Hi {{FirstName}} Our final category winner for Hysteria 2025 is Denarii Peters. Denarii is already an author with Crystal Clear Books, having produced a collection of short stories titled ‘Will You Walk Into My Parlour‘ in 2024, and the first book in her Ross Ferris trilogy, ‘The Reluctant Reaper‘ in 2025.
This month, I’d like to share an interview with Iain McGrath, this year’s winner of the Hysteria Writing Competition – Poetry category. His entry, Mother Nurture, was published in the Hysteria 11 anthology and will be available to read on the website later this year. As part of his prize, Iain will publish a seasonal…
Hello everyone, and, I’m pleased to announce that the category winners are: Short Story – Rachel Swabey and ‘Seabeast‘ Poetry – Iain McGrath and ‘Mother Nurture‘ Flash Fiction – Denarii Peters and ‘Spring Dream, Autumn Folly‘
Last month revealed this shortlisted entries for each category in the Hysteria Writing Competition, and later this month we will let you all know who has won each category for the competition. In the meantime, there are two things you can do: The first is to enter the Guess The Cover competition and be in…
A little later than expected, as I usually try to get this email out in September, I can finally reveal all 30 shortlisted entries for Hysteria 2025. Congratulations to everyone listed.
It’s the season of mellow mists and fruitfulness and as the days shorten and nights lengthen, it’s the perfect time to decide on your winter reading list. After all, what could be better than curling up with a good book on a cold winter’s day with a mug of something soothing.
Here at Hysteria HQ, July is spent mostly with the reading teams reviewing the entries. This is time-consuming and exciting because it’s impossible to predict what will unfold on the computer screen next. I’ve already been told there are quite a few stand-out entries which I’m looking forward to reading myself when they make their…
How quickly this year is speeding by. Almost half over already and, more importantly, only a few days left to craft your entries to the Hysteria Writing Competition. So, time now to lift those stories and poems from their dark and snug hidey holes and to actually dispatch them. Of course, you will give them a…
Hello again, this time from a very soggy Cumbria. Flaming June, where are you? I always feel torn during the summer as I want to be working in the garden, but I also want to be writing, and I haven’t worked out how to do both at the same time … yet! So, this soggy Sunday…
Hello everyone It’s 1st May and Hysteria 2025 (Hysteria 11) is now open for another exciting round of short stories (up to 1,000 words), poetry (up to 12 lines), and flash fiction (up to 250 words). The reading team have assembled, and over the coming weeks I’ll introduce them to you in more detail. For…
