Writing, reading, and generally getting over-excited about words

Pants on Fire Press call for submissions

May 22, 2012

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Pants on Fire Press have contacted me to tell me they are currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts for picture, middle grade (equivalent to the 8-12 age readership in the UK) and young adult books.  Based in the US, they are a small independent publisher keen to expand and explore new areas of technology as well as… [Read more…]

The Bother in Burmeon by SP Moss

May 18, 2012

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One of the perks of blogging about books is occasionally being sent free books to review.  I’ve made the decision that I won’t post any bad reviews, simply because the ethos of this site is to encourage aspiring writers like myself, so if I read a book I don’t like I simply don’t review it… [Read more…]

Posted in: Reading, review

Cast of Wonders short story market – and an interview with a successful submitter

May 14, 2012

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I am really pleased to come across yet another market for short stories for children.  This one is called Cast of Wonders and it takes the form of a weekly podcast of science fiction and fantasy short stories for young adults aged 12 to 17, read expertly by Graeme Dunlop.  They pay £5 per story… [Read more…]

Reading Dickens the Dickensian way

April 25, 2012

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I’m very excited to be taking part in a venture initiated by the Victorian Studies Centre at the University of Leicester and Dickens’ Journals Online which starts at the end of this month.  To celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth, a group of readers will be enjoying A Tale of Two Cities in weekly… [Read more…]

Posted in: Reading

Market for children’s short stories – Story Station

April 12, 2012

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Story Station is a part of viatouch.com which is a website of resources for teachers and parents.  An American market, they pay 1c per world for short stories for children and young adults of between 1,500 to 3,000 words.  Full submission guidelines can be found here, but basically they are looking for quality short stories… [Read more…]

Winchester Writers’ Conference 2012 is open for booking!

April 7, 2012

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Perhaps I do go on about the Winchester Writers’ Conference a tad too much, but it is such a fab occasion, and even if you go just for the Saturday (like me) you get 5 workshops, 3 one-to-ones with agents, editors and authors and the chance to mix with other writers and members of the… [Read more…]

Posted in: Writing conferences

Maverick accepting unsolicited manuscripts for picture books

March 29, 2012

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Thanks to reader Kaytie for spotting another children’s publisher to add to our list!  Maverick publish a range of lively and colourful picture books.  They are looking for quirky, interesting reads with strong storylines.  As a guide, their books are usually 32 pages long and no longer than 1,200 words and they prefer text only,… [Read more…]

Another market for children’s short stories – Alfie Dog Limited

March 24, 2012

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New e-publishers Alfie Dog Limited are looking for short stories to make available for download on their website, www.alfiedog.com.  Submissions details are at http://alfiedog.com/submissions/ and http://alfiedog.com/submissions/submission-process/.  Authors will receive just under half of the download fee, so for a 39p short story the author will receive 16p per download. The publisher  is aiming at an… [Read more…]

Create your own writer’s website for free using WordPress

March 7, 2012

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As a writer, having your own website seems to be compulsory these days, but the thought of setting one up can be a bit intimidating.  Where do you start?  What software do you use?  Do you pay or use a free site?  And what do you actually put on there? There’s a really good way… [Read more…]

Posted in: websites

Knowonder! looking for children’s short stories

February 28, 2012

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If you like writing short stories for children you’ll know they are hard to place, so I was chuffed to see in this month’s Writers’ News that the online magazine Knowonder! publishes a new story every day and is open to submissions. Knowonder is dedicated to promoting reading and communication involving parents and children together.… [Read more…]

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