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Win a copy of Punk Fiction
Win a copy of Punk Fiction, the anthology by writers and musicians that's inspired by Punk music
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And the winner is…
I put this up late yesterday as a comment but then it seemed to vanish into nowhere. Thanks for both public and anon entries to the “what is Romantic” tiebreaker. Good answers all round (this includes...
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My latest story…
Fiction on Lablit usually features science in some way - but how exactly is up to you. Anyway here's a link to mine. It's called Adventure of a lifetime.
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1970 – year of the lost Booker
The press hailed the reopening of the 1970 Booker Prize as an opportunity for Muriel Spark to win, but there was stiff competition - find out which book won.
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Decide who wins the 1970 Man Booker
I mentioned this in an earlier post and discovered a few Muriel Spark fans lurking about. Since then, the years 1961-1970 were declared to be the years in which to set your 2009 movie, as epitomised by...
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Short story event at Charles Dickens Museum
I’ve been asked to introduce the writers reading in Bloomsbury next Saturday (10 April), as a celebration of the Willesden Herald Short Story Prize, and the launch event of the associated book, New...
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I write like… [some man or other]
So, someone has built a website to analyse your writing style and tell you which famous writer you write like.
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Writing competitions: some useful links
Writing competitions vary greatly in how they are organised and judged, and the rewards they offer. But they can provide a useful impetus to get a piece of writing finished and edited.
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Book giveaway and interview: Willesden Herald New Short Stories 5
Mary O’Shea’s short story Out of Season was selected by Maggie Gee as the deserved winner of this year’s Willesden Prize. Recently Mary journeyed over to Willesden (north west London) from her home in...
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Book giveaway prizewinners
First well done to the mysterious “Q’ who has won a copy of Willesden Herald NewShort Stories 5. I wrote all the names on pieces of paper, crumpled them and threw them on the floor at work after other...
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An Apple Tree Spouts Philosophy – published
An Apple Tree Spouts Philosophy in an Office Car Park
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Europrogocontestovision: interesting take on Booker longlist
a review of the entire Booker 2012 long list that is actually worth reading, awaits your attention at Adam Roberts Project blog, Europrogocontestovision
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Gregory O’Donoghue international poetry prize
UPDATE 3 Oct 2012 – entering this comp (with rather good prizes) is a great way to support the Munster Literature Centre, which does excellent work to support literature, employing both prose writers...
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Some good news, and what it means
A friend said to me have you ever bought a book because it won a prize? I had to admit I don't think I have. Still, being shortlisted for this award is important to me because of independently...
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I’m on the shortlist – Aine O Domhnaill, writer
a chat with Áine Ó Domhnaill, one of 12 crime writers currently shortlisted for the 2013 Crime Writer’ Association Debut Dagger Award
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Time to send it out? [novel comps closing soon]
If you are an unpublished writer and have written or are working on a novel, how about entering it for one of these prizes...
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On the shortlist: a chat with artist Sarah Jane Moon
portraiture is a loaded tradition in this country, but I think it is a wider playing field than many people imagine, and there is always room for the innovative.
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Was going to be another “on the shortlist” post: Rachel Fenton, winner of the...
"Winning Short FICTION’s 7th annual Competition is a huge deal to me. For starters, it’s my first UK based print publication..."
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New Zealand: Top of the Lake by Jane Campion
...in a blog post about the series Campion rather disarmingly says “A lot of time in writing is spent wondering if you’re hopeless”. I don’t think she has much to worry about there.
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