I'm celebrating another flimsy excuse to share some of my photos of Scotland! I do know that's not a reindeer - I mean the first competition link.
Free entry writing competitions
Thanks to Fiona for passing on the link to this essay writing competition. "Entrants must be aged over 16 and resident in Scotland, born in Scotland or have a longstanding association with Scotland. " I wonder if I'd qualify? (I don't just go there and take many, many photos – my husband is half Scots.) For those who do, there's a £1,500 prize on offer.
And thanks to Elizabeth McGinty for sharing this flash fiction competition which looks like fun and offers a small prize. Other publication opportunities
Fanatical are looking for sci-fi, horror and fantasy stories. They pay £20 per published piece.
Womag news
I've had an acceptance from a magazine I didn't even submit to!
Not quite as strange as it sounds – A story submitted to Yours was forwarded by the editor to her colleague at the sister publication Yours Fiction.
That was an exception. Generally stories (poems, articles etc) will only be bought by the editor you've sent them too, so don't leave them lurking on your hide drive – get them out there!
My news
My hands are toasty warm, thanks to the gloves Fiona made for me. Aren't they great?
I'm amazed how much difference they make. If you're getting cold hands while typing, it's definitely worth trying a pair.
(Gary took this photo and didn't laugh very much at me trying to position my fingers as though I can actually type.)
As always –
New blog posts are published each Saturday. All blog readers are welcome to use the comment section to share writing news, tips, successes, links to competitions and other publication opportunities, to ask questions and to respond to comments from others.
Happy all the seasonal and festive things to you!
14 comments:
Thanks Patsy for sharing all this competition info, great photos over the year & especially photo of the gloves, they lòok really great. Perhaps you could submit the photo with a relevant story....
Anyway seasons greetings to one & all, personally I love this time of year when big fires, good books & quality chocolate reign supreme.
Well done on your acceptance Patsy, and thank you for the comp links and fabulous photos.
I love the fingerless gloves from Fiona and in your fav colour too very apt.
Festive good wishes to everyone, hope you enjoy the holiday season in the company of good stories. xx
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours, Patsy. Thank you for all the competitions during the year and the photos. I'm just working on a crime story for the Scottish whisky competition. I don't hold out much hope but it makes a pleasant change from writing womag stories.
I also had an acceptance this week from Yours Fiction for the Feb issue. We may be issue buddies?
Alyson
Love the fingerless gloves! They look so cosy! Merry Christmas - and thank you for all your hard work this year, Patsy, to help us - I assume you'll be asking for a pay rise ;)
@ Sheelagh – Happy Christmas!
Books and chocolate are going to feature quite heavily for me over the next few days.
@ Elizabeth – Happy Christmas!
I'm starting to feel that readers of this blog know me quite well...
@ Alyson – Happy Christmas!
Congratulations on the acceptance. Writing crime stories is weirdly fun, isn't it?
@ Marguerite – Happy Christmas!
A pay rise for writers would very be nice.
I've just discovered that TAB fate & fortune mag is re-publishing (I think) fiction in a 'spooky story' slot.
The first one appeared in last September' issue.
It's strange how no-one else has mentioned it. I didn't think to check myself as the mag previously hadn't featured fiction at all.
They must have taken material from the old all rights contract.
Apparently stories submitted to Woman's Weekly will no longer also be considered for Woman and Woman's Own. Information from Andrew Shaw, WW Fiction Ed. Not sure if everyone already knew this so thought I'd mention it just in case you didn't.
That's interesting information from Sharon & Sue, I didn't know either. I wonder if that means that Woman & Woman's Own are no longer publishing fiction or that they have separate fiction editors to submit to
Indeed - interesting info about WW etc. Thanks for sharing that. It would be good to know if they do indeed have separate fiction editors now.
Very late reading your post Patsy but thanks for all the comp info, lovely photos and glad that you like the gloves! Hope they help you write loads of great stories!
Hi again. Apparently Woman's Own is no longer carrying fiction and Woman is only publishing 're-use' fiction. Not good news I'm afraid.
Thanks Sue for the update. That's a pity.
Many thanks for the update, Sue.
I hope the longer stories Andrew has accepted will still be considered.
There's no point in us penning a 1, 800 story when there's no need for us to do so!
@ Sharon – Oooh, interesting - thanks.
@ Sue – I didn't know that, so thanks for the update.
@ Sheelagh and Maisie – Sadly it seems they don't need one. Rats.
@ Fiona – I don't see how they can fail!
@ Sharon – You're right, there isn't.
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