Who are we?
Accomplish Press and The Creative Writing Academy is an innovative, author-focused company based in the UK. Established in 2011 by Tolulope Popoola, we are proud to take a different approach to helping authors with writing and publishing their work.
We offer Book Coaching Services, Creative Writing and Self-Publishing Courses, and Consulting services for aspiring authors of all ages. We particularly want to hear from writers and authors who are writing contemporary fiction, literary novels, memoirs, business books, general fiction novels and children’s books for the Black British and African/Diaspora market. This section of the population is largely ignored by large mainstream publishers but we are perfectly positioned to cater to the needs of our authors and readers in a rapidly changing industry.
Our Mission:
- To give aspiring writers of all ages an opportunity to develop their talents and showcase their stories.
- To provide entertainment through novels, poetry and short stories that our readers will enjoy
- To help aspiring authors who want to express their ideas in book form with the structure and support they need
- To help publish works with characters that our target audience and readers can really identify with
- To introduce books to people of all ages who have never thought of themselves as readers of literature
- To explore new and exciting ways of reaching customers outside of the traditional publisher-distributor model
- To promote a positive image of Nigerian and African culture through books, short stories and other forms of literature
- To network with publishers to support a reading culture among young people, through our Get Young People Reading Campaign
- To create opportunities for talented African writers to showcase their work
Our Services
Book Coaching Services
We offer a variety of one-to-one and group coaching programmes for writers and aspiring authors who want to start working on their ideas for writing a novel or non-fiction book. Tolulope Popoola works with writers to get them writing quickly, with clarity and confidence instead of confusion, so that they can go from initial idea to first draft to published book within a short time-frame. Click here for more about our coaching programmes.
Creative Writing Courses and Workshops
We offer creative writing courses for writers of all ages! For young writers aged 9 – 15, we run a weekly Creative Writing Club, and also a Summer Creative Writing Workshop. For adults, we have the Creative Writing Course and the Two-Day Intensive Workshop for new writers. Click here for more details of our writing courses.
Self-Publishing Courses
We offer a hands-on training course for writers who want to learn how to self-publish their work. If you would prefer to learn the step-by-step approach to self-publishing your work, we can help. We will teach you and advice you on how to go through the self-publishing process. We will guide you on the best options for your work, from choosing a title, through to the final product, which is a published ebook or print book. Click here for more details.
Consulting Services
We offer personalised, professional advice and consulting services for your writing or publishing projects. We can help with any questions you have regarding your work, from the early stages of writing, to the final published book in your hands. Click here for more details
Publishing Formats
Print Publishing – We publish high quality print novels and short story collections in paperback form, for those who love the weight and feel of a physical book.
Digital Publishing – We distribute our titles through digital platforms with a worldwide reach, and opportunities for readers to access books via e-readers, tablets and mobile phones.
Online Publishing – We publish our content via websites, blogs and online magazines where our content can be read on the screen or downloaded as PDF files.
Our Team
Tolulope Popoola – Book Writing Coach | Publisher | Consultant
Tolulope Popoola is a creative writer, author, publishing consultant and writing coach. She holds a BA in Accounting and Business Economics from London Metropolitan University, and a Masters’ degree in Finance and Investment from the University of Nottingham. She worked as an Administrator and then as an Accountant before she left her career in Accounting in 2008 to pursue a different path in writing and publishing. She is the author of “Nothing Comes Close”, a novel, “Fertile Imagination” and “Looking for Something” which are both collections of flash fiction stories. Tolulope has written several short stories, flash fiction, poems and magazine articles for publication.
In 2011, Tolulope established Accomplish Press and The Creative Writing Academy to provide writers like herself with an opportunity to have their works written and published. She helps aspiring authors to overcome their obstacles, clear their doubts and reconnect with their creative side, so that they can finally write and publish the book within them! She is passionate about showcasing the best of African literature and working with other writers and people in the literary world to make a difference.
In 2012, Tolulope Popoola was named runner-up for the prestigious Women in Publishing New Venture Award as a recognition for her pioneering work on behalf of under-represented groups in society.
In 2016, Tolulope was presented with an Award for Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contribution to society at the Nigerian Writers Awards.
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Sarah Lupa – Executive Assistant – Sarah is our efficient administrator. She manages event planning, marketing and PR, schedules, course bookings.
Ife Bewaji – Digital Content Producer – Ife is our content producer and social media manager. She manages the content that goes out regularly on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
Our Partners
AmmaEdits (formerly The Brielle Agency)
Accomplish Press is partnered with AmmaEdits for our copyediting, developmental editing and proofreading needs. Indeed, we are pleased to be refer Nicole to all our clients who need editing for their manuscripts.
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RealDreams Media
Accomplish Press works with RealDreams Media for all our cover designs. We have been very happy with all the beautiful cover designs they’ve done for all our books and ebooks.
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Black and Outspoken
Black and Outspoken is our Events, PR and Publicity partner. We worked together on our African Literary Evening, and we continue to collaborate on publicity for African authors in the UK.
Our “Get Young People Reading” Campaign
Accomplish Press is involved in a scheme to get more young people reading. To find out more, please click here.
Charities:
Three percent of the profits from sales of our books will be donated to charity.
Events
We attend and host events that are of interest to writers, publishers and readers of African literature. To find out more about past and forthcoming events, please click here.
Registered Company Address:
Accomplish Press Ltd.
Kemp House,
124 City Road, London
EC1V 2NX
Company Registration Number: 07874717
Email: [email protected]
