It lives!
April 26th, 2013 by

Yes, everyone. Since Inspired Quill is planning on opening up submissions again first thing next week for a limited time, it was decided that the IQ blog ought to be resurrected. Despite the lack of updates to the website, we have been very busy... more

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IQ Birthday – Roundup
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April 17th, 2012 by

Hello, IQers! (IQvians? IQists? Hrm…methinks that’s a competition waiting to happen!) Well, the (slightly over a week) long festivities for the #IQBirthday 2012 are now over! We hope you’ve enjoyed reading about our journey so far…and... more

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IQ Birthday – Our Interns!
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April 12th, 2012 by

If this is one of the first times you’ve stumbled across the IQ site...or if you’ve never had a chat with any of the team, you can be entirely forgiven for thinking that we’re all about publishing high-quality novels. Of course, that’s one... more

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IQ Birthday – Future Authors
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April 10th, 2012 by

Well, you chaps have already heard from the IQ team and current authors...now it’s time to let everyone else have their say! First up, it’s the authors that are currently ‘in the pipeline’. No, it’s not as painful as it sounds, honest!... more

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IQ Birthday – Dan McKeown
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April 9th, 2012 by

It seems like only yesterday I sent a query letter, synopsis, and three chapters of my novel to Inspired Quill. I can't believe it's been a year already. I had the pleasure of being IQ's first author, having been introduced to them by a close friend... more

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IQ Birthday – Nick Palmer
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April 8th, 2012 by

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Inspired Quill! Happy birthday to you! Whilst Inspired Quill takes a little time to work up the breath to blow out the candle (hint: it’s a trick and it relights itself), I’ve... more

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IQ Birthday – E.J. Runyon
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April 7th, 2012 by

In Praise Of Social Enterprise Publishing Houses. One day last summer, while spending my school break as a Student Success Services peer-mentor at my New Mexico State University, I happened to send a few of my short stories to a school friend. She... more

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IQ Birthday – Matthew Munson
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April 6th, 2012 by

Crumbs. IQ is a year old. Cor lummy. Someone stop me now, please. IQ had its 1st birthday yesterday – that’s incredible. It’s had an exciting journey so far – one which I’m sure the awesome Sara (and her equally-awesome team) will be... more

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Apologies and Good News!
April 5th, 2011 by

First of all, I must apologise in that you won't be getting your bi-weekly dose of literary criticism today. A post was written up and ready to go, but I received an email about an hour ago which caused me to reconsider. And now comes the good... more

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World Book Night 2011
March 8th, 2011 by

As many of you may know, Saturday March 5th was the first ever 'World Book Night', where a staggering one million books were given away for free in the UK in order to promote reading. The day before, on March 4th, I went to the launch in Trafalgar... more

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