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Enter to win! Signed copy of Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel

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Enter to win a signed  hardback copy of my new cosy crime, answer the following question correctly before the deadline of Friday 2 October 2026 at 5pm Winners will be announced here after the closing date. Good luck, everyone! UK entrants only. Loading… __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Winners announced, Jackie bookazine competition

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Congratulations go to four lucky winners who have been drawn at random to win a copy of the new Jackie bookazine.  The winners are Julie Rate, Diane Hinchley, Howard Foster, Heather Copping. Thank you everyone for entering. __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Sunderland Glassmaking - My Writing Week

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This week I'm at the Blandford Street Party on Saturday 8 August in Sunderland. I'll be in the Glass Onion cafe from 12-2 signing books and happy to chat, come along and say hello! My author newsletter for August went out to thousands of subscribers and you can read it online here. Also this week, some important news was revealed! The title of my next historical novel to be published by Headline will be The Glassmaker's Girl.  Read all about it in the Sunderland Echo.   I'm seeking pictures and information on women working in glassworks, bottle factories etc, in the early 1900s. If you can help, please get in touch via my website. I was featured in New Writing North's newsletter about my short story in the Crime Writers Association anthology Guilty Secrets. I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016. Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with comp...

Winner announced in Signed Book and Cadbury Chocolate competition

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Congratulations go to Caroline Hutchings who has been drawn at random as the winner of the latest competition. Caroline wins a signed copy of Celebrations at the Toffee Factory with a large bar of Cadbury chocolate.  Don't forget, there's still time to enter to win one of 5 Jackie - The Golden Years competition. Enter here and good luck! __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com