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Category Archives: For writers
How much should it cost to enter a writing competition?
Here are the details of a writing opportunity for unpublished women memoirists. The entry fee for this competition is £25, which may seem steep, but it is not as steep as the entry fee for the new Bloomsbury Children’s Author Prize, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Jane Martinson, Jenny Brown, Julie Myerson, Mslexia, The Literary Consultancy, writing competitions
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Win £500 and publication with the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award!
Win £500 and publication with the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award! Aesthetica Magazine is inviting all writers and poets to submit their work into the Creative Writing Award. The Creative Writing Award is a fantastic opportunity for existing and aspiring writers … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, poetry, prose, writing competition
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Calling all would-be romantic novelists!
If you have a hankering to write a romantic novel, or have written one and want some feedback on what to do next, then get yourself over to ex-writingclasses’ student Wendy Clarke’s blog: Wendy’s Writing Now… Wendy’s guest blogger is … Continue reading
What, Why and How I Write …
Recently, I was asked by fellow writer Juliet Wilson ( left) to take part in a blog tour on the theme of What, Why and How I Write. I was delighted to be asked by Juliet because she is a wonderful poet, … Continue reading
How much time do you need to write a novel?
On Saturday myself and the wonderful writers Shari Low, Doug Johnstone and Douglas Jackson, along with dozens of lovely North Ayrshire readers and the excellent, chair, Keith Charters, were part of North Ayrshire’s Readers Day. All day we talked about … Continue reading
Blackwell’s Writers at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2013
On Thursday evening, August 22nd, I will be talking about Food of Ghosts at Blackwell’s Bookshop here in Edinburgh as part of Blackwell’s Writers at The Edinburgh Fringe 2013. In fact, there will be a bunch of us creative folk doing our stuff, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwell's at The Edinburgh Fringe, Catriona Child, Gillian Galbraith, Gordon Lawrie, Helen Fitzgerald, James Robertson, Liam McIlvanney, Margaret Skea, Meg Bateman, Peter Burnett, Samantha Young, Tessa Ransford, The Wild Myrtles, Tom Pow, Vicki Jarrett
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and now for something completely different: Anuerin(Nye)Wright, graphic novelist extraordinaire
Yesterday I was back between the “yurts” at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) to chat with Anuerin Wright. What an interesting person! A big thanks to you, Nye, for giving me your time and for such an informative and entertaining … Continue reading
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Tagged Aneurin (Nye) Wright, Art Spiegelman, Craig Thomson, Deinsa Miona, Habibi, Lyndsay Lucero, Maus, Myriad Editions, Pam McIlroy, pamreader.blogspot.com, Sean Tan, The Arrival, Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park... When You’re 29 & Unemployed
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an interview with Karen Campbell, a crime writer who doesn’t write crime novels!
Karen Campbell is the author of four contemporary crime novels set in Glasgow. Her new novel, This Is Where I am, is due out in February 2013. I interviewed Karen at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Wednesday, between the author’s yurt … Continue reading
a place of the dead: Val McDermid and Sue Black at the EIBF
Yesterday I went to my 3rd EIBF event! Those of you who know me, know that I LOVE crime fiction, so I was really looking forward to this event. It didn’t disappoint. Crime writer Val McDermid was in the house … Continue reading
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