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  • Is your writing stuck in a rut this week? Then why not let my latest writing challenge get your creative juices flowing?: Option one: Write a limerick with the word PARTY in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of SUMMER Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following…

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  • Markets For Writers

    If you like entering short story competitions with a theme, then the HG Wells Short Story Competition might be the one for you. Entries of between 1500-5000 words are required on the theme of space. The closing date is 17th July 2016. There are different prizes depending on your age group (under or over 21)…

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  • If they don’t know by now…

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  • Monday Motivations

    As usual, the weekend went by in a flash and it’s Monday again. Though, for those of us in England, it’s been a bank holiday so that Monday morning feeling hasn’t been quite so bad. We’re now into May and so you have less that a month to send your entries in for my  short…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome my brilliant student, Jason Moody to my Guest Writer Spot. You may be familiar with his name; he often takes part in my weekly writing challenges and entertains us with his witty limericks and stories. Here’s a little bit about him in his own words: ‘I’m…

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  • Looking for some inspiration? Then why not give my latest writing challenge a go? Option one: Write a limerick with the word LOVE in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of SONG Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following words: BIEBER, ALIAS, VORTEX, BILATERAL, LACONIC and TURGID…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Enjoy writing poetry? Here’s a competition for you. The Samuel Taylor Colderidge Memorial Poetry Prize welcomes entries of up to 25 lines for its themed competition. Here’s some information for you: Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £70 3rd: £50 Entry: FREE Theme: Trees Closing date: 1st June 2016 Send your entries to: 38, Brendon Road, Watchet, West…

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  • I’m not going to say anything about this one…

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  • Monday Motivations

    If you’re like me and feeling that sluggish Monday-mind-syndrome, why not get it working by  entering one of 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…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m looking for some new writers for my Friday guest 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…

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