Calling sci-fi and fantasy buffs: our Bristol Litfest moment

ByHeather Child September 7, 2016

flyer for The Twilight Zone

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Submissions closed – next stop Story Sunday!
ByHeather Child April 22, 2018September 15, 2020

Our judging hats are well and truly on and we are haggling over who to include from a very strong entry. If you submitted you will be hearing from us soon. Meanwhile here’s a reminder of the event details.

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Novels | Short stories | Uncategorized | Writing

Panning for gold. Gail Swann is resting (not rusting).
ByHeather Child July 21, 2015

Gail Swann writes: Finding myself in a period of writerly pause, or to put it more succinctly, ‘stymied by having too many beginnings’, I have been filling my head with the work of others. I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a run of cracking good reads (thanks to Nina Milton for book reviews at http://kitchentablewriters.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-kitchen-table-reading-club.html), I’ve…

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Story Sunday – Listen Again!
ByAli Bacon October 29, 2020November 13, 2020

We’re delighted to bring you recordings of all our wonderful readers at Story Sunday ‘The Great Escape’ in partnership with Bristol Literature Festival 2020. Introductions by Heather Child Kerry Postle reads ‘Are We There Yet?’ Jonathan Evans reads‘Love Hearts’ Suzanne McConaghy reads ‘Escape’ John Holland reads ‘The Most Beautiful Thing She Has Ever Seen’ Gail…

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Novels | Writing

Swimming against the tide – writing about narcissism
ByHeather Child December 4, 2022March 29, 2023

A little about my third book, which takes me in a new direction, and into some potentially treacherous waters… In this novel, a bunch of private Caribbean islands band together to create a brand new nation, the ‘People’s Republic of Love’, governed by the citizen with the most followers on social media.

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Libraries | Writing

Women and Libraries – Unchained
ByHeather Child September 9, 2013July 12, 2022

Today’s post is by Jean Burnett. As well as writing historical novels, Jean has a penchant for the gothic. Her short story for Unchained is ‘The Judge’s Chair’ which takes place in the famous Bristol Room of the Central Library. Thought for the day – “A clever woman is like a long tailed sheep. She’ll fetch no better…

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Story Sunday – Submissions Open
ByHeather Child March 1, 2018September 15, 2020

Stop all the clocks! We’re having ‘A Moment In Time’ After something of a lull at WU Towers we’re delighted to be open for submissions once more for our first 2018 Story Sunday event on Sunday April 29th with the theme of A Moment in Time when around ten writers will be invited to take to the Southbank stage…

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