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The Early Bird Gathers the Worm: Feb/Mar Writing Competitions

Published on Thursday, February 16, 2012 by admin The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advised to research heavily before applying. If you can recommend any good co...

Galaxy Award Books of the Year: 2011

Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by admin Audible.co.uk Audiobook of the Year Winner: My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Louisa Young (HCAudio). Shortlisted: Any Human Heart William Boyd, narrator Mike Grady, Before I Go To Sleep S J Watson, narrator Susannah Harker, My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Louisa Young, narrator Dan Stevens, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Annabel Pitcher, narrator David Tennant, Sno...

The Early Bird Catches the Worm: November Writing Competitions

Published on Monday, October 17, 2011 by admin The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advised to research heavily before applying. If you can recommend any good comp...

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The Early Bird Catches the Worm: October Writing Competitions

Published on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by admin The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advised to research heavily before applying. If you can recommend any good competit...

Writers’ News: New Online Venture from Penguin

Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 by admin Book Country is a new free online venture from the Penguin Group. Although currently in beta mode, it looks promising. According to the website, "Book Country is a place where readers and writers of genre fiction come together to read original fiction, post work or comments, and make a name for themselves. Our free community is a creative and supportive space where fi...

UK Digital Books Sales

Published on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 by admin According to the Publishers Association, UK digital book sales in 2010 increased from £4m to £16m from total book sales of £3.1bn....

Free Online Short Story Workshop

Published on Thursday, April 28, 2011 by admin This intensive, month-long workshop, devised to toss participants head first into the process of writing a short story (1k – 10/20k words), begins Wednesday 4th May at 5pm PST and continues every Wednesday until month’s end. Each week we will tackle a different ingredient so participants learn how to construct a short story, much like baking a cake. Areas...

100 Word Stories Weekly Challenge

Published on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 by admin 100 Word Stories has a fabulous weekly challenge to get your brain cells tingling. Participation is easy, simply follow these guidelines: Go to this site and look for the most recent topic. Write a 100 word story on that topic Record that story using whatever voice recording/editing software you have Send the text and sound file to isfullofcrap (at) gmail.co...

Grey Hen Press Poetry Competition

Published on Monday, April 18, 2011 by admin Seeking submissions from female poets over 60 for their 2011 competition. First prize is £100, with subsequent second and third prizes of £50 and £25. Deadline is 30 April. For more details visit their website....

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