This probably makes me sound old, but... It's March tomorrow. How can that be happening so soon? On the plus side, that makes it semi-officially spring now.
Free Entry competition news
Creative Futures have a competition for 'underrepresented writers' with classes for poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. There will be fifteen winners who will share £2,500 and have their work published. The list of people considered underrepresented, including some I wouldn't have expected, so it's worth looking to see if you qualify.
Here's a short story competition for those who want a better world. The main prize is a year of 'writing guidance by a experienced writer / publisher'.
Womag / competition news
If you're thinking of entering Best's crime story competition, and as there's a £500 prize I expect most of have at least considered it, then you might want to take a look at this post by Simon Whaley. Thanks to Alyson for bringing it to my attention.
btw, Simon is a useful source of information on many aspects of the business side of writing. It's worth signing up for his emails - unless you're one of those weir people who keep going of for months at a time in a campervan with limited data and internet access.
My news
As a very tiny part of Portsmouth Bookfest, I'll be at the Community Kettle in Cosham on Monday, selling books. If you happen to be in the area please pop in and say hello. No hard sell from me, I promise – and there will be cake available.
3 comments:
Lovely spring photos. I agree Patsy, time does fly the older I get, when I was in primary school the 6 week summer holiday seemed more like 6 months.
Just read Simon Whaley’s post, very interesting! Thank you Alyson.
Patsy – I came across a poetry competition from NewWriters.org.uk. for a 14 line Sonnet, closing date 21st March, free entry, £50 prize.
Dee
Thank you Patsy, lovely spring photos. I enjoyed reading Simon Whaley's piece in his blog. Thanks also for comp info. My good news this week was a story in MW. I hope you enjoy Portsmouth Bookfest, sell loads of books taste loads of cake and have fun!
Simon has detailed every grab rights in the best comp and it's true that Hearst can take the winning and runner up stories and develop it into a TV series, film, e -collection or audio book.
But realistically, is it very likely that they'd do this? I read on here that they'd edited the best winning story from 1,200 to 1,000 words so that lessens the chances of it further.
I'm not saying they'll never do this but I've never heard of any one taking a mag short story and turning it into a 6 part TV drama series or a blockbuster Hollywood movie, simply because there wouldn't be enough material to do that properly.
An interested screenplay writer would need to buy the rights off Hearst to do this and they have their own ideas, or they adapt novels.
I know DCT e- published stories without the writer's permission but I don't think this was a major success, as it was dropped.
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