Guest Writer

  • Guest Writer Spot

    As advertised on my blog last week, my Guest Writer Spot is back! Thank you to all those who contacted me; I will be featuring your work over the next few weeks and months. If you’d like your writing to appear on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewtoneditor@outlook.com. I accept stories,…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My Friday Guest Writer Spot is returning! If you’d like to feature on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m pleased to welcome back Nest Madden to my Guest Writer Spot. Nest was one of my talented Writers Bureau students. He completed the course a while ago (well done!) and it’s good to read his writing again. The Suprise By Nest Madden George, hated night duty. It was a boring twelve hours, stuck in…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s great to be back blogging and to be welcoming guest writer, N Gopika to this slot once more. Here is a little bit about her: I am 18. I belong to India, the largest democracy in the world. I am a passionate writer who loves writing poetry as well as fiction.I used to read…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday everyone; I hope you’ve all had a good week. Gopika N has written several wonderful poems in this slot and I’m thrilled to have Gopika back as my guest writer. Here is a little bit about Gopika: I am 18. I belong to India, the largest democracy in the world. I am a…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week, I’m pleased to welcome Paul Korhonen for the first time to my Guest Writer Spot. Here is a little bit about him: Paul is a former Writers Bureau pupil and, since completing his Creative Writing Course, has self-published a couple of short non-fiction titles including a memoir about living with a brain tumour. …

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m thrilled to welcome my lovely friend, Glynis Smy to my Guest Writer Spot. Glynis and I met through a mutual writer friend, Les Moriarty who sadly passed away last autumn. The two of us recently spent a weekend away together, which inspired Glynis to write the wonderful piece below. – Here’s a little bit…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot, which gives writers the opportunity for their  work to be seen and read by others. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week’s guest writer is one of my ex-students (he’s completed the whole course so an enormous well done to him). Nest Madden has shared his wonderful reminisces on my blog many a time. This one is a real treat: As a young police constable at the end of the 1960s I hated night duty.…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Here’s an excellent flash fiction competition for you. Fish Publishing’s Annual Flash Fiction Competition is open for another two weeks. They’re looking for stories of up to 300 words.  Prizes: 1st: €1,000 2nd: online writing course with Fish The top ten stories will be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2017 Entry Fees: €14 for the…

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