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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.
Softwood announced as sponsor of Suffolk Sound Radio
23/04/26
Tune into Nikki Dixon on Suffolk Sound to hear details of Softwood's new partnership! We're thrilled to be supporting our local radio station, and will be making monthly appearances showcasing local authors as part of the National Year of Reading.
Launch of the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words
22/04/26
Grace and Nathan recently attended the launch of the second year of this fantastic festival in London's historic quarter.
Deaf children’s author pens book to raise awareness of the condition
20/04/26
One of Softwood's newer authors, Annabelle James, has recently launched her book; Matty McDuff's Adventures: The Great Computer Suite Heist. This brilliant adventure also contains signing illustrations to help raise awareness of BSL and is available from all good bookshops now!
Supporting author research at Imperial War Museum
16/04/26
We're excited to be working with Linda & George who are researching the story of her father - a Battle of Britain pilot. It was a pleasure to accompany them to the Imperial War Museum to take part in their research activities. More on this soon!
Publishers talk publishing!
15/04/26
We were very pleased to welcome Chris and Zoe from Valericain Press to the Softwood offices last week to talk all things publishing with our Directors, Maddy and Nathan. With the London Book Fair now behind us, it was a useful opportunity to discuss the fast developing areas within the publishing industry.
Softwood author shortlisted for Business Book Awards
14/04/26
Congratulations to Angie Alderman and Erika Clegg for being featured at the recent Business Book Awards in London - and special mention to Erika for being shortlisted in her category! We've enjoyed supporting them both through their publishing journey and we're looking forward to the awards ceremony later in 2026.
Supporting local business
25/03/26
It was lovely to see so many familiar faces at this year's Mid-Suffolk Business Exhibition, including our website partners who create fantastic sites for our authors! Thanks 101 Ltd!
Softwood author writes in Daily Telegraph
22/03/26
Rosie Moss, author of best-selling 'Widowed As F**k' recently featured in the Saturday magazine of The Daily Telegraph, sharing her moving story of widowhood.
Raising Awareness of Signing in Publishing
17/03/26
We're working with deaf author, Annabelle James on the publishing of her debut children's book about Matty McDuff, the extra-bility kid, so it was only appropriate we taught the office team some sign language!
Celebrating cult 90s TV, Father Ted
15/03/26
We recently presented actor & comedian, Ardal O'Hanlon (aka Father Dougal McQuire) with his own copy of TedFest by Peter Philips - the story of the annual celebration of all things Craggy Island!
Cheetah Conservation at a time of war
13/03/26
Cheetah: Caught in Conflict is a timely release by playwright and novelist, Ric Edelman about the plight of the Asiatic Cheetah in the deserts of Iran. We were pleased to support the launch at London's Marylebone Theatre, accompanied by Kurdish-Iranian artist, Sama Soltani, a trio of classical Iranian musicians, and Zoroastrian speaker and writer, Dr Shahin Bekhradnia.