It seemed like a happy coincidence that the first day of my holiday in Pembrokeshire coincided with Caught By the River, part of the Teifi Festival in Cardigan, a celebration of "Music, Literature, Nature, Food, Beer and Good Times" (ie almost everything worth celebrating). It was held at Pizza Tipi , outpost of Fforest which, if … Continue reading Caught By The River
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As is the case for so many of us, my writing time is restricted and haphazard (in my case due to having three small, loud children), so I use submission opportunities to force me to make the most of what time I do have. The deadlines given by competitions and magazine reading periods help me to … Continue reading Through the Submission Window
I was really pleased to be invited to read my story The Bronze Garden at the Stroud Short Stories event back in April, and then for the story to feature in the 2011-2015 anthology which came out shortly afterwards. You can still buy the anthology, which was edited by Nimue Brown with a cover design by Tom Brown, via … Continue reading The Bronze Garden
I saw my name in print for the first time with a story called Arbor Alma (The Giving Tree) in the rather beautiful Hark magazine. You can buy Issue 4 online here. Hark also ask their contributors to write about their experiences of writing - you can read the comments from Issue 4, including mine, here.