February 2021: Competition Monthly

...to a lesser or greater degree (though admittedly, not at the moment!), so could probably offer something for this competition. The Storyhouse competition has to involve an encounter with a...

New Releases: October 2018

...Eleanor Harkstead: The Captain’s Ghostly Gamble Paranormal romcom short story Prideebook 11th September 2018 When a ghostly dandy and his roguish companion try their hand at matchmaking, things definitely go...

Liam Livings Considers Compassion And Inclusivity

...Compassion Compassion means inclusivity. Someone said this to me recently and I had something of a ‘mic drop’ moment. Let’s break that down a little. According to dictionary.com, compassion is:...

Francine Beaton: Taste For Wine – Book 2 In The Taste For Love Series

...you can find and follow Francine: Website: https://www.francinebeaton.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francinebeaton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrancineBeatonAuthor Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/BeatonFrancine Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscomfrancinebeaton Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Francine-Beaton/e/B07BJH92HR Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/francine-beaton Pinterest: https://za.pinterest.com/beatonfrancine Books2Read: https://books2read*]}*.com/author/francine-beaton/   About the Interviewer: Ruby Moone...

December 2020: Competition Monthly

...your comping endeavours.   Click November 2020 for posts detailing further competitions closing in January.     * Closing soon Curtis Brown Discoveries Prize Theme: Any genre adult fiction, first...

November 2019: Competition Monthly

Critiquing Not Criticising Is it worth paying for a critique for your short story or novel when entering a competition? Some competitions offer them, but they can vary enormously in...

November 2018: Competition Monthly

...let us know of any successes.   * January Competition: Drip Action Theatre Company Fiction Competition Theme: Play lasting 30 to 40 minutes Prize: £250 plus performance at Arundel Festival...

August 2019: Competition Monthly

...check competitions detailed in past blog posts that are still open.     *   Rolling Competitions Writers’ Forum Short Story Competition Theme: Open. 1,000 – 3,000 words Prize: £300...

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...

The Shorter Romantic Novel Award – Finalists

...will she stay with Kaden? https://www.facebook.com/EllaHayesAuthor https://twitter.com/EllaHayesAuthor https://www.instagram.com/ellahayesauthor/ Lucy King – Stranded with My Forbidden Billionaire Corsham author, Lucy King, has been shortlisted in the Shorter Romantic Novel Award category...

Romantic Saga Category

...in a strange land? Or has she made the greatest mistake of her life? ANNEMARIE BREAR’S MEDIA DETAILS: http://www.annemariebrear.com https://www.facebook.com/annemariebrear/ https://www.twitter.com/annemariebrear https://www.amazon.co.uk/Annemarie-Brear/e/B00705A120 https://www.instagram.com/annemariebrear https://www.bookbub.com/profile/annemarie-brear Karen Dickson – A Songbird in...

February 2019: Competition Monthly

...to avoid common titles if you can, though that can be difficult if you’re not sure how common your title is! One of my first published stories was called New...