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The Legacy Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin 

                     
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Senior Orion Editor Sara O'Keefe, who commissioned the Legacy, commented the following on The Legacy, and how it came to her attention through YouWriteOn and its members:

"Every editor dreams of unexpectedly stumbling across a great talent – that thrilling moment when one knows, without question, that one has unearthed a tremendous new voice. Realistically, though, unsolicited manuscripts rarely see the light of day, let alone receive backing from a major publishing house. Literary agents are said to be the gatekeepers of the industry, and on the whole, they do an excellent job of filtering material – but what does an author do if they can’t secure an agent? If, amongst the vast sea of manuscripts that wash across every agent’s desk, their talent somehow gets missed? I know from speaking with authors recently at the Stratford Upon Avon literary festival that the path to publication can be disheartening, frustrating and all too often disappointing.

Perhaps that’s why Katherine Webb’s story is so heartening. After years of toil, writing novel after novel, submitting endlessly to agents in hope of progressing her cause, Katherine ultimately found her way to the peer review website YouWriteOn.com, where she uploaded a couple of sample chapters of her work-in-progress THE LEGACY to the site. As a Senior Commissioning Editor at Orion I have had a long-standing relationship with YouWriteOn.com. I like to keep an eye on the site, regarding it as a useful creative laboratory for new writers .. My assistant, Natalie Braine, simply raved about Katherine Webb’s sample chapters on the website, so I decided to investigate further, contacting Katherine directly and calling in the full novel. Even in its raw, unedited and unpolished state, the script simply knocked my socks off.

THE LEGACY is a sweeping, multi-generational drama that moves from turn of the century Oklahoma to present day Wiltshire, exploring the lives of two very different women from one extraordinary family. It immediately reminded me of one of my favourite novels, The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher. Katherine’s novel is a hauntingly beautiful, deeply satisfying read, exploring themes of individual and collective identity, of loss and of atonement. Most of all, it’s a novel about how two characters from two different generations in one family come to terms with a terrible act of betrayal – and the secret, heart-breaking legacy left behind. I simply cannot wait to publish this novel and feel very grateful to YouWriteOn for helping Katherine Webb’s talent to shine. Orion plans to publish THE LEGACY next summer.




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Wishing Patti every success for her 2009 Two Book Penguin Publishing Deal   The idea for YouWriteOn publishing came after we published Bufflehead Sisters by Patricia J. DeLois in  2007, one of our inaugural Book of the Year Award winners. The novel was named number one Book of the Year in her home state of Maine by the leading newspaper there. The results was high sales and literary agent and publisher interest – Penguin will now be publishing their own edition of Bufflehead Sisters in July 2009 in a two book deal. Patti’s agent wrote to us to express interest in considering other highly rated YouWriteOn writers. We wish Patti every success with her new mainstream book edition as her YouWriteOn first edition waves goodbye this month. Picture of Bufflehead Sisters below.

 


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7.   A Passion for Nature - Donald Worster (Oxford University Press)
8.   The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson (Oxford University Press)
9.   Scotland from Space (Colin Baxter)
10.   1982, Janine - Alasdair Gray (Canongate Classics)

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YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin    

 

    YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin    

 

   YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin    

 

  YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin    

 

 YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin    

 

YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards June 2009 - Fiction winner Secures 2 Book Orion Deal, publisher of bestselling authors such as Ian Rankin   
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Fiction Winner Katherine Webb, “It's taken ten years and seven completed novels, but, thanks to YouWriteOn, I have just signed a two book deal with Orion! The Legacy received tremendous support from all those who read and reviewed it on YouWriteOn .. A huge thank you to everyone who commented.” 













Senior Orion Editor 
Sara O'Keefe -

“The Legacy is a hauntingly beautiful, deeply satisfying read .. I simply cannot wait to publish this novel and feel very grateful to YouWriteOn and its members for helping Katherine's talent to shine.” 


































YouWriteOn Book Award Finalists -
All The Other Excellent Stories That Achieved YouWriteOn BestSeller Chart Finalist Positions For The 2009 Awards 
-  by order of the month they entered the BestSellers Chart voted for by fellow members. We have no doubt that many  finalists will also achieve success & be published in future. The list includes BestSeller Chart short stories for 2008



Jail-Order Bride by Goldie Browning



Cardiff Dead by Kit Habianic



Altered by JW Hicks

 

 



The Open Arms Of The Sea by Jasper Dorgan

 

 




In the Wink of an Eye by Mark J. Howard

 




The Golden Dragon by Diane Jackson

 




The Token by Jo Reed

 




A Good War by Jasper Dorgan

UNDYING LOVE OF A BROTHER by Warren Washburn

Coastlines by Tommi

 



Ibarajo Road by Harry Allen

 




The Gift of the Raven by Catriona Troth

Bwci-bo by Kit Habianic

She's just a girl by David Stone

Wheezy Rider by Jan Green

Cats by JW Hicks

Gotcha (the novel) by Howard Thomas

The Light from Stars by Perry Iles

REYS by SD Young 

Mental by Elle Madison

The Venus Game by Patricia J.DeLois

Britannia Road by Colette

Coming of Age by Carlie

Ladder to the Moon by Wendy Wynde

A Little Known Fact by Dan Schuler

Revolution by Dean Crawford 

The Bowels of the Earth by Veronica Di Grigoli 

The Second Siege by William Burton McCormick 

Deliverence by Janice Tay

Songs from the Other Side of the Wall by Tommi

The Hikikomori Case by shujinak

This World and the Next by JW Hicks

A Gift of the Gods by Gordon Knight

Connie's Convertible (Revision 3) by Jim Coffey

A Cross by the Road (Revised) by Dan Schuler

HANDSTANDS IN THE SHALLOW END (REVISED) by Jennifer J. Sowle

The Hypnotist (revised V2) by Rob Ganley

Bunny Rabbits, Elves & Flowers by A J Hudspith - (JohnnyVee) 

Overlord - The Rise of Zenobia (3) by JD Smith

La Putain Anglaise by Lorraine Mace

Mrs Outhwaite by Wendy Newdy

Persona (Revision 1) by Martine Lillycrop

Welsh, Not by Chris Pitt

Flashback by E. Christopherson

Xy: Nathan's story by Kasia

mighty like a rose (Who, me? revised) by Steevan Glover (H.E Glover)

Red Shadows (Revised) by William McCormick

Symbolic Behaviour Emporium by Cope - Walker

Two for the Crow by Jennifer J. Sowle

Dead Dom by Daniel Lewis

The Peter Chair by Jasper Dorgan

Girl 99 by Fisher

The Kingfisher (rev) by Andrew Wrigley

Adiós, Aurora by Andrew Wrigley

The Stasi File by Peter Bernhardt

Cloudless by Gee Askew

Murder and the African Queen (v2) by William McCormick

A Sea of Straw by Primrose Hill

The Rusty Coracle v3 by  jj marsh

The A-Men by John Trevillian

And Stones Shall Dance by David Pickering

Diminuendo by Joe 90

Echoes of the Sword's Song (V4) by C. L. Frontera

A Child of the Blood by Jo Reed

Ready to Fall by Sheila Bugler

The Hoagystone v2a by Edward Alport

Tied by JW Hicks

Death by DeNiro by Mike Hanson

He sings because he is by Joe 90



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