Anthologies

[close] The Yeartide Anthology is a free poetry competition with a difference. Proceeds going towards helping people with learning disabilities. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, each season Yeartide Anthology will be running a free poetry competition, the winner of which will receive the prize of a short story written and illustrated in the fantasy genre by R. Newport or a guest author and illustrator. The winner will be asked to suggest three influences they would like the author to structure a story around; they can be places, animals mythical or real, objects or ideas. At the end of each year an anthology will be published containing the four winning poems, as well as the short stories and illustrations; the proceeds of which will go towards helping people with learning disabilities. The dates for submission of each seasonal poem competition throughout 2015 are as follows: SPRING March 1st – April 30th, winner announced in May SUMMER June 1st – July 31st, winner announced in August AUTUMN September 1st – October 31st, winner announced in November WINTER December 1st – January 31st, winner announced in February

[close] For our authors and readers to discuss books, share submission calls and highlight reviews etc of interest. None of these things are restricted to FS publications. www.foxspirit.co.uk

[close] A Book Club dedicated for reading speculative, science fiction and fantasy short stories. The club will alternate between reading anthologies and short fiction magazines.

[close] The first edition of the Verandah Literary Journal was launched in 1986, beneath the shade of the ‘wide verandahs’ of Victoria College. Established as a student-run publication, from its inception Verandah has attracted high quality work from both established and emerging writers and artists for annual publication. Each year, a new publication team is selected from students studying the Professional and Creative Writing and Visual Communication degrees, and their vision and philosophies are reflected in the journal. It has remained a constant commitment over the years for Verandah to produce an art and literary journal of the highest quality and one which serves as a platform of development for both budding writers and artists. Verandah aims to maintain a balance between the publication of students’ and non-students’ work. Deakin University students are entered for free, but if you are not a Deakin student entry fees apply. Opportunity to win prizes are available in all categories. Full guidelines can be found on the submissions page of our website verandahjournal.wordpress.com The first edition of Verandah was launched on Friday 28 November 1986 by the Dean of Arts, Dr June Hearn, in the great hall of Stonnington. The founding editors were Anne Casey, Katie Cody, Genevieve Fitzgerald and Dianne Perrin Knie.