Fantastic Books Publishing is running two writing competitions, with editing and anthology publication for winners: The Fantastic Female Fable Competition, for stories on the topic of female strength, closing 3 September; and The SciFan ‘Fire and Ice’ Competition, for dark dystopian stories (SF, fantasy or a blend), closing 31 December. Prizes in each are £100, £50 and £25; entry fee, £5.
Details: email: fantasticbookspublishing@gmail.com; website: www.fantasticbooksstore.com/
Six years after the publication of The Fault in Our Stars, John Green’s new novel will be released in October. Titled Turtles All the Way Down, it tackles mental illness.