No Explanation Needed I hope you’re all coping with the current round of lockdowns (or variation, depending on where...
Competition Deadlines This month I’ve been thinking about the importance of competition deadlines. If you don’t enter a competition...
How is everyone’s writing going? There don’t seem to be so many competitions this month, but here are a...
Being on lockdown seems a wonderful opportunity to get going on all those writing projects we’ve had on the...
With the current situation in the country with regards Covid-19, many of us will be self-isolating, with time on...
Rights Grabs Recently there has been much made in the writing world about ‘rights grabs’ by certain magazines that...
Simultaneous Submissions, Entering Previous Winners and Re-entering Unsuccessful Stories The importance of reading competition rules has been mentioned several times...
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...
