Okay, I’m having trouble writing a first sentence to this post that expresses the right amount of excitement about these two prizes. Read on and you’ll see what I mean. Both prizes are run by Future Leaders, an initiative about bringing new educational, political, and creative writing into the publishing world. They put on a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Hologram
Been published in a few lit journals but not sure how to make that great leap into book publishing? Hologram is a new project being run by Express Media (those guys who handle Voiceworks, oh how we love Voiceworks!) whose aim is to do just that: bring your manuscript into the world in a proper … Continue reading
Storyteching: UPDATE
A few weeks ago I blogged about interactive novels in my post ‘Storyteching’ and got a bit of a mixed bag of responses, which is always nice to see. I mentioned an article in the post, that reviewed a new interactive adaptation of John Buchan’s novel The Thirty-Nine Steps. I wasn’t able to fully comment on … Continue reading
Niffenegger Wisdom
I love reading about great writers, especially when they give you advice. Usually it’s advice about writing, which is good because I’m a writer. But every now and then you come across a few gems about life, which is even better because despite being writers we’re all human. This article by The Guardian is a … Continue reading
Flavorwire Short Fiction Contest 2013
Ahh, Flavorwire: responsible for much amusement, insight, and plenty of quirky little lists that keep me clicking on their posts. But it was their post announcing their first ever short fiction contest that got my little Kyra-ears pricked up and got me writing this. First place prize? $500. A nice little addition to your bank balance, … Continue reading
Storyteching
I’ve had this thought for a while, that interactive novels would be a huge development in the publishing industry over the next few years. So when I came across this article reviewing an interactive iPad App book I was curious as to how it all worked out. Apparently, it’s exhausting. Based on the description of … Continue reading
Colouring the Classics
We may gloss over the kinds of colours used in the novels we read, but visual artist Jaz Parkinson‘s latest project allows us to see books in a whole new light. She’s basically tallied up all the references to colour in a bunch of classic novels and charted them out to create posters that look … Continue reading
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