writing
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Welcome to my Friday Guest Writer Spot. This week’s guest writer is someone who has appeared on my blog a few times. Murray Clarke certainly has a talent for a cracking story, so sit back and enjoy his Guy Fawkes tale. Here’s a little bit about him: Murray Clarke has a real passion for writing…
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This week’s market returns to the short story. The H.E. Bates Short Story Competition is currently accepting entries, from all writers, up to 2000 words. You have until 5th December 2016 to send your entry in. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £500 2nd: £100 3rd: £50 Plus £50 for the best…
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So, tomorrow welcomes November to 2016. That means bonfire night is lurking round the corner so my writing prompt is for you to write a poem/piece of prose up to 300 words on the following theme: Fireworks Your piece doesn’t have to be about November 5th; you can interpret the theme as you see fit. …
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If you’d like to see your work in my Friday Guest Writer Spot, I’d love to hear from you. 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 no more than 40 lines. If…
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This is a final reminder for my flash fiction competition. You have until Monday to get your entries in so there’s still time to create a masterpiece over the weekend. Here are the details for you: Prizes: 1st: £20 plus a copy of my book of short stories, The Siege Two runners-up: A copy of…
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My market this week is targeted at the poets among you. The Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Competition is open for poets who haven’t ever had a full collection published. Prizes: 1st: £300 plus a publishing contract 25 runners-up will be published in a poetry anthology Entry fee: £12 per collection (10 poems up to…
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Now, that would have been a sight to see…
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An enormous thank you to everyone who’s already entered my flash fiction competition. I’ve received entries from all around the world, including India, Canada, the US and Europe. All of them offer very different takes on the writing prompt of ‘The Discovery’. You’ll find a reminder of the details of the competition below, as well…
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This week’s market is for those of you who enjoy writing short stories in the speculative fiction genre, i.e. fantasy, science fiction, horror or anything in between. The Aeon Award short fiction contest has been running since 2004. And the prizes are certainly worth an entry. Here are the details for you: Prizes: 1st: €1000 2nd: €200 3rd: €100 All three…
Esther Chilton 