We’ve had our sights on expanding Firewords to publish novels as well as the magazine for a long time. There’s a lot of overlap in the world of book and magazine publishing – printing, distribution, stockists etc. and we have obviously met 100s of talented writers over the years! We’ll be starting slowly with Jen’s (publishing as JJ Scott) debut novel, The Making of Maggie Munroe, and seeing where to go from there.
Set in wartime Glasgow, Scotland, and inspired by stories from JJ’s childhood told to her by her gran, including the revelation that her gran had been proposed to by four different men (talk about a plot twist!), we’re excited to bring the story of Maggie Munroe to the world.
We’ll have more details soon so watch this space.