An Artist and her Bus Pass
I am on a lonely road and I am travelling, sang Joni Mitchell in a song I like very much. But her problem could be considered quite the opposite of…
Literary Cleanse: days 23 to 30.
I'm so behind with posting about The Guardian's Literary Diet that I'm reduced to just giving highlights. Day 23 was Roger Robinson (right) reading from his TS Eliot Prize winning…
Book Week Scotland 2020
Book Week Scotland 2020 is upon us like the softest of eiderdowns, fashioned from a patchwork of fabric cut from the frocks in a dress-up chest. This year's theme is…
The Short Story: Opening Lines: A Perfect Day for Bananafish
‘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
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…
Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: Tom-Gallon Award
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.
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…
Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: From Lit Mags to Japan
Writer Opps Wednesday aims to bring you six fresh, juicy opportunities each Wednesday. This week we have, 1) a two week residency in Japan for artists of any discipline; 2)…
Literature Ambassador: Writerly Development
Part of my role as one of Wigtown Festival Company's Literature Ambassadors is to support writers in Dumfries & Galloway. One of the ways I do that is by searching…
Literature Ambassador: News from Wigtown
Straight from my inbox to you, enjoy! Spring has arrived in Wigtown! We've got a busy springtime ahead with a variety of events taking place in the coming months. We've…