Celebrating 100 years of (at least some) women voting
I thought I would write about the celebrations taking place next weekend because I have to admit I’ve only just heard about what’s being planned and I felt the least … Continue reading
BREAD AND ROSES working class poetry competition
I haven’t come across this competition before, but this is the second year Culture Matters – a collective of writers and activists – are running the Bread and Roses Poetry … Continue reading
Writing your first novel? This competition is just for you
The Blue Pencil editorial consultancy are running a first novel competition for unrepresented and unpublished authors. The winner recieves £1,000 plus an introduction to literary agent, Madeleine Milburn (who was … Continue reading
Spring Travel Writing Competition for fiction and non fiction
Nowhere is an online magazine that celebrates its 10th birthday this year. It publishes literary travel writing which they define as narrative with a strong sense of place, character or … Continue reading
Wellcome short list is dominated by women and new writers
The Wellcome Collection in central London is a place “for the incurably curious”. It is a museum and library that focusses on science and medicine and every year they award … Continue reading
Had your manuscript rejected? Nervous about approaching a publisher? Expert help is at hand…
Normally I just pass on information about writing opportunities, hoping that it will be useful but this time it’s different. I KNOW this course will be useful because I know … Continue reading
Hoping to make Crime pay? Free online Masterclass on crime writing might help…
The Writing Academy at Penguin Random House say they will reveal the secrets of crime writing in all its gory details in an online masterclass that will run later this week. … Continue reading
I’ve been a bit quiet lately…help me to be noiser
This website has been looking rather bare over the last few weeks. You might not have noticed, but my output has dropped to one post per week, the Sunday quotation … Continue reading
I’m a bit worried about the fantastic Flash Fiction competition Reader’s Digest are running – and I’m not sure if I should be
Reader’s Digest are holding their annual short story competition for the eighth year. There are lots of good things about it. It’s free to enter Short stories have to be … Continue reading
Happy Celtic Spring
February 1 celebrates the first signs of spring in the old Celtic calender of festivals. The word Imbolc means in the belly referring to the pregnancy of ewes and the … Continue reading
Would you love to work for a Literary Agent? Or do you have a different kind of dream…?
You don’t see job adverts for literary assistants very often so when I saw this one from a major London Literary Agent on twitter today I thought it was worth … Continue reading
Can you write funny? BBC Radio is looking for new comedy talent
BBC Radio 4 have commissioned a sketch show for aspiring comedy writers. The focuss is on smart and funny observations around diversity and multiculturalism. This is a UK-wide opportunity for … Continue reading
A shed load of writing competitions – all ending on New Year’s Eve
2017 Ernest Hemingway Prize for Flash Ficton Genre: Fiction up to 1500 words Prize: $200 and publication in Fiction Southeast Deadline: December 31, 2017 The Magic Oxygen Literary Prize Genre: Short … Continue reading
WRITE BY THE BEACH – the Brighton Writing Conference is back in 2018
And tickets are selling faster than ever before… I am so proud to be associated with such an inspiring event. It’s inspiring to meet and learn from so many great … Continue reading
