Sophie Livingston’s novel The Green March Hotel was one of 12 finalists in this year’s Mslexia First Novel competition. The judging panel included literary agents and novelist Hilary Mantel, author of the Wolf Hall series about the life of Thomas Cromwell. Sophie said, ‘Sadly, I didn’t win – but it is a fantastic confidence boost to have my book reach the final of this prestigious competition.’ The novel is about attempts by eccentric residents of a run-down hotel to rescue it from ruin and, in the process, make sense of their lives.
Somewhere Else Writers Group 