With the current situation in the country with regards Covid-19, many of us will be self-isolating, with time on...
Simultaneous Submissions, Entering Previous Winners and Re-entering Unsuccessful Stories The importance of reading competition rules has been mentioned several times...
Some photographs to inspire those competition entries It’s nearly Christmas, so not long to a brand new year –...
Critiquing Not Criticising Is it worth paying for a critique for your short story or novel when entering a...
Francesca looks at point of view in short story entries It’s easy to accidentally switch point of view in...
Francesca considers deadline reminders and time zones It’s easy to pick competitions you’d like to enter then forget all...
Eye catching beginnings and anonymous characters My first tip for short story competitions this month is true of all...
Publication without payment? The list of competitions seems rather a sparse month this time round, but for good reason....
Francesca talks this month about keeping a record of your entries This month I’d like to mention record keeping....
A Bumper Crop of Competitions for Spring  Not only is there another abundance of competitions as we approach...
