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THE WRITER’S JOURNEY TO PUBLICATION: an evening with Brighton’s bestselling authors

Keen to get published? Interested in the creative process?  Local authors Julia Crouch, Simon Toyne, MD Lachlan, Emlyn Rees, Sarah Rayner and Kate Harrison have sold over a million books … Continue reading

November 7, 2012 · Leave a comment

Only a few more days to go for your chance to win!

Leave a comment (a simple “Ah!” will do nicely) and you stand a chance of winning a copy of A GOOD CONFESSION in a raffle that’s running until October 31st. … Continue reading

October 28, 2012 · 2 Comments

Submissions wanted: what words have inspired you?

The Fine Line (http://editorial-consultancy.co.uk) is compiling an e-book anthology on the theme of words that inspire. If you’d like to be considered for inclusion, they’re looking for short pieces, no … Continue reading

October 26, 2012 · Leave a comment

A new creative writing magazine is about to be published – if we all do a bit of barn raising

What the Dickens Magazine is a fascinating creative magazine* that has been published online for nearly two years and it’s now going to take a huge leap into print. Or … Continue reading

October 25, 2012 · 2 Comments

Small reminder…you can win a copy of A GOOD CONFESSION

The book on the right. Looks good doesn’t it? Reads even better. Don’t take my word for it: here’s a few reviews of A GOOD CONFESSION Bridget Whelan writes in … Continue reading

October 11, 2012 · 5 Comments

Originally posted on The View Outside:
If you’ve never heard of Nanowrimo, get yourself over to C A Husted’s blog and see what it’s all about….. Nanowrimo, or National Novel…

October 11, 2012 · 5 Comments

New Mass Market publishing opportunity for your brilliant idea

I’ve just discovered that Harlequin are appealing for submissions for their new digital series. They want manuscripts of 10,000 words or more and it’s not all frothy romances – see … Continue reading

October 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

Free creative writing magazine WHAT THE DICKENS PUMPKIN EDITION OUT NOW

Craft articles, creative writing competitions, author interviews, creative writing exercises, book reviews, social media advice, short stories, even an agony aunt for writers and their plots….there’s so much in it … Continue reading

October 3, 2012 · 3 Comments

Have your poem published alongside Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan

Macmillan Cancer Support are inviting submissions for HEART SHOOTS, a poetry anthology that will be published at Easter 2013. The themes are love and relationships, but they are also accepting … Continue reading

October 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

Win a copy of A GOOD CONFESSION

For the month of October I’m running a raffle to win a copy of A GOOD CONFESSION – all you have to do is make a comment on one of … Continue reading

October 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

TWO international non fiction writing competitions

The Financial Times and Bodley Head have launched an international essay writing competition for young writers. (I admit that I’ve got to the stage where 35 and below looks young.) … Continue reading

September 30, 2012 · Leave a comment

Mass Market writing opportunity – especially if you want to release your own 50 Shades of Grey…

If you are interested in writing for women’s magazines WOMAGWRITER’S BLOG is a must read. It’s generous in its advice and up to date in the information it gives (as … Continue reading

September 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Free ebooks to download from two bestselling authors

You wait for one to come along and then… Two Brighton based authors embark on two very different train journeys. We can  read the stories that emerged from their travels … Continue reading

September 6, 2012 · Leave a comment

Why you hate twitter – still time to enter this free competition

Words with Jam are giving away three mugs (who said you were going to get rich as a writer). All you have to do is tell in exactly 140 characters … Continue reading

September 5, 2012 · Leave a comment

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