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Yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to enjoy a drink with poet John Agard. My English teacher colleagues and I had attended the GCSE [...]
March 5, 2016
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Let December not be a time for wallowing in what a bad year it has been, but in celebrating how toughness and perseverance can see you through [...]
December 15, 2015
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National Poetry Day came and went on Thursday (8 October) and as well intentioned as I was, I didn’t have a thing to show for it. Between [...]
October 11, 2015
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Here is a quick round-up of literary magazines seeking submissions for short stories and poetry over the summer: Nutshell Magazine – Poetry [...]
August 12, 2015
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[Updated 15 August 2018: At the time this post was written in 2015, the Melita Hume Prize was free to enter. In 2018 there is now a submission [...]
June 5, 2015
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This month I’ve got a lot on my plate elsewhere, so just doing a little check-in with all you readers, writers and editors to give you an [...]
May 6, 2015
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[Updated 15 August 2018: At the time this post was written in 2015, the Melita Hume Prize was free to enter. In 2018 there is now a submission [...]
April 22, 2015
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April 3, 2015
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This month, I’m very excited to have finished the final draft of my second novel. It’s a fantasy novel this time, the idea for which [...]
March 23, 2015
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Last month I reviewed Ken W Simpson’s poetry collection, Patterns of Perception on my blog. This month my review has been published in the [...]
March 16, 2015