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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.
London Book Fair 2026
10/03/26
With 5 staff, 13 clients, and 1 celebrity at Softwood's stand, we had a brilliant time at this year's event at London's Olympia. Thank you to everyone who came to speak to us!
Q&A With Writers & Artists
02/01/26
What can writers expect from working with Softwood? We're thrilled to feature on Bloomsbury's prestigious Writers & Artists page with a detailed Q&A about our self-publishing model. Take a read if you're thinking of partnering with us!
See You At London Book Fair 2026!
01/01/26
Softwood is delighted to be attending all 3 days of the London Book Fair in March 2026. Come say hello to our team - we'll be difficult to miss...
Leading by example
28/11/25
At the Door is the thrilling finale to The Dwelling Hunter series by Softwood director, Maddy Glenn. Available from all good retailers now!
Book launch at the Royal Geographical Society
17/11/25
'How the Heck Did They Do That?: The 11 Traits of Epic Achievers' is the new book by RGS Fellow, Brad Borkan and we were thrilled to support his lecture and launch to a packed audience in London.
First Creative Writing PhD Author at UoS
11/11/25
We were delighted to publish Dr Andrew Worrall's debut novel, The Inheritance of Peter Tye (longlisted for the McKitterick Prize). Andrew is the University of Suffolk's first student to complete a PhD in Creative Writing.
Softwood Open House
29/10/25
We were delighted to host our first ever open house, welcoming Softwood clients and friends to our office for informal networking over drinks and nibbles. With attendees from all over the country, we're looking forward to arranging the next event in 2026!