Happy New Year to you too, Patsy. Thank you for all you do through this blog to keep us up to date with all things in the world of writing for magazines.
Thanks Patsy. And the same to you. Some nice new year's news for me. I was runner up in this month's Irish Country Magazine story competition, which I only heard about through this lovely blog. Thank you! https://irishcountrymagazine.ie/short-story-the-happy-place/ I hope 2025 is a happy and successful year for us all. Ruth
Happy new year to all and well done to ruth. I entered the Irish country comp for November and I book marked the comp page but the page wasn't updated with their next comp, even though I refreshed the page loads of times. I don't know where I can find the info about their themed monthly comps. Is it worth following them on FB?
Thanks, Sharon. Yes, I also saw they hadn't updated the competition details, and their website still has the November info on it. I guess you could email cmurrihy@irishcountrymagazine.ie to enquire? I follow them on FB, but there are no details there either.
Happy New Year to all and a congratulations to Ruth. I also followed the page which wasn't updated so, pleased to know there was a good outcome for one on this blog :) I'm not on facebook so happy to get updates on here. Thank you for that, Patsy :)
Happy New Year, Patsy. Thanks for keeping this blog going. It remains the only blog I follow! Best wishes to you and all the other writers here for the year ahead - may it bring good things to all of us. Liz
A very Happy New Year to one & all, may it be a productive & fulfilling one for all us writers. Congratulations & well done Ruth I'm delighted to hear someone from this blog did so well (It was me who spotted it initially & I was hoping I wasn't wasting peoples time mentioning it).
Hi Sheelagh, Thanks so much for promoting the competition. Not a waste of time at all. The runner up 'prize' was a nice one - publication on their website. I have friends (and a partner) who don't seem very interested in women's mags you have to buy... but clicking on a website is easy! My lovely partner (of 25 years!) has finally read something I've written, and even said he liked it. And a lovely new year surprise this morning... a friend in Ireland who I'd lost touch with emailed me to ask if I'd written the story. Ruth
I've got in touch with Irish country mag and they say they are waiting to see if their comp will return in 2025. That was why the comp web page hadn't been updated. It was good to receive a prompt reply, especially so early in the new year. Many thanks for passing the email address on!
Happy New Year to everyone. Everything has been very quiet for me, but then I heard I was on the short list for the Mani Lit Short Story competition. I first hear about it on here and just being on the short list really cheered me up, so thank you to you and Alyson for letting us know about it.
Happy New Year to you, Patsy, and to all who drop in here for info, support and refreshment. Congratulations to Ruth and Marian - it's great to start the year with good news!
Thanks to Patsy for keeping the blog going. It's always a highlight. Congratulations to Ruth and to Marian. Fingers crossed for you Marian. A bit quiet here but I do have a story due out in Woman's Weekly next week. Happy New Year one and all. May the ideas and words keep flowing for us all in 2025.
Happy New Year to you too, Patsy. Thank you for all you do through this blog to keep us up to date with all things in the world of writing for magazines.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patsy.
ReplyDeleteAnd the same to you. Some nice new year's news for me. I was runner up in this month's Irish Country Magazine story competition, which I only heard about through this lovely blog. Thank you!
https://irishcountrymagazine.ie/short-story-the-happy-place/
I hope 2025 is a happy and successful year for us all.
Ruth
Happy new year to all and well done to ruth. I entered the Irish country comp for November and I book marked the comp page but the page wasn't updated with their next comp, even though I refreshed the page loads of times. I don't know where I can find the info about their themed monthly comps. Is it worth following them on FB?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sharon. Yes, I also saw they hadn't updated the competition details, and their website still has the November info on it. I guess you could email cmurrihy@irishcountrymagazine.ie to enquire? I follow them on FB, but there are no details there either.
DeleteHappy New Year to all. Thank you, Patsy for all your work on the blog.
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Happy New Year to all and a congratulations to Ruth. I also followed the page which wasn't updated so, pleased to know there was a good outcome for one on this blog :) I'm not on facebook so happy to get updates on here. Thank you for that, Patsy :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Patsy. Thanks for keeping this blog going. It remains the only blog I follow! Best wishes to you and all the other writers here for the year ahead - may it bring good things to all of us. Liz
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Ruth. I will get in touch and ask for details. Then I'll pass them on here.
ReplyDeleteA very Happy New Year to one & all, may it be a productive & fulfilling one for all us writers. Congratulations & well done Ruth I'm delighted to hear someone from this blog did so well (It was me who spotted it initially & I was hoping I wasn't wasting peoples time mentioning it).
ReplyDeleteHi Sheelagh, Thanks so much for promoting the competition. Not a waste of time at all. The runner up 'prize' was a nice one - publication on their website. I have friends (and a partner) who don't seem very interested in women's mags you have to buy... but clicking on a website is easy! My lovely partner (of 25 years!) has finally read something I've written, and even said he liked it. And a lovely new year surprise this morning... a friend in Ireland who I'd lost touch with emailed me to ask if I'd written the story. Ruth
DeleteI've got in touch with Irish country mag and they say they are waiting to see if their comp will return in 2025.
ReplyDeleteThat was why the comp web page hadn't been updated.
It was good to receive a prompt reply, especially so early in the new year.
Many thanks for passing the email address on!
Happy New Year to everyone. Everything has been very quiet for me, but then I heard I was on the short list for the Mani Lit Short Story competition. I first hear about it on here and just being on the short list really cheered me up, so thank you to you and Alyson for letting us know about it.
ReplyDeleteRuth, I've just read your story. It was lovey and mellow. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you, Sharon. 'Mellow' is a lovely description. You've made my day.
DeleteHappy New Year to you, Patsy, and to all who drop in here for info, support and refreshment. Congratulations to Ruth and Marian - it's great to start the year with good news!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Patsy for keeping the blog going. It's always a highlight. Congratulations to Ruth and to Marian. Fingers crossed for you Marian. A bit quiet here but I do have a story due out in Woman's Weekly next week.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year one and all. May the ideas and words keep flowing for us all in 2025.
Happy New Year! Congratulations to Ruth and Marian. And of course, many thanks to Patsy!
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