Free International short story competition
The RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition is now open for entries. Winning stories will be published in the RTE Guide. (For those who don’t know, RTE is Ireland’s television … Continue reading
What you should do tonight….no, not that
Watching England play in a crucial match is not good for anyone… Not good at all…. This, on the other hand, might well be… WATERSTONE’S BRIGHTON Thursday, 19 June 2014, … Continue reading
Take Part in a War Memorial Made of Words
A project remembering WWI wants as many people as possible to create a new kind of war memorial – one made entirely of words. Writers are taking part and students … Continue reading
Out of Our Minds – Brighton writers exploring mental health and the benefits of creative writing
Mental health conditions and psychiatric disorders have always interested writers and driven plot lines. Can fiction shed light and help us understand mental illness and how does the process of … Continue reading
I’m mad about this – hope you are too
News this weekend that GCSE examining boards are going to drop American classics such as Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mocking Bird, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Arthur … Continue reading
If you want to write for radio this one day course is unmissable AND affordable
The Business of Writing for Radio is a one-day practical workshop in Brighton run by TV and Radio writer Sue Teddern (soloparentpals.com, In Mates, Managing Izzy, The Charm Factory). I … Continue reading
How to write a short story….and enter a competition
I recently came across the WikiHow entry on how to write a short story. The actual article contains good advice, but I arched an eyebrow when I read the introduction. … Continue reading
Today is International Conscientious Objectors Day
I’ve been sent a very interesting press release from the Imperial War Museum in London that I want to share with you. Until I read it I didn’t realise that … Continue reading
Creative Writing Newsletter – is that a good idea?
I’ve decide to give it a go – nothing too big or extravagant – sent by email to anyone who specifically says that they want to receive a copy. What … Continue reading
Is this the month self-publishing becomes respectable in the UK?
The Guardian newspaper has joined with publisher Legend Times to offer a monthly literary prize to the best self-published novels written in the English language – translations are also eligible. … Continue reading
A new job that gave me a lot of difficult questions to answer…what would you have said?
I’ve just become Writer in Residence at the Hysteria Writing Competition run each year by the The Hysterectomy Association. One of my first duties was to answer a lot of … Continue reading
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry….if you’ve got an unpublished novel needing a home
Got an 70,000+ word story saved on your desktop? Is it stuffed into a folder gathering dust underneath your bed? Someone wants to read it – at least the first … Continue reading
Strictly Come Writing — sneak preview
I have been working with writers at Portslade Adult Education to produce an anthology of stories and dreams, poems and works in progress and it’s getting very exciting as the … Continue reading
Rebel women! A call to write
I’ve just been sent a press release about a new poetry anthology that intends to showcase established and emerging women writers from across the globe. More than than it wants … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 