It has been announced today that entries for the first Luke Bitmead bursary to support fledgling novel writers will open on 1st January, and the bursary will be awarded in May 2008. It will include a cash award of £2,500 for the winner from the Luke Bitmead Memorial Fund and a publishing contract from Legend Press.
We are delighted to be working with Luke's family to ensure that Luke's name and memory lives on - not only through his work, but through this wonderful memorial bursary too. For those of you lucky enough to have met Luke you will know that he was hugely compassionate and would love the idea of another struggling talented writer being supported on the arduous road to securing their first publishing deal.
We've created a page in the sidebar of our website - www.legendpress.co.uk - with more details and guidelines for entry and you can also access the same information at www.lukebitmead.com, plus see a bit more about Luke and his family there too.
I hope there are lots of you out there who will be making an application for this unique bursary, we look forward to being part of the judging panel!
Don't forget the rest of our blog is now at www.legendpress.co.uk. See you there!
In the meantime, have an absolutely wonderful Christmas,
Warm wishes from Emma, Tom and everyone involved at Legend Press!