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June 14, 2010 at 6pm to September 30, 2018 at 12pm – Darlington
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October 1, 2010 at 6pm to October 31, 2014 at 7pm – Darlington
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May 1, 2012 at 6pm to May 31, 2012 at 12pm – Darlington
We will announce the April winners on Wednesday June 6 (after the long UK bank holiday). Plenty of time to enter the May competition at www.globalshortstories.net
Posted by John Dean on May 30, 2012 at 12:28
I am currently teaching a class of writers on the theme of breaking the rules, challenging convention, doing things differently, seeing if that freshens up the creative process. It has been a thought-provoking course and comes to mind now because one of the sessions dealt with dialogue, dispensing with he said, she said, letting the reader work it out. We have just had a story into the May Global Short Story Competiton (at…
ContinuePosted by John Dean on May 25, 2012 at 12:31 — 2 Comments
The great Ernest Hemingway had four tips for good writing. They were:* Use short sentences - keeps the pace moving* Use short first paragraphs - keeps the reader turning the page* Use vigorous…Continue
Started by John Dean in General. Last reply by Ekaterina yesterday.
“I met Silas in a bar called The Trickster. He was the Joker. I was the Queen of Hearts.” That’s the beginning of Heart String by S J Finn, the first story in our anthology Global Shorts. Or how…Continue
Started by John Dean in Getting Published. Last reply by John Dean May 11.
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