The Bridport Prize
Every year without fail since 2007, I’ve sent in an entry or two to the Bridport short story prize, essentially
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Murky Depths
Gosh. When I submitted a piece to Murky Depths last year, the auto-reply warned that their response times were anything
Mrs Darcy, Episode Eighty
With this episode, the story enters its final dramatic 20%. Sorry it’s late, but stuff intervened. It’s quite an important
50 Stories for Pakistan
One of the things that I’ve always felt really bad about is that I never submitted anything for Greg McQueen’s
Mrs Darcy, Episode Seventy-Nine
Just when you were getting all excited about Lord Byron’s return to the fray, I suddenly remembered there was someone
In Praise of Shortlists
Yesterday the winners of the Seàn Ò Faolàin prize were announced, along with the previously-announced shortlist and the full longlist. First
Mrs Darcy, Episode Seventy-Eight and Other Stuff
This episode gives the back story of how Mary Bennet met Robert of Mali and is, frankly, an excuse to
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Firestation Book Swap
When I first went on Twitter, one of the first “publishing industry” types I followed was @meandmybigmouth, aka Scott Pack,
Mrs Darcy, Episode Seventy-Seven
Ah. I’ve been a bit worried about this one. When I was originally planning Mrs Darcy, I started to work
Mrs Darcy, Episode Seventy-Six
I’m a bit late posting about this, having just got back from a very pleasant and largely internet-free long weekend