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: $200 and publication in Fiction Southeast Deadline: December 31, 2017 The Magic Oxygen Literary Prize Genre: Short … Continue reading
WRITE BY THE BEACH – the Brighton Writing Conference is back in 2018
And tickets are selling faster than ever before… I am so proud to be associated with such an inspiring event. It’s inspiring to meet and learn from so many great … Continue reading
Win a writing competition that offers a complete publishing package as first prize
Writing Magazine has teamed up with Lulu.com and Authoright to offer their competition winner a complete publishing package, including marketing and PR They are looking for a previously unpublished novel … Continue reading
SAVE! £1 (and 1$ and 1 euro) off Back to Creative Writing School — one week only
My writing guide currently has 118 reviews on Amazon.UK and 25 on Amazon US (and I’ve just discovered that there are reviews on most European sites as well as Canada … Continue reading
The next issue of my creative writing email newsletter is out soon. Would you like a copy?
It only comes out a couple of times a year so it won’t clog up your mailbox. The next issue will contain new writing exercises I haven’t published before, news … Continue reading
Write a short story about food and drink for a chance to win £10,000 prize
Food and drink must be at the heart of the story you enter for The Mogford Prize. It could be a life-changing conversation over lunch; a romance in a cafe; … Continue reading
A new indy publishing company is doing things differently in the search for new writing talent.
époque press is very new. They only opened for business a couple of weeks ago, but clearly a lot of hard work has gone into to building a company capable … Continue reading
International flash fiction Competition has big prizes for small stories
This competition is truly international as entries are accepted in four languages: English, Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew. The winner of the contest administered by the Museum of Words in Madrid … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 