Blog
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18th December 2020
The Society of Authors in Scotland has created what is expected to be one of the most exciting events in the 2017 writing calendar. ScotsWrite is...
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Competitions, opportunities and groups
You would like to hear about writing competitions, writing/publishing opportunities (includes author promotion and networking events), and any groups/communities in relation to writing or publishing.
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8th December 2020
For fifteen years the CWA has been encouraging new writers with its Debut Daggers; a crime novel competition that attracts hundreds of entries...
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8th December 2020
Although no theme was set for this year’s competition, we saw some common threads emerging.
These included stories about dementia and...
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8th December 2020
Chasing The Shadow – Jane Fraser
Evie – David Simmons
Encounter – Annie Fairfax Kemp
Into The Abyss – Louise Mangos
A...
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8th December 2020
It was such a tough job to choose a winner, in fact, that the work of two writers couldn't be separated... meaning two stories will be published...
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8th December 2020
After weeks of deliberation, we can reveal the shortlist for our Firewords Writing Competition. A...