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The Bath Flash Fiction Award is open for entries, with a closing date of 16th February 2020. Here are some details for you: Prizes: 1st: £1000 2nd: £300 3rd: £100 Two commendations receive £30 each. Entry fee: £9 for one story, discounts for further stories entered Word limit: 300 For more details, visit the competition
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Family Photos – more than just a memento Photos of loved ones, including the beloved family pet, can often be found on our mantelpieces, windowsills or walls. The women’s weeklies all publish photos of babies, pets, special anniversaries and parties. Wedding photos, whether it’s our own, a family member’s or friend’s, could be amongst the
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Having been a writer, tutor and editor for some years now, I thought it was about time I wrote a non-fiction book and shared some of the writing lessons I’ve learned. I love helping writers achieve their dreams in the work I already do so I wanted my new book to do the same. It’s
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Here’s your weekly five-word challenge! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word PANTOMIME in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word SNOWMAN. You sent in some funny stories. Here they are: Sanandi-Jacq: Snowman. Sun woman. Melting bliss. Trent’s World: Firemen fight fire, snowmen
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Fancy writing a drama script? Then take a look at the BBC Writersroom website. They are opening up a window for TV, stage, film, radio and film scripts. The window opens on Monday 9th December 2019 and will close on Monday 6th January 2020. Here’s a little bit of information about what they’re looking for:
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Changing Columns Being a columnist in a national newspaper or well-known magazine and dazzling readers with your knowledge and wit is many writers’ dream. However, take a look through the papers and magazines and you’ll see that many of them are written by experts in a particular field, celebrities or established writers, with a long
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Halloween is around the corner! Have you had a ghostly encounter? Perhaps a chilling prediction has come true, or maybe a spooky dream you’ve had won’t go away. These are the type of stories Take A Break’s Fate and Fortune is looking for. If you haven’t got a story to tell, you might have a
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It’s time for your weekly five-word challenge! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Camera in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Date. You sent in some great stories. Here they are: Christine Mallaband-Brown: My date is waiting outside. The date will
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