Category: Inspiration
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And the winner of the Bournemouth Writing Prize for the Short Story is…
What a year of entries it has been! And what a shortlist we had to choose from! The panel of judges so enjoyed reading them and discussing the impact each had on them individually. Putting one story up against another and deciding which is ‘best’ is, of course, never easy. We would have liked to…
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Entering the Writing Wizardry competition? Here’s a useful story worksheet to get you started
Since we haven’t been able to visit schools with our team of Writing Witches this year, we thought we would share the worksheet we use in our sessions to help pupils get their ideas flowing and their stories planned. This worksheet will help them create their main character and setting in depth through writing and drawing as well…
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What makes a winning poem?
Entering competitions is a great way of setting yourself targets and deadlines to work to. The Bournemouth Writing Prize Poetry Judge, the wonderful Antony Dunn, has shared some hints about what makes a good poem and what he looks for. Watch here.
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Picador Commissioning Editor, Ansa Khan Khattak, reveals what she likes to see in a story
Click here to watch Ansa Khan Khattak, one of the The Bournemouth Writing Prize judges, share her thoughts on what makes a great short story. Short story entries can be on any theme, and in any genre. The only stipulation is that they are less than 3000 words. For more information on how to enter,…
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The Fresher Publishing Podcast: In conversation with last year’s Poetry winner Sigrid Daniel
Fresher Publishing’s Editorial Director, Emma Scattergood, talks to last year’s poetry winner Sigrid Daniel about her writing journey and the very personal backstory to Sigrid’s winning poem, Brother. Click here to listen to the interview and Sigrid reading Brother. Or click here to just listen to Brother.
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Story starters for children
Struggling to come up with a great way to start your Writing Wizardry entry this year? Take a look at our long list of starters for characters, settings and plots to get you going and get that imagination flowing. Use any of the below individually or maybe put two together for an exciting and original…