You can never have too many festivals and we have a new one in Hove, actually
The first ever Hove Book Festival is only a few weeks away. Organised by bestselling novelist Dorothy Koomson, this is what’s on offer Write By The Sea With Simon Toyne, … Continue reading
If you can’t get your head around what’s happening in Ukraine perhaps a poet can help…
A dear friend, poet and novelist Naomi Foyle will be reading tonight at English PEN’s Ukrainian Poetry Evening in Oxford alongside poet Ihor Pavlyuk and translator Steve Komarnyckyj Naomi isn’t … Continue reading
Is this the next big thing? Another publishing company is looking for teen and YA fiction ebooks
I see that Bloomsbury Spark – a digital imprint from Bloomsbury Publishing (aka as J.K.Rowling’s publisher) is looking for teen, young adult and new adult fiction from new and established … Continue reading
How fast can you read? Test yourself
My score was 477 per minute in this timed test (which apparently is 91% faster than the rest of the population if you’re feeling competitive.) Click the screen above to … Continue reading
Literary Prize for unpublished novels or short story collections
The SI Leeds Literary Prize for unpublished fiction by black and Asian women writers in the UK is now accepting entries for the 2014 Prize. The prize runs biennially and … Continue reading
Be Nice to Bridget Day and Happy Imbolc – the start of 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
Write a gritty, urban novella for 18 to 24 year olds about modern Britain – SALT are calling for submissions
SALT is an innovative and independent publisher celebrating 15 years in the business with a new experiment in fiction. Books for their Modern Fiction list will appear as ebooks only … Continue reading
The most popular posts of 2013 were about publishing opportunities, the Nobel Prize and a rather misleading X rated story…
Looking back at the last 12 months, a strong theme emerges. The most popular posts were ones that gave information on submissions and competitions (especially free ones) and those that … Continue reading
International Writers in Residence Program where you get to keep the house
This is the most exciting and original literary project I’ve ever heard of and its aim is to heal a broken city. Detroit – home of Motown, Hip Hop, and … Continue reading
Write a short story for radio
Ever written for radio? If the answer’s no this opportunity is for you. The BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit are inviting submissions from writers who have never written for radio … Continue reading
A petition made by writers that touches us all
I don’t know if petitions work. I don’t know if demonstrations work. All I know is that it is better than keeping quiet and this is something that touches all … Continue reading
CYBER MONDAY! start shopping with a FREE copy of BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL
Phew! The 24 hour sale started a bit late but it is now up on Amazon so please do take advantage of it. I would be very grateful if you … Continue reading
Authors for Philippines
Authors are running online auction to raise money for the Red Cross’s Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. It ends on Wednesday November 20th The typhoon that slammed into the Philippines on November … Continue reading
Up for grabs – £30,00 bursary to launch your creative career
Ideas Tap and Sky Academy Arts Scholarships are awarding five £30,000 bursaries to talented artists aged 18-30 from the UK and Ireland. In addition to the bursary, winners are also paired … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 