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  • Guest Writer Spot

      It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot, which gives writers the opportunity for their  work to be seen and read by others. 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 and your poems…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Flash Fiction Competition My market for you this week is a final reminder for my flash fiction competition. The closing date is this Sunday, the 15th November. Here’s a quick reminder of the details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories of up to 250 words are…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My Friday Guest Writer spot  is open for submissions. If anyone would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can  contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week, my guest writer is Adam Dixon.…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market comes courtesy of the wonderful Sacha Black. She’s spotted an excellent competition that’s a must enter. It’s the ‘Stephen King – The Bazaar of Bad Dreams competition’. The competition is calling for entries for a fiction story of up to 4,000 words. The story must be on a subject inspired by the…

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  • My Weekly Writing Challenge

    For this week’s challenge, you have two choices: you can either write a ten-word story using five words from the list given, or you can write a summer (yes, I know it’s autumn in the UK, but we’re all yearning for a bit of summer) themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Apologies for highlighting my own competition – yet again. I have a couple of reasons: 1) The closing date is coming round quickly and 2) I haven’t had a chance to research a market this week (Miss Clumsy has struck again and injured herself. Very swollen ankle – spent two hours at the hospital this…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Flash Fiction Competition My market for you this week is actually a reminder for my flash fiction competition. The closing date is a month tomorrow so you still have plenty of time to enter. Here are the details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories of up…

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  • Guest Writer Slot

    My Friday blog post offers writers the opportunity for their  work to be seen and read by others. I’m happy to accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. If you would like some of your writing to be featured on my blog, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week’s…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    A few weeks ago, I started a new slot for writers who’d like their work to be seen and read by others. I know how hard it is to make a name for yourself in the writing world, so if any of you would like a story/poem/article to be featured on my blog, please contact…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Flash Fiction Market My market for your this week is a reminder that I’ve started another flash fiction competition, with cash prizes. So don’t miss it! It’s another open themed competition, with a maximum word count of 250 words. You have until 15th November to send me your entry: E-mail entries to: esthernewton@virginmedia.com Postal entries…

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