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June 2008 Profiled on Normblog Interviewed on Eric Forbes; Book Addicts’ Guide to Good Books Two prose poems accepted by Shadowtrain Claude Romarin solicited for Tales of the Decongested Antholgy II Shibuya Intersection published in Southword Read at Needlemakers’ Café, Lewes, together with poets Catherine Smith and Janet Sutherland. Visit to Cadenza Editor, Zoe King’s, to finalist longlist for Cadenza Magazine Short Story Competition May 2008 The Short Story website publishes an article on writing for competitions. Words From A Glass Bubble nominated for The Frank O’Connor International Award for short story collections Charleston Festival: heard Salman Rushdie interviewed by Erica Wagner, and Lorrie Moore and A L Kennedy interviewed by Di Spiers. Uncovering the Walkways shortlisted for the Wigleaf Top 50 Flashes on the Web Words from a Glass Bubble reviewed by Pulp.net April 2008 Fish Publishing One Page Competition. I was final judge this year, and much enjoyed mulling over the 24 excellent pieces I was sent by the readers… out of a field of over 1000. I am also writing a post-script for the Fish Prizewinners’ Anthology 2008 Field Guide to Flash Fiction (Rose Metal Press, USA): Invited to contribute a section. Judged a flash fiction competition for Brighton College. Reading for Cadenza Magazine Short Story Competition Accepted to do the MPhil in Writing at University of Glamorgan Words from a Glass Bubble reviewed in Mslexia magazine, and selected as Top Read Did Desert Island Discs on Brighton Coastway Radio The One World Anthology submitted to publishers
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Words From a Glass Bubble is launched at London's Foundling Museum. Slideshow
here Smokelong Quarterly publishes Wei-Ch'i Night Train publishes Harry's Catch Innisfree Poetry Journal publishes To Not Be Water Silver Leaves for Judah Jones wins the 2008 Per Contra Prize and is published alongside work by John Updike Invited to judge the 2008 Fish Publishing One Page Story Prize Teaching at Brighton College and at Gateway Academy Tilbury |
| February 2008 |
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Wei Ch'i accepted by Smokelong Quarterly Silver Leaves for Judah Jones short listed for the Per Contra prize I signed a Client Agreement with A M Heath Attended a talk at Royal Society of Literature. George Steiner, on taboos and The Books I Have Not Written. My former student Jo Neane has work commissioned and accepted by a paying market. Beat The Dust ezine publishes Breakdown Echoes. Right Hand Pointing ezine accepts Peeing on Woodants |
| January 2008 |
| Started running Creative Writing workshops at
Gateway Academy, Tilbury Visited the Sixth Form at Brighton College for a Creative Writing brainstorm. Met up with Poet David Grubb. He is teaching me about poetry. First poem submitted to and accepted at Innisfree Poetry Journal. My former student Chris Ellis has work commissioned and accepted by a paying market. |
| December 2007 |
| I became a member of
The Royal Society of Literature Jamie Hawkins' Muse published by GUD The Wig Maker published by The Write Side Up (an ezine taken over by writing colleagues, undergoing a transformation) Attended a workshop run by poet Jackie Wills, writing to sight and sound, at Fabrica, Brighton. Salt Publishing held a party at Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road. |
| November 2007 |
| Bridport Prize Second Prize I Can Squash The King, Tommo. Judge: Tracy Chevalier Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat: I spent twelve days in my favourite place, in the company of fellow Fish Prizewinner, Jo Campbell. The Fiction Workhouse organised a meet-up at a London walk organised by The Wellcome Collection. |
| September 2007 |
| Advice for Visitors published in Orphan Leaf Review, Issue 7. My writing site, The Fiction Workhouse, is six months old. |
| August 2007 |
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Writer's Choice Essay featured on Normblog Buran Magazine request to translate Three Stages in Learning to Fly into Italian Acceptance from Penumbra Magazine Ran a two-day workshop for children in a Summer Activity Scheme, Writing a Play in a day or so, for radio. Working with another dramatist and a sound technician. Worked for a fantastic session with clients of the mental health facilities in East Sussex. |
| July 2007 |
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Bantry Literary Festival - Reading and collecting my Second place prize. Write
up here plus review comments of the story. Great Uncommon Denominator Magazine accepts Jamie Hawkins' Muse for Issue 2 Flash piece Babies, Reeds up on Normblog as part of a small competition. Second piece up under pseudonym |
| June 2007 |
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Reading at the launch of Riptide Journal at Exeter University Invited to read at Brighton's Short Fuse again in September Invited to read at abctales event in Brighton Spent a glorious week at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat in West Cork, Ireland, with Tania Hershman and her partner, the lovely James. |
| May 2007 |
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First Prize in The Daily Telegraph Novel Competition, with the first thousand words and
short synopsis of Boy in the Tunnel. The prize is a serious golden ticket as in Charlie
and the Chocolate factory... a chance to meet and talk to the judging panel (Sam Leith the
Telegraph's Literary Editor, literary agent Antony Harwood, Novelist Louise Doughty and
Commissioning Editor for Simon and Shuster, Rochelle Venables) over lunch. Said lunch to
be held in September. Acceptance at Onepagestories ezine Acceptance at Thema, a print journal from the USA Story published in Birmingam Arts Journal, a print journal from the USA |
| April 2007 |
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Salt Publishing will be bringing out my debut collection of short fiction in 2008.
Fabulous news! Provisionally to be called Words from a Glass Bubble. Launch of Willesden Herald anthology, New Short Stories 1, at Willesden Library Teaching: Start of writing course for WRVS, Portslade 27 - 30 April: Writing weekend with Zoë King. |
| March 2007 |
| Second Prize, Fish Short Story Prize 2007 |
| February 2007 |
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First Prize, Paddon Award 2007 (Exeter University. Judge, Rory MacLean.) Shortlisted: Phillip Good Memorial Prize 2007. Teaching: Start of a 12 week 'Writing for a Living' course for New Writing South Longlisted then shortlisted, Fish Publishing International Story Competition 2007 Second Prize, Flashquake Less is More Competition A flash entitled 'Fish' Publication in Vietnamese, Tien ve Journal. Invited to contribute, Pretend Genius Press New Short Stories 1 Print Anthology, to be launched in London in April. Read at the inaugural Short Fuse event, Komedia Theatre, Brighton. Honno Publishing launches Safe Life Gone Anthology, including my story 'The Cactus Man'. Publication of Three Stages in Learning to Fly at Cafe Irreal |
| January 2007 |
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Publication by QueenSpark Books: The Roofless Anthology of writing by the homeless, for
which I was a tutor. Shortlisted, Willesden Short Story Competition 2007. (Judge: Zadie Smith) Acceptance from Cafe Irreal. Elected to full membership of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists. Issue Four of my ezine Tom's Voice Magazine goes up on the net. Publication of Navigation at Steel City Review: Acceptance from Riptide Journal, a new print journal based at The University of Exeter. |