December 2019: Competition Monthly

...will be one to enter more competitions. Sometimes it’s hard to think of fresh ideas, particularly when the competition’s theme is open so there’s no particular direction. Here are a...

New Releases: March 2023

...their lives forever…             Philippa Carey: Our Lips are Sealed Regency Romance Ulverscroft Large print paperback February 2023 Francis, Viscount Hilton, is taking his two...

March 2020: Competition Monthly

...Francesca Capaldi Burgess has been placed or shortlisted in a number of competitions including Winchester Writers’ Conference, Twyford Writers, Chorley & District Writer’s Circle, Retreat West, Cordelia.net, Meridian Writing, Flash...

December 2020: Competition Monthly

...Spotlight First Novel Award Theme: Open. First page of a novel plus one-page synopsis Prizes: Mentoring package Closing date: 14 February 2021 Entry: £16 Details The Bumble Bee Flash Fiction...

October 2020: Competition Monthly

...£1,000 shortlisted. Inclusion in anthology plus audio version, which will pay and extra £1,000 each Closing date: 4 December 2020 Entry: Free Details Writing Magazine Epistolary Short Story Competition Theme:...

December 2018: Competition Monthly

...home, so naturally any routine we have may well be thrown out of the window, particularly with the arrival of our families and/or partners being off work. Maybe, like me,...

An Escape To Provence By Sophie Claire

...I like to set my books in France so I began researching inheritance laws and I was fascinated to learn that in France you can write your own will without...

New Releases: June 2020

NEW RELEASES: JUNE 2020   Rhoda Baxter: That Holiday in France Contemporary/Multicultural Rom-Com Independently published Ebook (Kindle only), paperback 01 Jun 2010   When Ellie’s boyfriend forbids her from going...

January 2021: Competition Monthly

...is up to the individual, of course. I personally wouldn’t be happy with having my entry published without some kind of payment, though I did in my early days as...

New Releases: June 2018

...Charlie Cochrane: Pack Up Your Troubles Historical Williams and Whiting Paperback, ebook 9 May 2018 Pack up Your Troubles features three stories of love won, lost and regained against a...

March 2019: Competition Monthly

.../ $300 Closing date: 30 April 2019 Entry: US$18 Details   The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award Theme: Any paranormal or supernatural theme. 1,500 – 10,000 words Prize: US$1,000 /...

Deborah Carr: Character Connections In Timeslips

...voluntary nurse battling to cope at a casualty clearing station near Doullens in Northern France. Gemma returns to her parents’ home on the island of Jersey to come to terms...