Tonto Books Newsletter: New Novelists 2008 Launch

[Tonto Press]

Happy New Year from Tonto Books,

Hope you had a good 'holiday season'. Big news this month for
novelists in the North East of England. Also news about our company
name, website, and January sale...


*New year, new name*
*New Novelists 2008*
*January sale*


*New year, new name*
Alert readers will already have spotted this - Tonto Books is the new
name for Tonto Press. Our website - now www.tontobooks.com - has also
had a New Year redesign. We hope you'll find it clearer and easier to
use. Let us know what you think.
www.tontobooks.com


*New Novelists 2008*
Are you writer based in the North East of England? Could YOU be a
Tonto Books' North East New Novelist 2008? Pens at the ready - we have
TWO publishing contracts up for grabs! As part of Tonto Books' new
fiction project, we are today launching our North East New Novelists
contest. Two lucky writers will win publishing contracts and see their
novels published by Tonto Books in January 2009. The contest will be
judged by bestselling novelists Kitty Fitzgerald (Pigtopia) and Wendy
Robertson (Family Ties). Uniquely, the two winning novelists will be
mentored by Kitty and Wendy as their novel is developed for
publication. The Tonto Books Fiction 2008 Project is supported by The
National Lottery through Arts Council England. Due to the nature of
this project's funding, the contest is only open to writers in the
North East of England. Writers outside of this region are advised to
watch our website and newsletter for news of future national and
international projects for which they might be eligible. The closing
date for submissions is Monday 31 March 2008. Please see full
submission details on our website:
www.tontobooks.com/writers


*January sale*
Avoid the high street crush - we've got fantastic discounts on some of
our bestselling books this month. Get 20-30% off The Burglar's Dog,
Jonny Kennedy, The Rocketbelt Caper and More Tonto Short Stories. See
our new online shop for details:
www.tontobooks.com/shop


Finally, just a reminder that our name change means that our website
address is now www.tontobooks.com, our email addresses now end with
'@tontobooks.com' and our blog is now at www.tontobooks.com/blog.


Best wishes


Paul & Stu
Tonto Press
www.tontopress.com