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It’s Friday and time for my 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 than 2000 words…
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I hope you’ve all had a good week. Here’s my latest challenge for you: Option one: Write a limerick with the word TEETH in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of WAR Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following words: PRINCE CHARMING, GANGSTER, BALLET, APOCOLYPSE and CHUFFED…
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This week’s market is brought to you by the wonderful Sacha Black. She’s found an excellent competition for flash fiction lovers. Just 100 words is a daily short story competition with a prize winner picked every day. The prize awarded to the best story is $50. There’s an entry fee of $5 for the first…
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I had a wonderful weekend away but, as always, it flew by too quickly and it’s now back to work. 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…
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My apologies; my Guest Writer Spot is taking a mini holiday. I’m going away today and haven’t even started thinking about packing, and I really ought to. But business will be resumed for next week. Have a great weekend and do get in touch if you’d like to be featured in this spot in the…
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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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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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