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My market for you this week is a 100-word flash fiction competition held annually by Reader’s Digest. With free entry and a first prize of £2000, it’s definitely worth entering. There are also prizes of £200 each for two runners-up. To find out more, visit the website. You have until February 20th to submit your…
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It’s in the title! Whilst purusing the shelves in a book shop recently, I found myself taking an interest in the titles and it wasn’t long before my mind started thinking up stories just from those titles. Here are some which might set you thinking: Time to Party Watching You The Legacy The Key Secrets…
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My guest writer this week is Bharul Chhatbar. Before you read her poignant poem, here’s a little bit about her, in her own words: ‘I am basically a housewife from Gujarat – India with the passion of writing poems and short stories. My husband is very supportive inspiring me to write. I am proud mother…
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Yes, it’s that time of the week already – almost the weekend and time for my weekly writing challenge. Here are your options: Option one: Write a limerick with the word unicorn in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of your old school days Option three: Write a ten-word story using…
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If you enjoy writing short stories which bring out goose bumps on your readers’ arms, then The Fiction Desk’s Ghost Story Competition might be for you. They’re looking for stories of between 1000-7000 words. The entry fee is a little steep at £8, but the prizes are good: 1st: £500 2nd: £250 3rd: £100 The closing…
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Out with the old? No, not just yet! Last week, I suggested writing something new for 2016. This week, why not take a trip back in time and look through some of your previous work? Many a time I’ve done this and reworked a story, which I’d given up on, only for it to be…
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This week I’m very pleased to feature some more wonderful poetry from the enormously talented Gordon Simmonds, one of my regular writers in this slot. In case you’re not familiar with Gordon’s work, here he tells you a little bit about himself: “My name is Gordon Simmonds born and raised in Essex, England. I left…
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This week’s market is more of a resource for writers – an enormous thank you to Les Moriarty for letting me know about this. Almond Press have compiled a list of creative writing competitions for 2016. From the Reader’s Digest 100 word competition, to a playwriting contest, to a novel writing competition, there’s something for…
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Write something new! Looking to write about something a little different for 2016? Then why not try a different genre, or a different type of writing altogether? If you’re a poet, why not try writing a flash fiction story? Or perhaps you already write short stories but have often thought about writing a screen-play. Let…
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Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2016. My first guest writer for 2016 is Traci Aina. This is the second poem she’s sent in for my Guest Writer Spot. Please read her first thought-provoking poem, Another Baby Mother. Here’s a little about her in her own words: ‘Hi, I’m Traci. I am a…
Esther Chilton 