This action-packed issue showcases how you can take your writing in adventurous directions: crafting historical fiction that brings the past to life in vivid colour; creating a plausible killer; turning ecological science into thrilling fiction with the power to make readers think about climate change as they’re turning pages.

You can also look at the trope of the missing woman in crime fiction thought the eyes of a Black crime writer, find out how to create families in children’s fiction, turn yourself into a character in your life writing, and create the mood and atmosphere of a setting. 

The star interview is Tattooist of Auschwitz author Heather Morris, and the issue also features the latest up-date competitions and opportunities to see your writing in print plus our subscribers’ own creative writing and publishing success stories!