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Bella replied to the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Excellent! Well done.
Kate replied to the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Congratulations, Squidge. Thinking about your story still makes me shiver.
Philippa East replied to the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

This is wonderful! Congratulations, Squidge!
Squidge replied to the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Must download these! Have been remiss and not done it yet. x
Squidge started the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

Just received an email to say that my ‘One Cold Coin’ story from our first Den short story comp has been accepted for ‘From Bloom to Blizzard’, a charity ebook anthology produced by Write in for Leicester (wi4cLeic). To be published later in the year…
Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Enjoyed writing this, and coming back to it after a week away, thought Kate’s was a very worthy winner among a host of fab entries!
Kate started the topic Monthly comp – August in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

I thought I would try and stick with Sandra’s successful poetical theme. Here’s a line from William Henley’s ‘Invictus’ that really resonates for me.

‘I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.’

I don’t mind what sort of interpretation you put on it; that’s going to be half the fun of seeing what you all come up with.

Let’s say…[Read more]
Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Congratulations, Kate! And nice job, Sandra 🙂
Baz Baron replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Great result @Sandra thanks for hosting a super theme and those comments for all – marvelous. Reading all the entries was a pleasure for me and makes me realize what I’ve been missing since the cloud succumbed to global warming ;-). Well done all and @Kate perfection with your prose and your take on the theme.
Jules started the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 10 months ago

So, here I am. Sheepishly sidling onto the Podium again because the second book in my historical novella series has been released. I’m aware that I was only here two months ago so I will attempt to be less rambly than I was last time.

For those of you who have already read The King’s Knight Book 1 – Revolt, book 2 – Treason, is available here.

If…[Read more]
Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Absolutely brilliant competition, and what a crop of entries. Well done Kate – superb bit of prose – and the honourables. Looking forward to this month’s!
Janette replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Congratulations, Kate, John and Seagreen. And thank you, Sandra, for an excellent competition that compelled me to return to entering. I didn’t envy your task of decision making.
Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Thanks, Sandra. I wasn’t expecting that! A really fantastic prompt and so many great entries. Bear with me on coming up with something for next month as I’m helping my mother move house today.
Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Lots of congratulations to Kate, and to John and Seagreen. And thank you to Sandra.
I’m chuffed to be mentioned alongside The Return of the Soldier.
John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Congratulations Kate!
Well done Sandra, really good competition, thanks.
GippsGirl replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Gosh, Sandra, you posted your verdict at 4 am! I hope you’re catching up on sleep today. Thanks for an excellent comp theme, which elicited a host of cracking entries.

Congrats to Kate on a worthy win, and to John and Seagreen for their honourable mentions.
JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

Great competition Sandra! Congratulations to all the entrants! I’m looking forward to the next one.
Sandra posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago

July competition results are up.
Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 10 months ago

I didn’t have any specific criteria in mind by which to judge this; just expected to choose the one which moved me most, in much the same way as Vicki Feaver’s poetry moves me. Which was a BIG mistake. Because each and every entry was thought-provoking in a subtly different way.

But definitely NOT a mistake for the pleasure each one brought me,…[Read more]
John S Alty posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago

Last day to get your comp entry in!
- Sandra replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thanks John – make my job harder, why don’t you? 😉
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