
Using records for your non-fiction research
Alongside its fantastic newspaper collection, the many millions of records featured on Findmypast, the inaugural sponsor of the Women’s Prize…
How to write a non-fiction proposal
There is an art to putting together a dazzling nonfiction book proposal, and keeping in mind the following will help…
