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King Lear Prizes

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:04/04/2020
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The new national creative arts competition for over 70s stuck at home because of Coronavirus Here's a little about the prizes copied from their site and followed by a link…

Writing Competitions | Creative Writing Ink UK

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:03/04/2020
Post Category:Literature Ambassador
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Apart from running our own free to enter monthly creative writing competitions, we also list external creative writing competitions. — Read on creativewritingink.co.uk/writing-competitions/ A list of writing competitions to keep…

Enchanted Lands

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:08/03/2020
Post Category:Literature Ambassador / Writer's Life / Writing
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What is an enchanted land? Does it have to be outside, like a forest or a wild-flower meadow, or can it be inside, like a kitchen in which a pie…

The Short Story: Opening Lines: A Perfect Day for Bananafish

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:27/01/2020
Post Category:How Fiction Works / Writing
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‘There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost…

Writer Opps: 2020 Short Story Contests

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:18/01/2020
Post Category:Writer Opps / Writing
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Aerogramme Writers' Studio is one of my favourite resources for writers, and I have a link to their site on my Resources for Writers page. But I'm flagging them up…

Writing Prompt: Unreliable Narrator

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:17/01/2020
Post Category:Writing / Writing Prompt
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Write a story of between five-hundred, and two-thousand words featuring either two puppies or a goldfish. Your narrator isn't omniscient, but tries to hide that. Featured image: Ahmed Zayan on Unsplash

An Apology, of Sorts

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:18/11/2019
Post Category:Writer's Life / Writing
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I've put the following message on my Home page, but thought it worth putting in a blog post too, mostly because I don't suppose many people look at my Home…

Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: Tom-Gallon Award

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:21/10/2019
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If you've been writing short-stories for long enough to have at least one published, you'll have discovered there's very little money for those of us who favour the genre. So…

Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: Wigtown Festival Company’s Mentoring Scheme.

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:17/10/2019
Post Category:Literature Ambassador / Writer Opps
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I don't know about you, but I tend to be much more productive if I've got someone to disappoint. I still miss university for that reason, I need someone who…

A Day of Curiosity – Sat 8th June

Post Author:Eryl
Post published:06/06/2019
Post Category:Literature Ambassador / Wigtown
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From Wigtown: Find out why curiosity didn't kill the cat! Join us this Saturday in Wigtown for a day of short talks from the inquisitive staff of the University of Glasgow, Dumfries…