Passionate about human rights issues? This writing competition is held by Right Now, an organisation dedicated to exposing the right and the wrong through print, online media, and radio. They’re looking for poetry and prose that tackles issues that are important to all Australians whether those rights pertain to children, women, Indigenous people, asylum seekers, … Continue reading
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The Sleepers Almanac No. 9
Sleepers is a publishing house run out of Melbourne who are now accepting submissions for their ninth collection of stories, poetry, and illustrations. They’re looking for pieces up to 10,000 words from anywhere around the globe. So if you’re an emerging writer or someone who’s looking to get their work published in a proper book … 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
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
read this aloud
I’m not sure what difference it’ll make to a blog post, but apparently the effects of reading stories (and even poems) aloud is huge. Most people’s first experience with reading aloud would be as kids: being read bedtime stories, or learning how to sound out words. This article says that even as adults, having someone … Continue reading
how I became a killer
I just sat down at my laptop and realised I’d started my novel in the wrong place. I was going to have to ‘kill my darlings’. Luckily I haven’t written much so it wasn’t too painful to cut those first few pages. Every writer has to kill their darlings at some point, but this is the first time I’ve … Continue reading
Death to boring beginnings!
Starting a story can be the hardest part. Even right now I’m stumped as to how to begin my novel. I have no idea what I’m doing. And the thing about beginnings is that when you’re completely stuck with where to open your story, sometimes it comes out all cliche and cringe-worthy. I’ve had this … Continue reading
finishing what I started
I handed in the last essay of my creative writing degree today. Even though I’m still slogging through some pretty mediocre poetry, I feel finished. And it’s a nice feeling. It’s something I don’t get very much from my creative stuff, because I’m terrible at re-writing. I write it, get feedback and can’t be bothered. … Continue reading
little rockets 