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New Crealo author portals
21/06/26
Softwood has partnered with Crealo to provide our authors with their own Author Portal, where up-to-date sales reports and royalty data can be viewed. This is a hugely exciting development which will significantly improve the transparency of an authors' retail activity.
Softwood author speaks to ITV
19/06/26
Author of Widowed AF and award-winning podcaster Rosie Moss recently featured on ITV News discussing Father's Day and the support available to those who find it a difficult reminder of the loss of their partner.
International Football History Conference
12/06/26
Fulham FC recently hosted this annual conference, which included a paper presented by Softwood author Walter Hunt. Walter's book, From the Ridiculous to the Sublime, charts his life in and around football.
Celebrating Indie Bookshop Week
10/06/26
What was the last book you found in an independent bookshop? We're delighted to see Softwood authors in action this week - including Dr Andrew Worrall signing books in his local Woodbridge Books!
Southwold Book Launch
08/06/26
A photographic celebration by Erika Clegg of the iconic Suffolk town of Southwold launches on July 25th at Southwold Books. Some people can't wait to get hold of their own copy!
Softwood sponsors All Booked Up festival
05/06/26
Softwood is excited to announce that we are a major sponsor of All Booked Up, a two day literary event. This will be a fantastic celebration of literature, featuring industry talks and panels. Based at the Newmarket Racecourse March 2027, we look forward to what promises to be a fabulous event.
The National Small Business Awards
03/06/26
Softwood has recently been shortlisted in two categories for The National Small Business Awards: Professional Services Small Business, and Arts & Creative Small Business. This an incredible honour, many thanks to our team and our wonderful authors! Stay tuned to to find out the results this November...
The Softwood community at Hay
25/05/26
The support our authors offer each other is a testament to the strength of the Softwood community. It was wonderful to see Larry Lamb and Nigel Grimes together at the Hay Festival, having first met at our stand at the London Book Fair.
Softwood author appears at Ireland's premier literary festival!
18/05/26
Hot on the heels of her appearance opposite Hugh Bonneville in the hit BBC comedy, Twenty Twenty Six, Mexican author, artist, and actor, Jimena Larraguivel appeared at the International Literature Festival in Dublin with her beautiful children's book, 'But What If They Die'. Congratulations Jimena!
Are hardbacks really obsolete?
04/05/26
A recent opinion article in The Guardian argued that hardback books are becoming obsolete. Softwood argues that this could not be less true. Rather, different editions are about giving readers and authors choice. Paperbacks may be more convenient at some times, and at others a beautiful hardback special edition may be far more exciting. It is not about replacing one edition with another!
Softwood speaks at University of Suffolk
28/04/26
Nathan recently spoke at the University of Suffolk to an audience of Creative Writing Masters students! He discussed trends in the Publishing industry and the differences between traditional and self or hybrid publishing, whilst showcasing Softwood's fabulous authors.
A celebration of Suffolk cuisine
26/04/26
Suffolk; A story told through food, drink & people launched at an exclusive event at Bury's Angel Hotel attended by restaurateurs, hoteliers, and food and drink producers. The book is beautifully written and illustrated by Adam Tully and Hannah Dewar for whom it's been a labour of love for over a year and we're proud to have been involved in its creation.