tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54060848963714054642024-02-07T21:56:44.535+00:00Book a PoetBook a Poet closes on 31st March 2014 - we thank you for reading our blog and hope historically it can prove useful to some too!Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.comBlogger457125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-42385864315155691162014-02-10T16:22:00.001+00:002014-02-10T16:22:29.074+00:00Call for Entrants: Bard of Exeter 2014 Competition Now Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Exeter Bardic Chair is appointed by the Caer
Wyse Gorsedd, or meeting of bards, through a public competition. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We ask all candidates to be at the Bike Shed Theatre by 7pm on the 23rd F<sup></sup>ebruary, the date of the competition. The proceedings start at 7:30pm.
We aim to have elected a new Bard and finish the event by 10:30pm.</span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Up to seven minutes of your own material, which may be song,
poetry or story, or a mixture of these. Traditionally, the material is
presented without a script, but as long as you can perform to the
audience, we won’t be too strict.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Provide a manifesto (not more than 200 words) of what you would
do if you were to become Bard – for the city of Exeter, the arts scene
and the Bardic traditions. If you have any particular project in mind,
this would be the place to mention it. The manifesto will be read out by
you before or after your performance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After all the candidates have performed and read their manifestos,
the audience will vote for their favourite. There will be a break while
we add up the scores.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only requirement as Bard is to organise the next year's
competition to find your successor. Any other duties are optional - it
is up to you to do what you want with the role, and each person brings
their own talents and ideas to the Bardic Chair.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The winner is presented with a robe and chair, which is in their
safekeeping for a year and a day, when it is passed to their successor.
You are required to take a simple vow on winning the title. The Bardic
tradition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Any questions, please ask. Please confirm your intention to take part, via email to <a href="mailto:bard@farmhouse.ac" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">bard@farmhouse.ac</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by Sunday 16th February 2014.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can find out further details at the organiser's <a href="http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/bard-of-exeter-contest/" target="_blank">website</a>. Please contact them directly with any questions. Thank you! </span></span></span></span></div>
Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-35418670287580186432014-02-03T19:42:00.001+00:002014-02-03T19:43:33.769+00:00Featured Poem Feb 2014 - 'Teachers' by Terry Caffrey<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'Teachers'</span></span></span></h2>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You see the Teachers<br />
They rule the classroom<br />
And in a classroom then the teacher's word is law<br />
They give us homework<br />
I get it all wrong - and<br />
Then I'm standing in the corner near the door.</span></span>
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(CHORUS<br />
I fainted, I panicked, my clothes were far too tight<br />
I wobbled, I waivered<br />
I gave the kids a fright<br />
I went to pieces<br />
At St. Teresa's<br />
But then a dinner lady<br />
Brought me back to life.)</span></span>
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You see the teachers are always shouting<br />
And all that shouting doesn't get them anywhere<br />
It hurts their voices<br />
They wag their fingers<br />
Stamp their feet and end up pulling out their hair.</span></span>
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CHORUS</span></span>
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You see Teachers they take the lessons<br />
They teach us maths and art and english all the day<br />
Say "get your books out"<br />
Sit up and listen<br />
But we're just kids and all we wanna do is play.</span></span>
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CHORUS</span></span>
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Tom cats and meeces<br />
Some sheep wear fleeces<br />
And it's so hard to balance peas upon your knife<br />
Some chimpanzeezers<br />
and cockney geezers<br />
have took a dinner lady<br />
home to meet the wife.</span></span>
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CHORUS</span></span>
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I fainted, I panicked<br />
I kissed the cat goodnight<br />
I tumbled, I bumbled<br />
The dog put out the light.</span></span>
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I went to pieces <br />
at St. Tereas's <br />
But then a dinner lady <br />
brought me back to life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><cite><span class="lrgTxt"><b>© Terry Caffrey 2014<br />
Please do not use without the poet’s permission.</b></span></cite></span></span></h2>
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<span class="smallTxt "><cite><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For further information about<span style="font-size: small;"> Terry and his </span>work please visit</span></span></cite></span><span class="lrgTxt"><span class="smallTxt "><cite><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Terry's <span style="font-size: small;">page <a class="external" href="http://www.bookapoet.co.uk/poets/key_stage_2/terry_caffrey1/" rel="external" target="_blank" title="opens in a new window"><span class="external external external external"><span class="external external external"><span class="external external"><span class="external">here</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></cite></span></span></h2>
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Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-10447230230726164862014-01-23T19:49:00.000+00:002014-01-23T19:49:26.891+00:00ANNOUNCING - TED SLADE AWARD WINNER 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The winner of the Ted Slade Award is
Patricia Oxley - Acumen magazine.</span></span>
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Jim Bennett of Poetry Kit said: "Patricia Oxley has been at the forefront
of poetry publishing for many years editing the magazine Acumen and
organising the Torbay Festival of Poetry. Her work has helped to give
voice to many poets and presented good poetry to a wide audience through
the magazine and annual Festival. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are pleased that she is now a
recipient of the Ted Slade Award as Ted was always keen to highlight and
promote poetry publishing and Acumen has always been seen as an example
of excellence.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can find out more about the Ted Slade Award <a href="http://www.poetrykit.org/tsa.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can find out more about Acumen magazine <a href="http://www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-77040028530341316832014-01-20T18:10:00.001+00:002014-01-20T18:10:27.374+00:00Call for Submissions:2014 Cardiff International Poetry Competition<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Closing Date: Friday 14th March 2014</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
2014 Cardiff International Poetry Competition is now open for entries.
The competition offers one of the largest monetary prizes for a poetry
competition of its kind. First prize is £5,000. Additional prizes are
£500 for second place, £250 for third and five runners-up receive £50
each. All entries to the competition will be judged anonymously, so this
is a great opportunity to have your poetry judged on its own merits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The hard task of judging the 2014 competition will be down to award-winning poets <b>Lemn Sissay</b>,<b> Rhian Edwards</b> and filter judge <b>Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch</b>. <a href="http://www.literaturewales.org/cipc/i/143911/" rel="external" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read more about the judges.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you think you have what it takes to delight the judges and get
your hands on the top prize of £5,000, then send your poems now. Just
make sure your poem is no longer than 50 lines long, is unpublished, is
in English, and is not a translation of another author’s work. Send it,
along with your entry form and payment, to Literature Wales.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>To enter</u> </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Entry fee: £7.00 per poem. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To download an entry form, <a href="http://www.literaturewales.org/cipc/i/143912/" rel="external" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">To receive an entry form through the post send a stamped, self addressed envelope to: </span>Literature Wales, CIPC14 </span></span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Entry Form, Cambrian </span></span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Buildings, Mount Stuart </span></span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Square, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5FL.</span></span></li>
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Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-63811967869782366382014-01-17T16:17:00.000+00:002014-01-17T16:17:07.255+00:00Prologue to an Adventure: Developing Dylan’s International Competition<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prologue
to an Adventure is Literature Wales' new international competition for
young people, open to all budding writers aged between 7 and 25 years.
The competition offers a special chance for entrants to have their work
published in a literary magazine and read on national radio by some of
Wales’ most prominent figures including, BBC Radio 1 DJ <b>Huw Stephens</b>.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Judges: acclaimed comedian <b>Mark Watson</b>, celebrated author of <i>Submarine</i>, <b>Joe Dunthorne</b>, award winning children’s author <b>Elen Caldecott</b>, and Dylan Thomas’ granddaughter and President of the Dylan Thomas Society, <b>Hannah Ellis.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The competition welcomes entries in any form of creative writing from
poetry to song lyrics, funny limericks to fiction, as long as it has
been inspired by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas and is no longer than
thirty lines or 500 words.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Closing Date: Friday 27 June 2014</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>For more information on Prologue to an Adventure,<br />and to submit a competition entry please <a href="http://www.developingdylan100.co.uk/international-competition/" target="_blank">click here </a><br />
or contact Literature Wales on: 029 2047 2266 / <a href="mailto:post@literaturewales.org" target="_blank">post@literaturewales.org</a>. </b></span></span></div>
Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-7223881468591674552014-01-15T19:48:00.000+00:002014-01-15T19:48:05.413+00:00Call for Submissions: New Comedy Magazine Seeks Writers<div style="color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Stand & Deliver</i> is a new magazine for alternative comedy,
based in Newcastle upon Tyne and founded by a graduate of Northumbria
University. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The magazine, which celebrates the subject of comedy, is
looking for like-minded writers to contribute who have an interest and
passion for the subject. <i>Stand & Deliver</i>, which will
contain a mix of articles, features, storytelling, poetry, photography,
illustration and design, will focus on celebrating comedy by getting
under its skin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are a writer and interested in contributing to a
new and exciting project, email <a href="mailto:danielle@standanddelivermag.com" style="color: #444444;" target="_blank">danielle@standanddelivermag.<wbr></wbr>com</a>.</span></span></div>
Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-52658996262622054592014-01-13T19:47:00.005+00:002014-01-13T19:47:56.928+00:00Call fro Submissions: The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition <h3 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition has been revamped for 2014,
with the inclusion of a brand new Under 21 Prize, and an increased total
prize fund of £5,000. The 2014 competition will be judged by <b>Cynan Jones, Deborah Kay Davies </b>and <b>Gee Williams</b>. First prize is £2,000. Additional prizes are £800 for second place, £400 for third and six runners-up will receive £100 each.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Under 21 Prize will be judged by <b>Rachel Trezise</b>. First
prize is £1,000 and the runner-up will receive £200. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Closing date: Friday 16th May 2014</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>To enter</u></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Entry fee: £7.00 per story or £4.00 per story for Under 21 Prize.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can enter by post or online: <a href="http://www.literaturewales.org/creo_files/upload/articles%5Buser_id%5D/rhys_davies_comp_entry_form.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to download the entry form or <a href="http://www.rhysdaviestrust.org/projects/rhys-davies-short-story-competition" rel="external" target="_blank">click here</a> to enter online.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To receive an entry form through the post, please send a stamped
self-addressed envelope to: Literature Wales, Rhys Davies 2014 Entry
Form, Cambrian Buildings, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5FL</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: Literature Wales</span> </span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-21269039972952377262014-01-13T19:43:00.000+00:002014-01-13T19:43:12.835+00:00Book Recommendation - The Diary of Dennis the Menace<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Diary of Dennis the Menace</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Steven Butler<br />Published by Puffin Books, 6th Feb 2014<br />RRP £5.99<br />ISBN 9780141350820</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take a sneak peek at the diary of the one, the only Dennis the Menace! This is your chance to meet Dennis, Gnasher and the gang, exploring Beanotown with Dennis as your guide. Read all about The Beano’s biggest prankster – pictures, doodles, splats and all – with a little help from Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlisted author Steven Butler.<br /><br />Becoming a master of menace is not easy. The Diary of Dennis the Menace gives readers inside information on every cheeky trick and prank played by The Beano’s iconic characters. <br /><br /><i>“What kind of evil granny-monster of a teacher-fiend would ask a kid to write a DIARY over the school holidays? How am I supposed to write stuff down when I’m out MENACING all the time?!”</i><br /><br />Also publishing in Feb 2014, The Beano: Official Sticker Book and coming in May 2014, The Diary of Dennis the Menace: Beanotown Battle (Book 2).<br /><br />Heaps of Dennis the Menace fun to be had just in time for half term! Boys and girls, and young and old will love this edition, it’s a trip down memory lane for some of us and a whole new world of mayhem for others – brilliant!</span></span><br />
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individual's career dedication to breaking down borders in international
publishing. From publishers to agents, rights directors to editors, the
award is open to all members of the publishing industry.</span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />**Nominations now open**<br /><br />Who in your mind has made an
outstanding contribution to international publishing? Nominations are
now open for the 11th Lifetime Achievement Award; if you would like to
nominate someone please complete the online form: <a href="http://goo.gl/vvOKcU" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/vvOKcU</a></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Judging will be carried out by The London Book Fair Advisory Board
and presented at a dedicated Awards Ceremony taking place on day one of
LBF, on Tuesday 8th April 2014.</span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-72514884204253892832014-01-06T16:47:00.000+00:002014-01-06T16:47:49.183+00:00Bloomsbury Spark Launches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday 19th December saw the global launch of YA and New Adult
digital imprint Bloomsbury Spark. Beginning with the release of seven
titles in December 2013, Bloomsbury will continue to publish two new titles
each month. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The launch titles are 'Pride’s Run' by Cat Kalen, 'The Secret
of Isobel Key' by Jen McConnel, 'The Sound of Us' by Ashley Poston, 'The Art
of Falling' by Jenny Kaczorowski, 'Beyond Our Stars' by Marie Langager,
'Until We End' by Frankie Brown and 'Positively Mine' by Christine Duval (UK
price £3.99 each). To find out more about our seven launch titles
please visit <a href="http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury-spark/">http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury-spark/</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Aspiring, self-published or established writers who would
like to be part of the Bloomsbury Spark list can submit work directly.
Visit their website for submission guidelines <a href="http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury-spark/submissions/" target="_blank">http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/<wbr></wbr>bloomsbury-spark/submissions/</a></span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-59013996245452573722014-01-02T15:17:00.001+00:002014-01-02T15:17:36.530+00:00Book Recommendation - Nelson Mandela by Katie Daynes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nelson Mandela<br />By Katie Daynes<br />Published by Usborne Books, 10th January 2014<br />RRP £5.99<br />ISBN 9781409523499<br /><br />This book is a comprehensive guide to the life of one of the most famous names in modern history. <br /><br />The complete story of Mandela's life, from his rural childhood to his time with the ANC, his fight against apartheid, his time undercover as 'the Black Pimpernel', the 27 years he spent in prison and finally his appointment as South Africa’s first black president. <br /><br />A moving story of how a country's most wanted fugitive became its greatest leader and an inspirational icon across the world. <br /><br />You can find out more about this fantastic book at Usborne Books’ <a href="http://usbornepublishing.tumblr.com/post/69165632043/nelson-mandela-1918-2013" target="_blank">Blog</a>.</span></span><br />
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<br />Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-2213805237559158852014-01-02T14:50:00.000+00:002014-01-02T14:50:12.510+00:00Featured Poem for Jan 2014 - 'Cool Addiction' by Neal Zetter<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'Cool Addiction'</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My head is stuck inside this book</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I only meant to take a look</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Till I saw what had been written</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instantly my mind was smitten</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a land of fascination</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sparking my imagination</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Passions burning like a flame</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pictures dancing in my brain</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My head is stuck inside this book</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just one page was all it took</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was focused and engaged</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thrilled, enthralled and entertained</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title, cover - so inviting</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Words speak to me - so exciting</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Such adventure, such intrigue</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a world of make-believe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My head is stuck inside this book</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superglued, completely hooked</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unaware of all around me</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once this magic story found me</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Characters feel like my friends</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plot unfolding till the end</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whether fact or whether fiction</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading is a cool addiction.</span></span></div>
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Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-44232937212878832532013-12-18T21:00:00.000+00:002013-12-18T21:00:16.780+00:002014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction: Judges announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chaired
by the philosopher and writer, AC Grayling, the other 2014 judges are:
Jonathan Bate, Oxford Professor of English Literature and biographer;
Sarah Churchwell, UEA’s Professor of American Literature; Dr Daniel
Glaser, neuroscientist and cultural commentator; Dr Alastair Niven,
former Director of Literature at the British Council and at the Arts
Council, and Erica Wagner, former literary editor and writer.<br />
<br />2014 is the first year of the new rules, which will see the
prize opened up to writers of any nationality, writing originally in
English, for novels published in the UK by an established imprint
between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014. The expanded prize will
recognise, celebrate and embrace authors of literary fiction writing in
English, whether from Chicago, Sheffield or Shanghai.<br />
<br />For this inaugural year, the trustees have decided that the
judging panel will increase from five to six. The 2014 judges bring
with them a wide reading experience and knowledge of international
literature. In what will be an exciting new era for the prize, the panel
consists of three new judges and three who have previously judged the
prize - Alastair Niven in 1994, Erica Wagner in 2002 and AC Grayling in
2003.<br />
<br />The judges’ mission remains the same as in previous years:
to select the finest fiction of the year. Following her win in October
2013, Eleanor Catton said of the expansion of the prize: ‘I think it’s a
really great thing that finally we’ve got a prize that is an
English-language prize that doesn’t make a distinction towards writers
who are writing from a particular country. If you’re writing in the
English language, you’re considered alongside everybody else.’<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AC Grayling comments on behalf of the judging panel: <i>'The
Man Booker prize has become an even bigger entity this year, with all
fiction in English published worldwide between October 2013 and October
2014 now joining the competition. The challenge for my fellow judges and
me is an exciting one, and I'm delighted to have such an outstanding
group of people to work with in this highly significant year for the
prize. We welcome that challenge, and are now launching ourselves into
it with relish.'</i><br />
<br />The judges will read submissions both in hard copy and using iPad Airs, donated by Apple.<br /><br />The
‘Man Booker Dozen’ of 12 or 13 books will be announced in late July
2014 and the shortlist of six books in early September 2014. The winner
of the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction will be announced on 14 October
2014, at an awards ceremony at London’s Guildhall, broadcast live by
the BBC.<br />
<br />2014 is the 46th year of the prize, which was launched in
1969. The 2013 winner, Eleanor Catton, made history as the youngest
author to win the prize, at 28, with her novel The Luminaries and has
since gone on to win the Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction
and was recently honoured as Woman of the Year by New Zealand’s M2
Magazine. The Luminaries has already been reprinted seven times in the
UK alone.<br />
<br />For further information about the prize please visit <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/" target="_blank">www.themanbookerprize.com</a> or follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/ManBookerPrize" target="_blank">twitter.com/ManBookerPrize</a> </span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-45748906637362840922013-12-16T19:50:00.001+00:002013-12-16T19:50:50.612+00:00Call For Submissions: Mslexia Short Story Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">The competition run by the magazine for women who write is open now for unpublished stories of up to 2,200 words. <i>Mslexia</i> accepts work on all subjects, so write about anything and everything you fancy. The winning stories will be published in <i>Mslexia</i> as well as receiving cash prizes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For more information and to enter the competition go to <a href="https://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/scomp_active.php" target="_blank">www.mslexia.co.uk</a></span></div>
Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-97132805855837012013-12-09T19:58:00.000+00:002013-12-09T19:58:07.550+00:00Ian Duhig Opens T S Eliot Prize 2013<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As part of his role as a judge of this year’s T S Eliot Prize, poet Ian
Duhig, will be opening the T S
Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings event at the Southbank Centre’s Royal
Festival Hall at 7pm on Sunday 12th January 2014 by reading a poem by TS Eliot. </span></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
evening is one of the biggest, and best attended, poetry events in the
UK, and will be hosted by Ian McMillan. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The judges have chosen the shortlist from 113 books submitted by publishers:</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Helen Mort – Division Street (Chatto & Windus)<br />Robin Robertson – Hill of Doors (Picador)<br />Sinéad Morrissey – Parallax (Carcanet)<br />Maurice Riordan – The Water Stealer (Faber)<br />Daljit Nagra – Ramayana: A Retelling (Faber)<br />Dannie Abse – Speak, Old Parrot (Hutchinson)<br />Michael Symmons Roberts – Drysalter (Jonathan Cape)<br />George Szirtes – Bad Machine (Bloodaxe)<br />Anne Carson – Red Doc (Jonathan Cape)<br />Moniza Alvi – At the Time of Partition (Bloodaxe)</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All shortlisted poets will be reading from their work with the
exception of Anne Carson. Poet and critic Ruth Padel will read in her
place.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry
collection published in the UK or Ireland. It is unique as it is always
judged by a panel of established poets and it has been described by Sir
Andrew Motion as 'the Prize most poets want to win'.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To book, go to <a href="http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/ts-eliot-prize-readings-2014-79223" target="_blank">www.southbankcentre.co.uk/</a></span></span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/ts-eliot-prize-readings-2014-79223" target="_blank">whatson/ts-eliot-prize-</a></span></span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/ts-eliot-prize-readings-2014-79223" target="_blank">readings-2014-79223</a> or call 0844 875 0073.</span></span></div>
Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-77384839475973721052013-12-04T19:46:00.000+00:002013-12-04T19:46:01.579+00:00Fenland Poet Laureate Competition Now Open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Could you write a poem for Fenland? <br /><br />Do you live, work or study in the Fens? Are you inspired by the bleak and beautiful landscapes and unique social history of this fantastic area? Could you be the next Poet Laureate for Fenland?<br /><br />ADeC and Atelier East, working in partnership with Fen Speak and the Wisbech & Fenland Museum, are proud to announce the Fenland Poet Laureate poetry competition for 2014!<br /><br />This is a chance for all writers from across the Fens to come together and share their poetry and help put Fenland on the creative map!<br /><br /><i><b>"The award has opened so many doors for me, and allowed me to provide opportunities for many more Fenland Poets. It's been a fantastic experience!"</b></i> -- Leanne Moden, Fenland Poet Laureate 2013.<br /><br />And best of all, it's free to enter the competition!<br /><br />The Fenland Poet Laureate Judges are looking for poems that represent and relate to theme 'Fenland'. You can interpret the theme in any way you choose, and the team are really looking forward to reading your entries!<br /><br />Winning the title of Fenland Poet Laureate is a great recognition of talent, as well as a fantastic opportunity to engage with your local community. The Laureate will be able to write about local events throughout the year and present poems for special occasions, working with others to develop ideas for bringing poetry to Fenland.<br /><br />Awards:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, second and third places will be awarded to three of the poets in the adult (17+) category. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Commendations will be awarded to young poets (10-16) for entries, which the judges feel have particular merit. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deadlines for entry: 5pm on Friday 31st January 2014.<br /><br />Conditions of Entry: </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your poem should be no longer than 40 lines, and should be typed on a singleside of A4 paper. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please write your age in the top right-hand corner of the page, but please do not write your name on your poem, as all poems will be judged anonymously. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All entrants must live, work, or study in the Fens. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We can only accept one poem per entrant, and this poem must be previously unpublished.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />So, if you live, work, or study in the Fens, the Fenland Poet Laureate team would love to hear from you! Please send your poem, along with a cover sheet with your name, email address, telephone number, address, age group entered (16 & under, or 17+) and the title of the poem to:<br />Fenland Poet Laureate Competition<br />Babylon Gallery<br />Waterside<br />Ely, CB7 4AU<br /><br />Alternatively, you can pick up an entry form from your local library. For further details, email <a href="mailto:info@adec.org.uk">info@adec.org.uk</a></span></span>.Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-38809870883901930482013-12-02T20:03:00.000+00:002013-12-02T20:03:02.553+00:00Featured Poem for December 2013 - By Michael 'Mixy' Riccardi<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;">71. I Went To A Place In France Called Nice. It Was Nice.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'd never been to Nice but it was nice<br />
The people were nice, the food was nice<br />
Oh course I can't speak French<br />
But I just assume everyone was lovely and polite.<br />
It was nice how all the drivers wave with their fists as they overtake me on the right<br />
I met a lovely French chef who shouted compliments at me and waved with her knives<br />
So from what I gather<br />
People in Nice like to wave.<br />
Which is nice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><cite><span class="lrgTxt"><strong>© Michael 'Mixy' Riccardi 2013<br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>On Friday 22nd November 2013, Mixy was challenged to write 100 poems in a day and did! You can read all 100 at Mixy's </strong><a class="external" href="http://mixy100poems2013.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="external" target="_blank" title="opens in a new window"><strong>blog</strong></a><strong>.</strong></span></span><br />
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="smallTxt "><cite>For further information about Mixy and his work please visit</cite></span><span class="lrgTxt"><span class="smallTxt "><cite> Mixy's page <a class="external external external" href="http://www.bookapoet.co.uk/poets/key_stage_2/mc_mixy/" rel="external" target="_blank" title="opens in a new window (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window)"><span class="external external external"><span class="external external"><span class="external">here</span></span></span></a>.</cite></span></span></span></span></b>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-26380577066679044542013-11-28T16:19:00.001+00:002013-11-28T16:19:49.807+00:00Gordon Burn Prize Opens for Submissions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Writing North, in
association with Faber & Faber and the Gordon Burn Trust, is
delighted to announce the second year of The Gordon Burn Prize and to
open the award to new submissions.<br />
<br />The first Gordon Burn Prize, created to honour the literary legacy
of the late Newcastle-born author, was announced at a special event in
October at the 2013 Durham Book Festival when author Ben Myers scooped
the prize with his novel, Pig Iron. As winner, he received a cheque for
£5,000 and the opportunity to undertake a three-month writing retreat at
Gordon’s own cottage in Berwickshire.<br />
<br />The Gordon Burn Prize is open to both fiction and non-fiction titles
written in English that capture the spirit of Gordon’s writing. Gordon
was a novelist undaunted by convention or genre, and the judges are
looking for a writer with a similarly intrepid approach to their craft.
Publishers are invited to enter exceptional fiction that dares to enter
history and interrogate the past, and non-fiction on subjects such as
sport, art, crime and popular culture that is brave enough to recast
characters and historical events to create a new and vivid reality.<br />
<br />The book that wins the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize will be literature
which challenges perceived notions of genre, a piece of writing that
makes us think again about just what it is that we are reading. New
Writing North is delighted to be part of an award that not only honours
an author as significant and challenging as Gordon Burn, but also
encourages other authors to follow his example and push the boundaries
of their work.<br />
<br />“The Gordon Burn Prize rewards innovative work across both fiction
and non-fiction which best represents the spirit of Gordon’s prose,”
said Faber Social creative director Lee Brackstone. “In a
celebrity-saturated world, which is increasingly documented in
monochrome and monotonous style, it is thrilling to be associated with a
prize that embraces adventurous and unusual ways of engaging with the
culture.”<br />
<br />The judges for the 2014 prize are artist Sarah Lucas; poet and
novelist John Burnside; comedian, actor and musician Julian Barratt; and
2013 winner Ben Myers.<br /><br />Deadline for submissions: 14th February 2014<br /><br />Please see <a href="http://www.newwritingnorth.com/" target="_blank">www.newwritingnorth.com</a> for full terms and conditions as well as submission guidelines and visit <a href="http://www.gordonburntrust.com/" target="_blank">www.gordonburntrust.com</a> for further details on Gordon’s work and the prize.</span></span><br />
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2014 Cardiff International Poetry Competition is now open for entries.
The competition offers one of the largest monetary prizes for a poetry
competition of its kind. First prize is £5,000. Additional prizes are
£500 for second place, £250 for third and five runners-up receive £50
each. All entries to the competition will be judged anonymously, so this
is a great opportunity to have your poetry judged on its own merits.</span></span></div>
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make sure your poem is no longer than 50 lines long, is unpublished, is
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Awards are now open for submissions. The Northern Writers’ Awards were
established in 2000 as a pioneering programme that aimed to support both
new and established writers in the pursuit of their creative ambitions.
Since then the awards have supported over 150 writers, many of whom
have gone on to achieve publication of their work in the UK and
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Originally open only to writers in the North East, the awards, thanks
to the support of Northumbria University, are now open to writers in the
North East, North West and Yorkshire. The awards support writers of
prose, poetry, creative non-fiction and children’s fiction. From this
year there will also be a new programme of awards for young writers: the
Cuckoo Young Writers Award and the Matthew Hale Award.</div>
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For new writers, winning a Northern Writers’ Award helps to get them
noticed by agents and publishers and lifts them onto the first rung of
the ladder towards publication. For more established writers, awards can
buy precious time to undertake a new project or to support work in
progress that has not yet been commissioned. The support that winning
writers receive includes cash awards alongside mentoring, editorial
feedback and support and help with professional development within the
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Past winners of the Northern Writers’ Awards include novelist and poet
Carolyn Jess-Cooke, who won both a Northern Promise Award in 2008 and a
Poetry Award in 2013; Niel Bushnell, who met his agent through the
awards and has gone on to publish the popular children’s <i>Timesmith</i> series, and writer Ben Myers, whose <i>Pig Iron</i> has been critically acclaimed and won the 2013 inaugural Gordon Burn Prize.</div>
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</span></span>Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-68264772410865466982013-11-18T19:51:00.001+00:002013-11-18T19:51:36.499+00:00Pascale Petit wins 2013 Manchester Writing Competition<div>
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has been awarded the Poetry Prize of £10,000 as part of the 2013
Manchester Writing Competition. The competition was set up by the Poet
Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy at the Manchester Writing School, part of
Manchester Metropolitan University. Alongside Pascale, <b>Adam Wilmington</b> received the Fiction Prize.</span></span></div>
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“Both judging panels were impressed by the overall quality of the
submissions and worked really hard over the summer, reading through them
all, to pull together two short-lists that showcase a thrillingly
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Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, said: “Choosing the
winner was a happily unanimous decision. Our winner was chosen because
of the un-reproducible bite of the images, their brilliant understanding
of human psycho-drama, the sustained accomplishment of their
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Book aPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07922120825073781929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406084896371405464.post-59280741975303406522013-11-13T18:20:00.000+00:002013-11-13T18:20:23.554+00:00Claire Vaye Watkins named the 2013 winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Neil Gaiman <br />Nothing O’Clock <br />21st November 2013, EBook, £1.99 <br />Suitable for readers 8+, ISBN: 9781405913324<br /><br />The eleventh and final instalment in a sensational series of stories celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is written by Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Stardust, Neverwhere, The Graveyard Book and Coraline. <br /><br />Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi TV show in the world and celebrates its 50th anniversary on 23rd November 2013. To celebrate, Puffin – in partnership with BBC Worldwide – has published a series of eleven ebook short stories each based on one of the Eleven Doctors, priced at £1.99 and released monthly from January to November 2013. Each story has been written by a different author, bringing together some of the most exciting names in children’s fiction, from commercial blockbusters to literary award-winners. These authors have brought their own interpretation and reimagining of their chosen Doctor, creating a unique Doctor Who adventure in their own inimitable style. <br /><br />Following short stories by Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson and Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman has written the eleventh and final adventure in this series, based on the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith. Neil Gaiman commented: ‘Nothing O’Clock stars the Eleventh Doctor, the Matt Smith Doctor, with Amy Pond as his companion. I set it somewhere during the first season of Matt Smith, mostly on Earth, in our time now and in 1984, but also somewhere else, a very, very long time ago. I had never created an original monster for Doctor Who and really enjoyed getting to create a creepy Doctor Who monster of the kind that we haven’t quite seen before… I hope that the Kin will get out there and occasionally give people nightmares. And that you will be worried if a man in a rabbit mask comes to your door and tries to buy your house.’ <br /><br /><b><i>Synopsis: Thousands of years ago, Time Lords built a Prison for the Kin. They made it utterly impregnable and unreachable. As long as Time Lords existed, the Kin would be trapped forever and the universe would be safe. They had planned for everything… everything, that is, other than the Time War and the fall of Gallifrey. Now the Kin are free again and there’s only one Time Lord left in the universe who can stop them! </i></b><br /><br />Neil Gaiman (<a href="https://twitter.com/neilhimself" target="_blank">@neilhimself</a>) is the bestselling author of more than twenty books for adults and children, including the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Coraline and The Graveyard Book, the Sandman series of graphic novels, and two episodes of Doctor Who (‘The Doctor’s Wife’ and ‘Nightmare in Silver’). He has received numerous literary honours including the Locus and Hugo Awards and the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. Almost two million people follow him on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/neilhimself" target="_blank">@neilhimself</a>. Born and raised in England, he now lives in the USA, with his wife, the rock star Amanda Palmer. He is Professor of the Arts at Bard University. </span></span><br />
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