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Cheetah Launch Event
07/07/26
This #NationalYearofReading, Softwood was thrilled to support Author and Playwright Ric Edelman's event, where he read extracts from his novel Cheetah: Caught in Conflict. The novel is a love letter to the endangered Cheetah, and to Iranian Persian culture. Cheetah is available now!
Book Fairies out in force for Haley Hamilton!
28/06/26
The Book Fairies of Scotland were out in full force recently to share copies of Haley Hamilton’s Ballad of Dawn, from The Elflaine Chronicles series! Copies were hidden across a large number of sites for people to discover. Thank you, Book Fairies!
Southwold 365 Author on the Airwaves
24/06/26
It was lovely to accompany Softwood author, Erika Clegg to Suffolk Sound radio station to be interviewed about her upcoming release, Southwold365. Launching at Southwold Books, Suffolk, in July!
Publisher's Association Diversity Working Group
23/06/26
Conversations around not just workforce diversity but also the representation of authors are key to ensuring everyone has a voice, regardless of age, gender, class, race, sexuality, or geographical location. These discussions will help shape the continued development and implementation of a more inclusive, representative, and accessible publishing industry for all. Softwood was pleased to send a delegation of Jude, Florrie, and Nathan to this mini-summit in London.
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.