Anne Farquharson

Winner Stacey Thomas Historical Fiction Ascent Award 2026. @bloodyscotland Pitch finalist. SL @writementor. Currently LL @farnhamlitfest Loves cheese.🧀

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

So excited to have won my first writing award.🏆🥂

The Stacey Thomas Award for Historical Fiction in the Ascent Novel Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! 🥳🏆🥳
Huge thanks to my amazing book coach @KatieLSeaman 🥰🤩

https://t.co/qGOyuSPto8

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@KatieLSeaman Oooh is that me?! 🏆😊

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@AlysEliza @MinotaurBooks Awesome! 🇺🇸 🤩Does this mean a stateside tour will be required?! 🤩

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

So well deserved @AlysEliza ! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy! 💕🥳🥳🥳

[Alys Cummings @AlysEliza]

My debut novel Murder Most Cryptic is going to be published by @MichaelJBooks next year! 🙌🏻 🕵🏻‍♀️ 🧩

I’m very grateful to many people - especially the brilliant @EuanThorneycrof 🙏🏻🙏🏻 and so happy to be working with @GraceLong94 and Michael Joseph - what a team to be a part of 🙌🏻🐧 🥳

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Congratulations 🥂

Katie is the best coach and now has a certificate to provide it! ⭐️🥳

[Katie Seaman @KatieLSeaman]

Excited to share that I’ve spent the first half of this year studying and I’m now a qualified coach! 🎉

I worked with a coach myself a few years ago when I felt at a crossroads in my career and it’s no exaggeration to say it was the best decision I could have made. Thread ⬇️

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

This sounds like quite the party 🥳 Mercury Vindicated from the Alchemists'. ‘The young man did his job with aplomb, leaping, dancing, and twirling. The king's own dancing days were over but he appreciated the skill in others, and appreciated as much a finely turned calf.

[Steven Veerapen @stevenveerapen]

Happy birthday, King Jimmy - born #otd in 1566. The number 19 would become of almost mystical importance to him. Read about his life in ten parties here:

https://t.co/M42HtAXAGw

#stuarts #scottishistory #englishhistory #royal #royalhistory

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Katie is the most amazing ⭐️ supercoach ⭐️ and such fun to work with. She has an amazing ability to coax you in the right direction when you’ve got yourself entangled in a manuscript! Can’t recommend more highly!✨

[Katie Seaman @KatieLSeaman]

I have availability over summer so if you’re a writer looking for book coaching, editing or query package reviews then I’m here to help. I love a good story and can’t wait to read yours…

Find out more at
https://t.co/We2DQfkMV8 5/5

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Huge congrats to the winners 🏆and a massive thanks to Alessandra 👏👏👏for making this competition such fun and offering such a generous prize to support aspiring writers!!

And I’m delighted with my consolation prize of a murder mood board!! 🤩💕

[Alessandra Ranelli (Pre-Order Hotel Orient 🛎️) @Ilsa_seeks_Rick]

And the Killer Twist Pitch Prize winners are…

First Place @dbtelford
Second Place Laura Buckley
Third Place Phil Callaghan
And honorable mention Grace Belnap!

Congrats to the winners, can’t wait for you to meet David Telford at #TheakstonsCrime in #Harrogate

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@Ilsa_seeks_Rick @dbtelford @BaskervilleJMP @harryillers @cbcreative @HarrogateFest @JerichoWriters @RMillarEditor Congratulations to all the winners! 🥳

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Just signed.

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@Ilsa_seeks_Rick Totally agree @MelJRey such a generous and thoughtful prize and regardless of results been a great confidence boost! 😁

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@HannahMargBrown @BloodyScotland Thank you so much Hannah! Hope you’re making progress with your pitch I thought it sounded brilliant!! 🤩 But I see you’re very busy making headlines!! 😁

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

So excited to have made the shortlist along with these other amazing pitches! 🥳📚🥳
The Debatable Lands was also shortlisted for the pitch perfect competition @BloodyScotland last year so 🤞🤞🤞

[Alessandra Ranelli (Pre-Order Hotel Orient 🛎️) @Ilsa_seeks_Rick]

The Killer Twist Prize Shortlist!

1st place wins a 🎟️ + hotel in #Harrogate for #TheakstonsCrime

Agents, read the 🧵 for details on these fabulous crime/thriller manuscripts! All the writers are unagented and ready to query. Please give the shortlist some love! ⬇️

🧵1/10

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

So excited to see mapmaker and amateur sleuth, Robert Rutherfurd, get his first mention on social media! 🧭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗡️🩸
Love all the pitches! 💕

[Alessandra Ranelli (Pre-Order Hotel Orient 🛎️) @Ilsa_seeks_Rick]

Killer Twist Pitch Prize Shortlist
5/10

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@Ilsa_seeks_Rick @harryillers @BaskervilleJMP @HarrogateFest @cbcreative @DHHlitagency @GALLERY Delighted to have made the shortlist! Congratulations 🙌 to all the writers on the shortlist! An amazing prize! 🤩

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I’m so excited to have been shortlisted for this amazing and generous prize!

Intrigued by all the other titles and congratulations to all shortlisted writers 👏

#KTPP #MurderAtTheHotelOrient

[Alessandra Ranelli (Pre-Order Hotel Orient 🛎️) @Ilsa_seeks_Rick]

The Shortlist! Agents, I’d bet some of these will find rep any minute now…

This decision was IMPOSSIBLE w/ stunning novels across the crime genre.
Cheers to the shortlist and sending love to the #WritingCommmunity Can’t wait to see what’s next ❤️
#KTPP #MurderAtTheHotelOrient

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Belated congratulations Katie! 🌟🥳🎂
Sorry I missed this but thanks to you it’s been a busy few weeks as you know🤞Your industry knowledge and commercial focus shine through and you are also just so lovely to work with! Thanks for all your help!

💕Book coach extraordinaire 💕

[Katie Seaman @KatieLSeaman]

Celebrating 1 year since I launched my editorial consultancy working as a freelance editor and book coach. Turns out I’m the best boss and what a year it’s been! Thanks to everyone who’s been so supportive, and clients and publishers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. 1/3

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

@HannahMargBrown @BloodyScotland @AlysEliza The lanyard never lies!! 😏

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

Congratulations @AlysEliza on a wonderfully puzzling pitch! A deserving winner and lived all the pitches and pitchers. Looking forward to keeping in touch and following your successes 🤞💕🩸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1st time at the festival and loved every bloody minute! @BloodyScotland

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

Congratulations to @AlysEliza, winner of Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect 2024. ⭐️

Alys pitched her novel The Answer is Murder, to the panel of judges, @FictionJourneys, @CamillaJBolton, literary agent; and @BBCVickiYoung, chaired by @JennyBrownBooks.

Congratulations, Alys! 🙌🏼⭐️

[Anne Farquharson @4nneF]

⭐️Congratulations to my fellow pitchers⭐️I’m so excited to have been selected and looking forward to meeting you all @BloodyScotland 🗡️🩸🗡️🩸🗡️🩸

#bloodyscotland

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

Thank you for all your brilliant Pitch Perfect entries! So, without further ado, we'd like to introduce you to this year's cohort... Top L to bottom R: Alys Cummings, Pam Plumb, Ewan A. Dougall, Cara Scott-Morrison, Hannah Brown, Gordon Thompson, Anne Farquharson, Cheralyn Wilcox