Hi everyone It’s time to join me and some very special guests for the launch of this year’s Hysteria Writing Competition anthology, Hysteria 10. When: Monday 18th December 7pm GMT Where: Online I’ll reveal the overall winners for each of the three categories; Poetry, Flash Fiction and Short Story and each winning entries will be…
Hysteria 2023 closed at the end of August and it has taken some time, more than usual, to get to the point of announcing the shortlist. To everyone who entered, well done; the reading team were impressed by everything they read. But of course, there do have to be winners and this year I’m pleased…
Hysteria 2023 ended last week and I wanted to take a little time to let you know what happens next.
With just 2.5 days to go a mistake has been revealed on the rules page for the Hysteria Writing Competition. To say it was an ‘oops’ moment would be an understatement, and I’d like to thank Sherri Turner (@STurner4077) and Steven Patchett (@StevenPatchett7) for bringing it to my attention. The guidelines were correct, the rules…
Over the last few months I’ve been developing a new publishing company with my oldest friend, Sue. It’s finally ready to be revealed, and to celebrate its launch we’re offering two more prizes for each category winner.
Here we are already in August. The five months of my time as writer-in-residence got the Hysteria Writing Competition have flown by. Personally, it has been a tricky time as I was fairly immobile at first, gradually regaining some pain free movement after experiencing two collapsed vertebrae in March.
Hi Here we are in August and it’s the final month of this year’s Hysteria Writing Competition. It’s been an interesting competition this year and has definitely not been as expected, but more about that when I get to write it up in September.
It’s July. The weeks fly by towards the deadline of 31st. August. Maybe your first draft, or even the second, is sitting on a shelf gestating after the initial creative flush. Good.
The second of my old-fashioned (by web standards) interviews is with Keely O’Shaughnessy and in it, she focuses on what she loves to read for pleasure.
Hi Phew! June has been a scorcher here in Dorset. The (very) occasional shower or downpour means the garden and allotment both require regular watering by hand. It’s a slow job, but satisfying – a bit like writing I guess. It’s a useful metaphor for this year’s writing competition too. It’s been a slow build-up,…
