It’s hard to keep track of all those deadlines, so here is an (updated) list of the main short story competitions coming up in the second half of the year. The management cannot take responsibility for any must-enter-them-all panic attacks, though I have no doubt you’re just one short edit away from victory. As always,… Read More Short story competitions to fill the second half of your year
Please excuse a bit of awkward boasting – and possible snivelling – as I report that I have been named the winner of this year’s Molly Keane Creative Writing Award. It was news I had to keep under my hat for a few weeks, which was fine because I needed that time to process the… Read More Molly Keane Award 2018
I’ve been on a bit of a social media hiatus recently for family reasons, but had to pop back to talk about literary journal The Nottingham Review. Now in its 11th issue – and their first edition in print – they’ve kindly published a short story of mine called A Simple Loss of Balance. This… Read More The Nottingham Review
For the past year or two, I’ve been following the Irish Writers Podcast, presented by aspiring novelists Máire Brophy, Cathy Clarke and Kate Mulholland. On it, they discuss their respective writing journeys, and I was delighted to discover recently that Máire had succeeded in sending her first book out into the world. It’s a fantasy tale, which… Read More After the World author Q&A
I’m currently working on a book project that feels like wading through mud which has been liberally infused with treacle. And it is wreaking havoc on my fancy lead boots. The one thing that seems to help me focus is a deadline, so I’ve been looking at novel competitions for anything that might be a… Read More The unweekly herding: a list of novel competitions
[UPDATED June 28] Keeping up with short story competition deadlines is a full-time occupation, and I don’t know how many things I’ve intended to enter only to forget about them until the day of/after. So I’ve decided to compile a calendar of everything I know so far that’s coming up this year. I will endeavour… Read More The unweekly herding: a list of short story competitions 2018
…so where was I? Oh yes, this writing malarkey. I took a break from it recently in order to dedicate more time to eating toast while staring out windows. That’s been going pretty well, so I feel I can now turn my attentions back to my Google Docs. Can’t say I’m too thrilled with what… Read More The unweekly herding: toast and fresh pastures
