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
Category: Placings
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
Another Highly Commended Poem and Another Review for Dot Dash
Hmmm. Need to hone my headline writing skills, I think. Whatever. I found out on New Year’s Eve that my
Continue readingAnother Highly Commended Poem and Another Review for Dot Dash
The Bridport Prize (Again)
Last time I announced a Bridport shortlisting, it brought an utterly astounding amount of traffic to the blog, so I’m
The Scott Prize
On Friday I noticed a tweet from Salt Publishing saying that the Crashaw and Scott prize winners would be announced
The New Writer Poetry Prize and Other Stuff
I like The New Writer. Specifically I like their poetry prizes. Their fiction prize is a closed book to me,
The Scott Prize Shortlist
Now this is quite mahoosively exciting. The shortlist for the Scott Prize was announced today and I am on it,
Slingink Scribbling Slam
I came home from a week’s holiday on Friday to find that I’d managed to bag third place in the
The Bridport Prize
Every year without fail since 2007, I’ve sent in an entry or two to the Bridport short story prize, essentially
In Praise of Shortlists
Yesterday the winners of the Seàn Ò Faolàin prize were announced, along with the previously-announced shortlist and the full longlist. First