Two titles from Storm Publishing shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award

RNA chair Jean Fullerton added: “Congratulations to all of the 2024 contenders for the RNA Joan Hessayon Honor for graduates of the most outstanding New Writers’ Plan. Once more, the courts have the practically impossible task of choosing a champion because of the high quality of guides.”

Imogen Martin’s Under a Gilded Skies and Hannah Langdon’s Xmas with the Lords are shortlisted from Storm Posting. Helen Hawkins’ A Performance for Christmas (Allison & Headdress) is additionally in contention for the reward alongside The Near Miss (Bookouture) by Lily Joseph, Claire McCauley’s The Wedding event Hitch (Joffe Books) and Kristina Thornton’s Claire Morris is Totally Lost (Northodox Press).

All the shortlistees are writers whose books have been accepted for publication after experiencing the RNA’s New Writers’ System. The system supplies support to unpublished enchanting fiction authors that can send their manuscripts for critique and assessment by published authors. The 250 members of the system can go to RNA events and take part in members-only tasks.

Melissa Oliver, the RNA Joan Hessayon Award organiser and winner of the award in 2020, commented: “Numerous congratulations to the 2024 competitors of the prestigious RNA Joan Hessayon Honor. The writers who have graduated from the great New Writers’ System to safeguard publishing agreements this year are not just a testament to the success of the system but additionally to the enduring appeal of the love category. Well done to all of you.”

The award is sponsored by Dr David Hessayon in honour of his late spouse Joan, who was a historical RNA member. This year’s victor will certainly be revealed at the Enchanting Novelists’ Organization’s annual meeting Gala Dinner at Royal Holloway, University of London on 10th August 2024.