When it comes to getting your work noticed, there’s little better than winning or being shortlisted for a writing competition… and the odds of that happening aren’t as long as you think. Every competition listed here produces one or more winners every year, as well as numerous honourable mentions and shortlisted writers. But in order…
Tag: Publishing
How to Recognise a Vanity Publisher
A concise guide to identifying and avoiding vanity publishers…
How to Submit Your Writing to Literary Magazines
A complete guide for anyone who is interested in having their short story or poem published in a literary magazine…
Excel Submissions Tracker
When sending out your work for possible publication it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of what has been sent where. To help with this, we’ve put together a simple Excel spreadsheet which you can download and use to track submissions…
The Most Essential Books About Writing
Given the sheer number of writing manuals out there it can be difficult to determine which might give the most value for money. For that reason, we’ve compiled this master list of our favourite books about writing. Each of these titles should be considered essential reading for any budding writer…