As always, feel free to use my photos as story prompts. If you prefer word prompts, you might like to know that the blog on my website has a word of the week every Wednesday. They're a bit random too.
Free entry writing competition news
If you're a British or Irish, unpublished (self published is OK, I think) and unagented female writer who has written, or is writing, a novel then the Discoveries women's prize may be of interest. The winner will get £5,000 and agent representation.
A while ago I posted a link to a competition supplied by Sharon Boothroyd. The Welkin Prize for micro fiction hadn't actually opened when I posted about it, so I'm mentioning it again now it is. There's a first prize of £75 for up to 100 words of narrative prose, fiction or non-fiction.
Other publication opportunities
Thanks to Sharon Boothroyd* for letting me know that ezine After Dinner Conversation, accept short stories. Here's a link to their submission requirements. They pay $75. If you like, you can pay them to read your story more quickly! (I wouldn't pay - would you?)
*She kindly sent me lots of info, which I'm still working through.
The Fiction Desk publish anthologies of short stories of between 1,000 and 15,000 words and pay £25 per 1,000 words, plus two paperback copies. They charge a £5 submission fee. (I wouldn't pay that either - would you?)
Btw, I do understand why both these charges are made. I'm not saying they're wrong, or that authors who do pay are wrong, it's just not something I personally choose to do.
I had an idea...
Does anyone fancy a virtual Christmas party? I was thinking of early evening, 23rd December. Of course it won't be the same as meeting up in person, but it might be nice for some of us to be online together, and chat as we enjoy our choice of snack and drink.
1 comment:
Thanks Patsy and others for all the comp and submission info - lots to look at. Love the photos of the signs too.
I’ve got a Readly subscription and After Dinner Conversation is one of the magazines available, so I’ve just clicked as a favourite to check it out.
In the latest issue the editor, Kolby Granville, writes: “There are 3,000+ literary magazines. We typically rank in the top 50, often in the top ten, and yet we have never made enough money for me to draw a salary in six years.”
I’ve never seen a copy in a UK shop, but it made me wonder what happens with Readly. Do magazines and newspapers get paid much for being available on it, and is it a sliding scale, so the more people that read online, the more the publication gets? Anyone have any idea?
A virtual party sounds fun!
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