Richard & Judy

Millions of people daydream about becoming novelists and writing the next bestseller. Many of these take the next step of putting pen to paper but only a very small number will ever be published. So how does an aspiring writer go about turning a hobby into a career?

The Richard and Judy programme has followed in Oprah's footsteps by running a "book club" whose recommendations can send sales through the roof. Now they're running a writing guide feature and a competetion.

You can find all the details on their website.

As is often the case with these competitions, the small print has some nasty clauses.

By entering into this competition the entrants agree to permit Pan Macmillan without charge to reproduce their entry or an edited form of their entry in any form or format for advertising, marketing or point of sale material as Pan Macmillan shall determine.