Yaffle’s Nest are delighted to announce that the published  novelist and writing tutor, Rebecca Ryan, will be joining our team to run novel courses, editing services and sessions on writing your synopsis, both via Zoom and in person. She’ll also be running occasional ‘Write that Novel’ day courses with Mark to help get your novels up and running and other exciting projects down the road. Rebecca was one of the regulars on Mark’s Zoom courses that he ran throughout Lockdowns, which also helped other novelists into publication or to retain the services of literary agents. Rebecca’s experience of being a successful popular fiction novelist will add valuable insight and compliment Mark’s literary background so Yaffle’s Nest can help more novelists towards publication.

 

Mark Connors is an award winning writer, creative writing facilitator and publisher from Leeds. Mark has had over 300 poems published in magazines and anthologies. His debut poetry pamphlet, Life is a Long Song was published by OWF Press in 2015.  His first full length collection, Nothing is Meant to be Broken was published by Stairwell Books in 2017. His second poetry collection, Optics, was published in 2019 by YAFFLE. His third collection After followed in 2021. He’s currently working on his third novel, a hybrid book of poetry and prose and a joint poetry collection with his wife Gill Connors. He is a co-managing editor at YAFFLE and Yaffle’s Nest.

Mark’s poetry and novel courses have helped many writers into publication and to attain agents. He is an award winning editor and has edited over thirty poetry books and several novels. He has worked for literary journals, Comma Press, Leeds and Bradford Libraries, The Bronte Society, Trinity University and is the resident creative writing tutor at The Bowery in Headingley, Leeds.

For more information visit www.markconnors.uk and www.yafflepress.co.uk.

 

Rebecca Ryan is the West Yorkshire author of My (extra) Ordinary Life and The Philosophy of Love both published with Simon and Schuster. She lives in Bradford with her three young children and mainly spends her time snacking, doing washing and having the odd existential crisis, just to keep things interesting. Although she always loved writing, it hadn't really occurred to her that she could do it professionally. She recently left her job as a teacher to pursue writing full-time. She enjoys walking in the countryside and takeaways (if that counts as a hobby).

Rebecca's website is West Yorkshire Author | Rebecca Ryan Author