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As usual, the weekend went by in a flash and we find ourselves staring Monday in the face again. To get your mind working, why not have a go at one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them is for a flash fiction story of up to 100 words. You can…
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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. You can read another below: More Old Soldiers Thoughts By Gordon Simmonds…
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It’s that time of the week already – time for me to set you a new challenge or two or three: Option one: Write a limerick with the word CLOWN in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of RAIN Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following words:…
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My market for you this week gives writers scope for writing a longer story. The Exeter Story Prize accepts entries up to 10,000 words. There’s no set theme. Here are the other details for you: Prizes: 1st: £500 + trophy 2nd: £150 3rd: £100 Best humorous entry: £200 Trisha Ashley Award + trophy Entry fee:…
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Closely linked to my ‘Nutty Newspaper Stories’, comes my new series, ‘Nutty Newspaper Headlines’. In the first of the series is the following ‘talk about stating the obvious’ headline:
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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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Esther Chilton 