I'm hoping these flowers will stop me feeling blue about it all!
Womag news
Alyson tells me that Tracey at The People's Friend is looking for more pocket novels. The latest requirements I can find are here – I believe they're up to date.
Free entry writing competitions
On the Premises have a short story competition with the theme of 'Less' which can be interpreted in lots of ways. Maximum word count 3,000. Prizes from $250 for first place.
Thanks to Fiona for this flash fiction competition from Gooseberry Pie. There's $1,100 in prize money and they only want 400 words, so it already felt worth a try. After yet another snag with our office fitting reading the prompt was a bad day getting worse, it felt like a sign! I hope the bit about it all ending up better than expected comes true.
A note about rights
It's because of this, that a story which I never submitted to Yours magazine is in the current issue. I wouldn't have known about that, without the combined efforts of Sharon Boothroyd and Sharon Haston. Thank you ladies – now that I know I can claim ALCS.
Btw, one of the flower photos in this post is a reprint from a previous post. Points to anyone who deduces which one!
9 comments:
Oh dear, I was looking forward to seeing your new office, Patsy.
Re the flower - is it the blue iris, symbolising hope and optimism – very appropriate! 😊
Thank you for the submission/competition details.
Dee
Thanks Patsy & Alyson for the updates. Sorry to hear about your office nightmare experience Patsy, I can just imagine the frustration! I'm pretty sure I've seen the beautiful blue Iris here before ?
Thanks, Patsy and Fiona. The Gooseberry Pie comp looks interesting - if I can come up with an idea.
As far as I can see the guidelines for the pocket novel are correct, Patsy. About 38,000 words and remember, no spacing or indents...
Alyson
Thanks for the update Patsy and I hope that you have a lovely new office soon. Just a bit of info for MW story writers - the serial 'Tell it to Stella' has now become an ongoing serial, so I'll be in the mag every week.
With the big name novelist's story and a new serial slot (more serials in the pipeline) that will be 3 fiction slots taken up, on a more or less permanent basis.
So it's less space in the mag for the short story writers. It's difficult enough to find markets as it is, and this has made it harder for us.
Sorry I meant he Stella one has now become an ongoing series, not a serial.
Oh dear Patsy, you must be very fed up with the office problems. I hope things soon take a turn for the better.
Thanks for the competition news.
Sharon, Im not familiar with the Stella series but it sounds like good news for you if you're going to be in the mag every week. Thats great.
Does anyone have info about the PF poetry competition that was mentioned last week? I've looked online but can't find anything. Maybe need to just buy the mag I guess.
I was reading your story in Yours magazine the other day, Patsy, and the author's name btw is in tiny print at the side of the text, but found your comment interesting on the 're-use' of your material.
Sorry, it was a typo. It's not me who'll be in the mag every week. I meant to say 'That'll be in the mag every week.' SORRY!
Hi Sue, it's for a poem on the theme of 'reconciliation'. The poem has to have three verses of four lines. The competition closes at noon on 9th May. Email your poem with your name and address to pfeditor@dcthomson.co.uk with 'Poetry Competition' in the subject line. First prize is £150 with three runner-up prizes of £50 plus publication in the magazine. Good luck if you enter!
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