Are you thinking of signing up for Author Membership? Or perhaps you’re already a member? Either way, we’ve set ourselves a target of reaching one hundred members by the end of May and if we reach this ambitious goal, we’d like to reward our supporters.

We’ve chosen a selection of prizes to award to anyone who signs up before the end of May! We love our existing members too, and so you’ll also be included in the random selection!

To reach our goal, we need seventy-eight new members. We know it’s a big number, but we’re up for the challenge! But don’t worry, if we fail to reach it, we’ve thought up some consolation prizes! And if we manage to do even better, well, we’ll just have to award extra prizes!!

Here’s what we’ve got planned…

If we reach one hundred members by the end of May, we’ll award the following prizes:

• 1 free 8 Month Novel Course
• 1 free MS critique from Amanda Saint
• 3 free Start Your Novel Course with feedback
• 5 free Start Your Novel Course with no feedback

If we fail to reach our target, we’ll award the following consolation prizes:

• 1 free Start Your Novel Course with feedback
• 3 free Start Your Novel Course with no feedback
• 5 members get an extra 3 months membership for free

If we go crazy, and reach more than 130 sign-ups, here’s what’s in store:

• 2 free 8 Month Novel Course
• 2 free MS critique from Amanda Saint
• 5 free Start Your Novel Course with feedback
• 10 free Start Your Novel Course with no feedback

We’ll be posting updates on social media to let you know how we’re doing. We’re really proud of the offering Author Members enjoy and hopefully this will give you one more reason to consider signing up!

Please help us get the word out by sharing the news with friends, in writing groups and across social media. The more sign-ups we get the more prizes there’ll be!

Here’s a quick reminder of some of the benefits^* Retreat West members enjoy:

• Weekly emails with a mix of writing prompts, exercises, readings, podcasts, videos and tips for writing short stories, flashes and novels
• Entry to the quarterly themed flash comps (£1600 in prizes available)
• Entry to the annual RW Short Story Prize (£820 in prizes available) and the RW Flash Fiction Prize (£755 in prizes available)
• Entry to the First Chapter comp (win literary agent or publisher feedback)
• Ebook and paperback editions of Retreat West Books titles as they are published
• 20% discount on the 8 Month Novel and Start Your Novel courses and any new courses that are added during membership period
• 10% discount on writing retreats
• A guest post on the Retreat West blog about your writing-related projects/book launch/writing tips which will also be shared on our social media pages and sent to our mailing list.

^*Membership benefits vary depending on the selected membership level of Gold, Silver or Bronze. Please check carefully before deciding on your preferred option.