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Free poetry competition
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Short stories
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The Survival Scriptures
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In Lucy's Case
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Judging - flash fiction …
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June 14
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Global Shorts e-anthology goes global
June 14, 2010 at 6pm to September 30, 2018 at 12pm – Darlington
October 1
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Mentoring
October 1, 2010 at 6pm to October 31, 2014 at 7pm – Darlington
January 1
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January Global Short Story Competition
January 1, 2012 at 6pm to January 31, 2012 at 12pm – Darlington
Blog Posts
Ebook usage on the up
Interesting stat - many authors in the US are now seeing 50 per cent of their sales from e-books. In the UK, the figure much talked about is that 30 per cent of hardback sales come when they are converted into e-books. Is it killing the book as some suggest? Personally, although I love hardcopy books, I think electronic opens up new readerships. I know some people are reading my novels for the first time on e-book and that can't be bad for me as an author seeking as wide a readership as I…
ContinuePosted by John Dean on January 27, 2012 at 3:03pm — 2 Comments
Don't forget our ebooks!
Certys, the company from North East England which runs the successful Global Short Story Competition, has entered the world of e-books on Amazon with the publication of four titles for Kindle, two anthologies, one children's book and a thriller.
The books include:
Global Shorts - an anthology of short stories taken from the early years of the Global Short Competition and featuring writers from around the planet, including a number of prize winners both in the Global Short Story…
ContinuePosted by John Dean on January 25, 2012 at 10:47am
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What is the most compelling thing about your writing? 2 Replies
Writers are a pretty self-critical bunch, constantly analysing what they write and learning from what they do wrong. So here's the question; what is the most compelling thing about your writing? Is…Continue
Started by John Dean in General. Last reply by John Dean on Wednesday.
Do you actually LIKE being a writer? 2 Replies
Came across an article on the excellent Guardian website the other day, in which writers explained their approach to the job. Here are one or two of the quotes; be interested to see what other people…Continue
Started by John Dean in General. Last reply by John Dean Jan 19.
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