Esther Chilton
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It’s Friday tomorrow and the start of Easter weekend. I wish you all a very happy Easter. Before you indulge in far too many chocolate eggs, here’s my new challenge for you: Option one: Write a limerick with the word CHOCOLATE in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of HOLIDAYS Option…
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My market this week is for the poets among you. The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition is currently accepting entries of poems up to 50 lines. Here are the all important details: Closing date: Saturday 30th April, 2016 Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £50 Wakefield Postcode prize: £25 Entry fee: £3 for the first entry and…
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A short while ago, I launched my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of the competitions is for a flash fiction story of up to 100 words. The entries have already started coming in and there are stories which have made me gasp, others which have made me think wow, I wish I’d written that…
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Talented poet Gordon Simmonds has appeared in this slot a few times, with some beautiful, moving poems. If you haven’t read them please do: Everybody Dies, When I am Gone, Paschaendaele, Joe’s War , The Piper in the Graveyard and An Old Soldier’s Thoughts. Many of you have commented how much you like his poetry so…
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It’s Friday tomorrow so you’ve nearly made it to the weekend 🙂 I hope your week’s been a good one. Here’s my new challenge for you: Option one: Write a limerick with the word CODSWALLOP in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of TRANSPORT Option three: Write a ten-word story using…
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Brentwood Writers’ Circle is holding a flash fiction story to celebrate its 75th anniversary. They’re looking for stories of exactly 75 words. Here’s the all important information for you: Prizes: 1st prize: £40 2nd prize: £20 3rd prize: £15 Plus all prize winners will receive a copy of ‘How to Write Fiction without the Fuss’.…
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A little over a week ago, I launched my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them is for a short story of up to 1000 words on the theme of TREASURE. How you choose to interpret that theme is up to you. You could write about money or jewels. Or the treasure may…
Esther Chilton 