Friday, 20 July 2012

New Book and New Competitions!


I haven’t been around Blogland much because I’ve been busy editing a new collection for Kindle and it is finally done! Yay!

There are fourteen stories in the book which have all been published in various magazines - and all come with happy endings.

For today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday), A Portraitof Louisa & Other Stories will be free, then it will be on sale for under a pound.



In case anyone has missed this, Maggie Seed has put out a call for Pocket Novels. Womag has blogged about it here. You can also find the latest guidelines for Take a Break Fiction Feast there too.

And the Costa Short Story Award has been announced – more details here. It’s free to enter and you have until 7th September to get your entry in.

Not free to enter, but for a very good cause and with prizes, is a short story competition supported by the Write Place Creative Writing School. This one is to raise funds for the EllenorLions Hospices and the Children’s and Young People’s Service (ChYps). Judges are Elaine Everest and Gerry Savill. Closing date is 30th November, entry fee £5 and the theme is survival. More details here.

Happy reading and writing everyone – hope the sun shines on you this weekend!


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20 comments:

  1. wannabe a writer20 July 2012 at 09:32

    Hi Teresa

    A blog packed full of goodies - thankyou!

    Linda

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  2. Writer Pat Newcombe20 July 2012 at 11:40

    The collection sounds great! Good luck with it and the competition. A worthy cause indeed.

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  3. joanne fox20 July 2012 at 12:52

    Well done you on another collection! And thanks for highlighting some new writing opportunities too.

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  4. Joanna20 July 2012 at 13:58

    Many thanks, Teresa, for all this lovely information. Your story collection looks gorgeous - congratulations.

    I have just sent my entry to the Costa competition, so fingers crossed.

    The Write Place comp is for such a worthy cause. I'll take a look at that one right now. Thank you so much.

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  5. Frances Garrood20 July 2012 at 13:59

    Oh, good luck with the book, Teresa. I love the cover!

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  6. Maggie May20 July 2012 at 14:20

    Well done Teresa and thanks for all the info.

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  7. Teresa Ashby20 July 2012 at 14:33

    What a lovely comment, thanks, Linda x

    Thank you, Pat x

    Thanks, Joanne. Hope everyone will find something here for them :-) x

    Good luck, Joanna - I will keep my fingers crossed for you. And good luck if you go in for the Write Place one too :-) x

    Thank you, Frances - oh how I agonised over that cover!! x

    Thanks, Maggie x

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  8. Rena George20 July 2012 at 16:23

    Love that cover, Teresa. I'm off now for my free download. And thanks for all the information you have packed into another great post. Rena x

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  9. Teresa Ashby20 July 2012 at 18:40

    Thank you, Rena - I hope you enjoy it x

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  10. Anonymous20 July 2012 at 18:59

    That cover is lovely, thanks for so much fab information. Can't wait to read your stories.xx

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  11. Caroline20 July 2012 at 20:36

    Lovely cover Teresa. Hope it goes well for you. Caroline x

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  12. Teresa Ashby21 July 2012 at 08:59

    Thanks Suzy :-) x

    Thank you, Caroline x

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  13. Rosemary Gemmell21 July 2012 at 09:20

    Well done on the new collection, Teresa - off to download, although I don't know when I'll get round to reading it (72 books on the kindle, and several print to read!)

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  14. Pat Posner21 July 2012 at 09:27

    Ooh, thank you, Teresa!
    I've downloaded onto my computer (not got a Kindle) and I'm trying to avoid the temptation to start reading it. It's to be my treat for when I've written another chapter of the PN (blood and stone spring to mind)*sigh*.

    xxPat

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  15. Teresa Ashby21 July 2012 at 12:28

    72 Rosemary!!! Just on the Kindle?! Thank you so much for adding mine :-) Blimey - I'm still gob-smacked - 72!! x

    Thank you, Pat :-) Good luck with the PN - I'm still struggling with the first chapter of one, but I keep being distracted by short stories x

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  16. Old Kitty22 July 2012 at 11:02

    Lovely Teresa!! Yay for your collection of super duper short stories! Will it be out in print? I always need stories to read while on the train to and from work! And I would really love this!

    Yay for you and thanks for all these fab links! Take care
    x

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  17. Teresa Ashby22 July 2012 at 15:28

    Sadly it won't be out in print, Old Kitty. Hope Charlie is okay - I've been thinking of you both xx

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  18. Writer Pat Newcombe23 July 2012 at 10:52

    Lovely summery pictures, Teresa. Good luck with the collection. I have featured your blog on my bloglights tour today, just so you know...

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  19. Teresa Ashby23 July 2012 at 11:28

    Thank you, Pat - that is very kind of you x

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