Emily MacDonald

Literary agent @ 42 📚 London Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Looking for addictive characters, immersive settings & expanding my horizons (fiction & non-fiction)

[Faculty of English @engfac]

We're delighted to announce the first ever winner of the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize! Congratulations to Steve Mellen @stevemellen who was awarded the prize this evening in a ceremony at Magdalen College for his novel 'Ask the Ghosts'. Congratulations to all those shortlisted.

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

Looking forward to listening to @hannah_ajala talking Flamboyant Funerals on @bbcworldservice on 30/01 - nice shout out incl in @timesculture 📻

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

We're delighted to be partnering with @engfac on the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize, calling all aspiring novelists, playwrights or screenwriters, who are living/working/studying in the UK 📚📽️🎭https://t.co/QjzbnD0PzD

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

Full submission guidelines (&email address) now on the website!

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

I'm kicking off the week by reopening my submissions! Bring me a story with characters that never leave you and a narrative that pulls you in, keeping you in the world well after you’ve finished reading 📚https://t.co/TVWP05ZrbT

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

A new local #indiebookshop #everybodyreads for West Londoners! Can’t wait to check it out 📚👀

[Everybody Reads @everybody_reads]

What a fantastic first day we had today! Thanks to everyone who came through the door. We will be open tomorrow from 9.30am to 5.30pm #everybodyreads #newbookshop #bookshopsoflondon #indiebookshop #chiswick #hammersmith

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

I love #xponorth day 📚Always on the lookout for a tantalising pitch!

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

The news is out! More hijinks to come from Ally McCoist @CallumMcSorley @PushkinPress

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@PushkinVertigo will publish Glasgow-based author’s @CallumMcSorley’s ’Paper Boy’, a follow-up to his prize-winning debut.

Read more 👇 https://t.co/zRmpMjLboH

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

I spy a notable debut I recognise…. #SqueakyClean @CallumMcSorley @PushkinPress

[Guardian Saturday @GdnSaturday]

Best crime and thriller novels of 2023 https://t.co/QKHN9V2D3z

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

Look who made the Times best crime novels of the year list … @CallumMcSorley @PushkinPress 🎉🌟

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

@KateAGriffin I thank you for this highly important PSA. Recovery sorted ✔️

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

@hannah_ajala @bellanaija Huge congrats - great article and even greater joy at the wedding (&pics) ❤️

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

She’s a star in our books for sure! Congrats @hannah_ajala 🎙️🎉

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

I can’t repeat what I said when I saw the news, but am above and beyond proud and delighted for @CallumMcSorley - Winner of this year’s McILVANNEY PRIZE for #SqueakyClean @BloodyScotland @PushkinPress 🏆📚🎊

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

🌟BLOODY SCOTLAND 2023 McILVANNEY PRIZE WINNER 🌟

A HUGE congratulations to @CallumMcSorley, winner of the McIlvanney Prize 2023 with debut novel, Squeaky Clean. Well done! 🙌🏼

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

And all hail Mover & Shaker @ElleTucker for this fabulous book update #ThanksforSharing 📚

[Eleanor Tucker @ElleTucker]

Yesterday was a big day for my little (well, regular size) book... topping all of its categories AND the 'Movers & Shakers' chart on Amazon. 🤩 #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday #authors #bookstoread #writerslift #booktwitter #booklovers #booksworthreading #bookboost #writingcommunity

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

What a thrill to see the fabulous @CallumMcSorley on the McIlvanney shortlist - so richly deserved! @BloodyScotland @PushkinPress

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

⭐ McILVANNEY PRIZE 2023 FINALISTS REVEALED ⭐ Congratulations to @CallumMcSorley, Denise Mina, @robbiegmorrison and @TheCraigRussell. Judges for the McIlvanney Prize 2023 @bryanb1965, @Jason_Allardyce and Angie Crawford of @Waterstones are unanimous in their praise. 👏 ⭐

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

Big shout out to @hannah_ajala - nominated for the #BritishPodcastAwards Rising Star Award 👏🏻🎙️

[British Podcast Awards @britpodawards]

Congratulations to:

Chanté Joseph @ChantayyJayy
Dr Kate Lister
Hannah Ajala @hannah_ajala
Jordan Schwarzenberger @jordanerschwarz
Sam Tyler
Talia Augustidis @taliaaugustidis

for being nominated in the Rising Star category

#BritishPodcastAwards

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

@hannah_ajala Truly deserved 🏆 & duly voted 🗳️

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

Hugely excited to be part of this brilliant new prize along w @Furniss 🗡️🏆📚HQ unveils new crime writing prize for unagented Scottish writers https://t.co/v44wMDuaY6

[Emily MacDonald @Ebh_mac]

And if one exciting shout out wasn’t enough, how about this?! Guess who’s nestled on the McIlvanney Prize long list… @CallumMcSorley @PushkinPress

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

Congratulations to everyone on the McIlvanney Prize 2023 long list. How many have you read? Who would you like to see on the shortlist, leading the torchlit procession on the opening night of the festival?