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Novel results timetable
Novel Award timetable 2021 Your guide to what happens when. 31 May Competition deadline. 19...
Writing? It’s a long game. Lit consultant, Aki Schilz
Writing is a long game. You have to be pro-active, seek advice, read as much...
How to beat a blank page
You know the feeling. The screen stares at you. Cups of coffee litter the table....
Quick competition entry guide
Here’s an overview to help you with the competition. PLEASE DO Carefully read the rules,...
How to write a short story by Monica Ali
The stories we love best, the ones that stay with us, evoke emotion. Yet so...
Why art is good for our wellbeing
The power of why “The two most important days in your life are the day...
Winning at 45. By our poetry judge
Mimi Khalvati. Winning, lockdown and life In 1989, when I was already 45, I entered...
Why a deadline is good for you
Mike Kilgannon is an English teacher from Sheffield whose philosophy “if you enter competitions you’ll...