Fish Poetry Prize
In case you’re wondering, yes, I still do enter writing competitions. However, my success rate has been somewhat less than
Category: Competitions
New Ghost Stories and other stuff
The Fiction Desk’s sixth anthology, “New Ghost Stories” has just been released, and what a splendid collection it is. Take
The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Shortlist
I was very pleased to find out that my sort-of-or-is-it-really-ghost-story “A Whole Bloody Century” has been shortlisted for The Fiction
Normal Service Will Resume
Oh dear. Another blog gap. Let me try to explain… I think I may have learnt something important over the
Frank O’Connor Longlist
Today the longlist for this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was announced, and Dot Dash is on it,
Edge Hill Longlist and Short Stories Aloud
Last Tuesday (oh God, is it THAT long since I last posted?) was a triple-good day. First of all, I
Get Writing 2013
Yes, it’s Get Writing time again soon! Hope you’ve all booked your tickets for April 20th, because you haven’t got much
The Salt Prize
February wasn’t a great month when all’s said and done: it very rarely is. January at least has the feeling
More Reviews and Stuff
Is it a week since my last post? Well, obviously it is. There are reasons for this, none of which,
Venture Award Longlist
Whoops. Been a bit busy with other stuff, so the blog has been left to moulder for a couple of