Time to strap on those writing wings and take flight!
Please jump over to our submissions page and take a look.
I’m pleased to announce that my third book The People’s Republic of Love will be available next year from the world’s first climate-positive publisher, SRL Publishing. Here’s a bit about the book: Tamsin, a shy tunnel engineer, is quietly supportive when her best friend Charlotte becomes a contestant on a new reality TV series. But…
Nina continues her exploration of the short story craft. In my last blog, I looked at how the short story works today and wondered at its level of popularity. I do sometimes worry that the only people who read the short story are people write, or want to write short stories. Even worse, some people…
We hope that friends old and new will join us on Saturday 11th October at Foyles in Bristol. If you think you can make it, you’ll need a ticket, so please don’t forget to register on Foyles’ website
Thanks to Suzanne McConaghy for her thoughts on our recent Story Sunday event and her tips for reading online. I was delighted to be asked to submit a thousand words for ‘Story Sunday’ at the Bristol Festival of Literature. I started writing in a flurry of enthusiasm and found I’d produced something fairly bleak –…
We had a fantastic response to our call for submissions for next Sunday and are busy putting together a sizzle of solstices with a sprinkling of swimming pools just in case the heat gets to much. Check back in a couple of days for our final line-up and running order. Expect to see supernovae and…
For anyone who doesn’t know Bristol, Clifton is a village in the way that Greenwich (NYC) is a village. I mean depsite proximity to the wide open spaces of the Downs, it’s part of the city, but a part with a very specific and closely guarded identity: elegant buildings, boutique shops, arty vibes. Perched close…