Category Archives: Events

Love Hearts/Herts

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Writers Bureau – Free Love Poetry Competition As we all gear up for Valentine’s Day (I AM joking..!), The Writers Bureau have given a romantic slant to this month’s FREE writing competition. This time, they want you to write a … Continue reading →

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Mumsnet Short Story Results

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

I had some good news yesterday. Remember the Mumsnet children’s short story competition? Well, my story is one of the twenty shortlisted! Hurrah! Originally the 10 finalists were going to be chosen by a public vote but I’m pleased to … Continue reading →

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Up Close With Ian Rankin

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Did anyone watch ‘Imagine’ last night – the BBC1 programme about writer Ian Rankin, working on his latest novel? Do not despair if you missed it – you can catch it on i-player here until 25th December 2012. It’s worth … Continue reading →

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Time For A Little Romance…

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Firstly, I bring you news (courtesy of Sue Moorcroft’s excellent blog), of a just-about-to-be-launched romantic short story competition, ‘The Sophie King Prize’. It’s free-to-enter and open to both published and unpublished writers resident in the UK. The winning story will … Continue reading →

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It’s National Poetry Day!

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

I know I’m a bit late but there’s just time (half an hour!) to tell you that today’s National Poetry Day and this year’s theme is ‘Stars’ (of any kind). There’s loads of information on the official website about events … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham Festival Wine Tasting Anyone…? (+ Ghost Comps)

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

It’s too far away for some (particularly my Aussie friends!) but I know that some readers of this blog live in and around Cheltenham and I wondered if anyone wanted tickets for this Cheltenham Literary Festival wine tasting/book swap event … Continue reading →

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More Star-Spotting

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

I went to the Olympics yesterday hence the new (temporary!) header. It was fun but tiring. We didn’t get home until 3am. My favourite bits were: 1. The wild flowers that are all over the grounds in the Olympic Park. … Continue reading →

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All Packed Up…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

So, this is it. My last blog post from this house. Tomorrow morning the burly removal men will arrive and whisk us and all our stuff off to rainy Gloucestershire. At least, I hope they’ll be ‘burly’ – these boxes … Continue reading →

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Complementary World Book Night – Book Giveaway! – Updated 28/4/2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Of course, you know it’s ‘World Book Night’ , so what is ‘Complementary World Book Night’? Nicola Morgan has blogged about it very succinctly here but, in a nutshell, people are starting to worry that World Book Night is not … Continue reading →

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ChipLitFest – A Report

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I’ve been to the first ever Chipping Norton Literary Festival today and it was very good! And ‘buzzing’! (There’s still another day – tomorrow – if you can make it there!) Although, I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t book … Continue reading →

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