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Congratulations to the winner of our recent ‘Laughter Lines’ poetry competition, Ana Reisens, who tickled us pink with her poem, ‘The Translated Instruction Manual for Loving’. We loved the way the poet created a poetic guide for love by piecing together funny excerpts from badly translated instructed manuals.  Congratulations also to our top three runners-up (in […]

Congratulations to the winner of our 'Let's Stop Pretending' flash fiction competition, Christi Krug for her fantastic flash fiction, 'Trailer Etiquette' 🎉

Alice Brooks is a German author with a passion for fashion, art, travel and, of course, writing. Her debut English-language novel, Don't Trust the Raven- a mystery/low fantasy about a woman who has the power to enter and manipulate other people's dreams- is due for release later this year.I caught up with Alice to chat to her about her book, writing, and what she gets up to in her free time.

I am very excited to announce that we are now accepting entries for our first ever flash fiction competition.  

I am very excited to announce that our first issue, One, is out now! 😃

It seems like only yesterday I sat here, nervously blogging about how I was turning this website into a literary journal. And now, I am very excited to announce that our inaugural issue, ‘One’, is due for release on Monday 23rd December 2024. The full issue will be available to read right here on the […]

Today I've decided to share a brief selection of some of the lessons I've learned over the years which I think has helped to make me a better writer.

Characters are the beating heart of any story. They don't just prop the story up, they are the story. Who they are, what they want, what's holding them back, how they overcome and are changed by their experiences.

No one can tell your story or write your poem quite the way you can. That’s why it’s so important that writers develop their own unique voice. Ernest Hemingway, for example, was famous for distilling his stories into short punchy sentences. He said a lot by saying little. That’s one example of a distinctive voice, […]

The six main categories of conflict are already pretty well established in writerly circles and I saw no point in deviating from it; however, to help you along, I have also included three possible examples of each. This is by no means and exhaustive list and I have tried to keep it generalised, but I hope you find it useful.