Guest Writer

  • Guest Writer Slot

    If you’d like to see your work in my Guest Writer Spot, 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 than 40 lines.…

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    This week’s guest writer, Lucy Jackson, is a woman after my own heart; she’s a cat lover, too. Here’s a little bit about her: “Cats have always played a big part in my life and I currently have seven! They’ve inspired me to write poetry and I’ve probably written well over a hundred poems! Other…

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    This week, I’d like to welcome new writer, Maria Jenkins to my Guest Writer Spot. Before you read her heart-wrenching poem, here’s a little bit about her, in her own words: “I’ve been writing stories and poems since I was a little girl. English was my favourite subject at school, but when I left and…

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    I’m thrilled to invite Viki Allerston back to my Guest Writer Spot. A few weeks ago, she appeared on this page, with her highly entertaining story, Bad Boy Boris. From all the wonderful comments, you thoroughly enjoyed her story. I’m sure you’ll enjoy her latest story every bit as much. If you’d like to know…

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    This week’s guest writer is another of my wonderfully talented students. Here’s a little bit about Murray Clarke: Murray Clarke has a real passion for writing short stories – and began putting pen to paper when he was only eight years old (which is more years ago than he cares to remember!) He has had…

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    My guest this week is the very talented Carol Cooper. Carol has a book coming out on 30th June, and she has kindly allowed me to publish an extract on my blog. If you enjoy it, you can pre-order Hampstead Fever today. Here’s a little bit about Carol in her own words: I’m a journalist, novelist,…

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    This week’s guest writer, Donny Marchand has featured in this slot several times with short stories, Squeaky and the Dullards, Daddy has a Brass Band and Neetun Patience. I’ve also featured a song from Donny on my blog, written especially with the upcoming referendum in mind, The Devil’s Referendum. This time, Donny has penned a…

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    I’m thrilled to welcome the brilliant short story writer Adam Dixon back to my Friday slot. As many of you know, he’s written several excellent stories for my Guest Writer Spot. But if you’ve missed them, please visit his blog to read these and some of his other works. Here is a little bit about…

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    This week, I’m thrilled to introduce one of my amazing students, Viki Allerston. It’s her first time in my Guest Writer Spot. Here ‘s a little bit about her in her own words: ‘I have been telling and writing short stories most of my life and have had a degree of success. Then I started…

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    My guest writer this week is working on a novel. I’m delighted to be publishing the opening to his book. Here’s a little bit about Eric Owens: Eric Owens is a decorated veteran of the Air Force, and a thirty year veteran of the IT industry. He has written industry blogs and is a published…

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