May 2019: Competition Monthly

...essay, article, letter interview, monologue, 500 words max. Poems 40 lines max Prize: £200 plus one free year’s membership Closing date: 31 August 2019 Entry: £2.50 Details *   Francesca...

April 2018: Competition Monthly

Francesca’s final look at competition rules and why it’s important to follow them   This is my third month of looking at competition rules. Click Part 1 and Part 2...

New Releases: November 2020

...Romance – Ulverscroft Paperback 1st November 2020 Reluctant debutante Eleanor is horrified when her father invites disgraced nobleman Rupert to join the family Christmas house party. The pair meet by...

New Releases: May Publications 2021

...dream come true for Pixie and her husband, but when Frank dies leaving behind a tangled web of secrets, how can she possibly move to France and fulfill those dreams?...

November 2018: New Publications

...Pantomime Cat Crime Accent Press Christmas Short ebook November 22nd   Libby and Fran get drawn into murder during the Nethegate pantomime.         Victoria Leybourne: Glass and...

Honno, Independent Women’s Press By Judith Barrow

...rise of new formats seems unstoppable. Streaming will, I think, be the next big thing. And I wonder if the current pandemic-driven move to online teaching for children will further...

Marketing & Me By Suzanne Snow

...page and included a link to their properties in my newsletter. Through the local Facebook group I found the village parish magazine and emailed the editor to ask if they...

August 2019: Competition Monthly

To pay for a critique or not? Is it worth paying for a critique for your short story or novel when entering a competition? Some competitions offer them, but they...

May 2020: Competition Monthly

...publication online Closing date: 15 July 2020 Entry: £6 / £4 subscribers Details Dream Quest One Writing Contest Theme: Short story, open, 5 pages max Prizes: $500 / $250 /...

June 2018: 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,...

Ask An Industry Expert: Rhonda Penders

...ever after. Frankly, a writer should write what they want to write and not try to guess what the audience wants. Your submission guidelines ask for the first 5 pages...

Suzanne Fortin – The Forgotten Life Of Arthur Pettinger

...b equals 2m or how dredging a river impacts on the environment! Without giving too much away, what was the hardest part of the book to write? The hardest part...