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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Kids Last week’s theme was travel. Here are some of the entertaining pieces you sent in: Keith Channing sent in a witty limerick: I once planned to visit Siam With a side trip to south Vietnam Things always unravel When
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The 2018 Fish Publishing Short Story Competition is open for entries until 30th November 2018. Here are some important details for you: Prizes: 1st: €3,000 plus a 5-day short story workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival 2nd: €300 and a week at Anam Cara Writers’ Retreat 3rd: €300 Honourable Mentions: 7 who will win
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Who knew there were pensions like this?! Photo credit: pinterest
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This week’s Wonderful Words is about taking a title from a book and seeing what creative threads come from it. How about ‘The Escape’? Or ‘The Key’? Then there’s ‘I Found You’. Take a look through your bookshelves and see what you can find to inspire you. In last week’s Wonderful Words, I suggested taking
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It’s Friday and time to welcome my Guest Writer. It’s Marjorie Hembroff; she’s written a short story. Before you get wrapped up in her tale, here is some information about her and her writing: Marjorie is the author of Bess’s Magical Garden, The Mystery of the Hidden Cabin, middle grade novels, and picture book Gramma Mouse
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Travel Last week’s theme was things that make you happy. Here are some of the funny and heart-warming pieces you sent in: Keith Channing sent in an amusing poem: If you asked me for a list Of the things that
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This week’s market is for the poetry writers amongst you. Writing Magazine is holding a cinquain open theme competition. But you’ll need to get cracking as the closing date is only a few days away on the 15th September. Here are some details for you: Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £50 Both winning entries will be
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I think I’ll opt for putting on a sweater or turning up the heat rather than the alternative… Photo credit: The Atlantic
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Last week, I wrote about taking inspiration from ordinary words and adding them into your story or poem. A couple of writers sent in pieces they’d written from the word prompts. You can find them below. Another good tool, which can help you to unleash ideas in your writing, is to take a random line
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Please welcome Phyllis Campbell to my Guest Writer Spot. She has sent in an excerpt from her book. You might like to find out more about her before you read the extract: Phyllis Staton Campbell, who was born blind, writes about the world she knows best. She calls on her experience as teacher of the
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