International Poetry Competition
This is a major competition run by Lightship Literary organisation with a major first prize: £1,000 / US$1600 The winner and nine runners-up will also be published in Lightship Anthology … Continue reading
Written the first chapter of the novel you always wanted to write?
First prize in this novel writing competition is the stuff dreams are made of: feedback from an acclaimed literary author, a top literary agent and a commissioning editor as you write the rest … Continue reading
10 Delicious Literary Beers to Drink While Reading
Reading is thirsty work…beer bottles
Going on holiday this year? Read a novel about your destination for free
I love reading fiction about places I know, have visited or plan to visit and TRIPFICTION is a one stop shop to find out what’s available. You can search … Continue reading
Amazon News
Amazon has bought Goodreads, the social media book review site with 16 million users worldwide. The San Francisco-based company should provide Amazon with another way to get readers to buy … Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL ghost story competition
The Fiction Desk is running a short story competition for all English-speaking writers aged 16 or over. There’s a first prize of £500, and a second prize of £100; both … Continue reading
AND THE WINNER IS…this year’s oddest book titles
The shortlist for the 2013 Diagram Prize: Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley (Conari, £9.99) God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis by Tom Hickman (Square Peg, … Continue reading
Get your event listed for free
A quick reminder that if you are organising an event WHAT THE DICKENS magazine now has a new listings section. And it’s free. Get in touch here if you want … Continue reading
Low waged authors: win a writing course with a major literary agency
The ereader Kobo and lit agents Curtis Brown are offering three scholarships to aspiring writers this year. It covers tuition fees for each of the following London courses: the three-month … Continue reading
Coming soon to a school near you: CREATIVE WRITING A LEVEL
At last creative writing is recognised as a serious subject, not as a bit of time wasting frippery… The ability to use language as an effective tool is an important … Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION with a metallic theme and an Italian venue…
Poetry on the Lake Patron: Carol Ann Duffy 13th International Poetry Competition. Closing 22nd April 2013. Theme: Metal (include a metallic word, anything from gold to Goldilocks). Categories: Open: Judge – Anne-Marie … Continue reading
SAFARI FRIDAY searching the web for writers and readers
Safari = Swahili for long journey. I am on the look out for anything accessible from a keyboard that educates, entertains, intrigues, raises a smile. Anything that helps a writer … Continue reading
The Literate Scientist Is Alive And Well And Winning Prizes In County Cork
Never let it be said that science and the creative arts don’t mix. A biochemist, a psychologist and a dentist are showing how it can be done. This year’s Ballymaloe … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 