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GippsGirl started the topic Poetry: National Memory Day Poetry Prizes – closes 5/10/18 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 7 months ago
Poetry competition: National Memory Day Poetry Prize
Win prizes for poems about memories and caring for someone with memory loss
There are two categories in the competition, which is part of the National Memory Day project.
1. The National Memory Day Prize is for poems on the theme of ‘memories’.
2. The Primary Carer Voice Prize is for…[Read more] -
GippsGirl started the topic Paul Torday Memorial Prize for over 60s – closes 15/11/18 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 7 months ago
Open to Print Publishers only, but if you know any writer’s novel that qualifies, do share!
The Society of Authors has launched the Paul Torday Memorial Prize
The new prize, in honour of Paul Torday, whose bestselling debut Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was published when he was 60, is for debut novels by writers aged 60 and over. The winner will…[Read more]
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GippsGirl replied to the topic Guidance on writing about mental health topics in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 7 months ago
Wowed by your generosity, Philippa! I’m sure you do/will get a lot out of it too. In case you missed my post on another thread, I recently completed a stunning course at Faber called ‘Who do you think they are?’ which was led by a psychotherapist. It was fascinating and very useful.
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GippsGirl posted an update in the group
A Room with a View 7 years, 7 months agoThere’s an awful lot of meanness going on around here. I vote ‘generous’ coz that’s just the kinda gal I am.
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[worried about lack of generosity] I think you need to post this on the chitchat topic.
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Be mean to all those meanies…
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I laughed when I saw your reply (you know I can be mean, too!) 😀
Must confess, I’m getting a bit lost around here, and I usually have an excellent sense of direction.
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I know what you mean! No, about the sense of direction.
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And I hadn’t meant to be pointed about meanness, in any way.
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Rest assured, I didn’t take it like that!
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Sophie Jonas-Hill replied to the topic First chapter – Spider's path in the forum Critiques 7 years, 7 months ago
Thank you for commenting, feel positive and have a good sense of where to go with this – thank you!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
Oh, and don’t withdraw other subs till you have signed the contract with the agent (in case it falls through)
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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
Oh – and it’s worth emailing the other agents with ‘Offer of Representation’ in the subject line. This will make sure they pick up your email and act on it.
This post has guidance on all kinds of follow-up emails that you might have to send…
http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/submissions/status-updates-when-and-how-to-do-it/
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Philippa East replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
Picking up on Pinkbelts question a few comments back (yes, what happened on this thread??) – what to say to other agents if you get an offer of representation…
The courteous thing to do is to contact those other agents and let them know – before you accept – that you’ve had an offer. Those agents should then hurry up and get back to you,…[Read more]
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Guidance on writing about mental health topics in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 7 months ago
This is basically what I write about. 🙂 Awesome.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Guidance on writing about mental health topics in the forum Marketplace 7 years, 7 months ago
You’re welcome! It’s a nice way for me to bridge my two “identities” (writer and psychologist) xx
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Do the wurds.
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Do them. I miss your wurdz @woolleybeans
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
@raine – found it. The kitchen saga…
Basically, we have a worktop that is not level (actually goes the ‘wrong’ way so water runs away from the sink) with the point where the join is on that worktop opened up. We have self opening drawers because they were not put in level. Or floor was re-screed for times before it was good enough to lay vinyl…[Read more]-
And apologies – just read this through and it seems my u is not working very well on the keyboard! Pshhh. Authors. You’d think they’d check their spellings, wouldn’t you? (And of course the blasted u has worked perfectly all through this post…)
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😀 I have a w that doesn’t work on my laptop keyboard, and a slightly sticky shift button on my external keyboard! I blame the complete lack of dusting.
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I blame the fellas eating at the keyboard – the crumbs get stuck underneath, especially on the lap top 😉
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Raine replied to the topic Getting an Agent. in the forum Blogs 7 years, 7 months ago
Oh I love what KIt de Waal is doing – she is being so incredibly supportive and generous setting up scholarships and all that. One admirable lady. *swoons* I’d not really kept track of Kerry Hudson, but I’ll check her out.
That’s true re lots of them having MAs, I guess it hadn’t really registered. I’d never think anyone has become an agent…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
@raine – what on earth had I posted that sounded so horrendous?! Not been on for a few days, so it’s all disappeared off the wall…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 7 months ago
Remember “Memories” in the critique section? Now it’s “Felicity’s First” at Across The Margin: http://acrossthemargin.com/felicitys-first/
And Sorrow Point is on my website:
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John S Alty replied to the topic Flash Fiction Win – posted in the right place now, I hope 😉 in the forum Podium 7 years, 7 months ago
Belated congratulations, Janette, super job.
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