by Lynn Mitchell

When I first set up Linen Press, I was a newcomer to publishing and, without an established reputation, relied on unsolicited submissions for possible publications. At first, those that came in were disappointing; I had a feeling I was the last port of call for novels that had been to every other publisher first. Now, three years on, the quantity and standard of submissions has increased dramatically, so much so that I can hardly keep up. Occasionally I get submissions from women whose names I actually recognise; sometimes …

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