Womag and other writing

Free entry writing competition news Writers aged under 21 may be interested in this competition . There are cash prizes for the authors, plu...

More explanations of publishing terms. ( Part 1 is here .) Once the list is reasonably comprehensive I'll find a way to put it together ...

Here's a free entry competition for short stories and flash fiction . It's all a bit complicated and you need to get people to vote ...

I thought it might be useful to have a list of publishing terms and their meanings, so am making a start on that. Please add any you can thi...

  Do you have any  womag news ? Are you researching, writing, subbing? Had any acceptances or rejections? Any other news? Feel free to use t...

Harper's Bazaar are running a free to enter short story competition and offering a two night stay at a hotel in Hampton Court. When I s...

I've sold a copy of one of my books! You're probably thinking that's not big news and if so you're right. Of course I've...

I didn't have room for the free competitions in my post earlier this week, so here are a couple now ... This competition is for UK writ...

It's spring! I know many people don't think it starts until the equinox, but it's my favourite season so I prefer to start it as...

Hi! How are you?  I'm well. I think it helps that I've been on a walk of at least four miles every day this year – the photos are al...

Here's the latest news from The People's Friend about COVID stories, how to submit fiction of all kinds and answers to other freque...

Happy Valentine's Day! As I love all my blog readers (especially those who leave comments!) I'm sharing some pretty flowers and litt...

Gosh, it's cold! We've even had snow, which is unusual here. Sadly it's not in photogenic drifts or carpets, just a few dusty lo...