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Writing Magazine
Welcome…
As the saying goes, the best time to plant a tree is
REGULARS
THE WORLD OF WRITING
Flying round the literary epicentre that is Miscellany Manors this month, buzzwords, buzzy books, a great intro and satisfying ends!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We want to hear your news and views on the writing world, your advice for fellow writers – and don’t forget to tell us what you would like to see featured in a future issue
Editorial calendar
Strong forward planning will greatly improve your chances with freelance submissions. Here are some themes to consider for the coming months.
GLOBAL FICTION MARKET
Tell-Tale Publishing is a Michigan small press founded
UK POETRY MARKET
Bad Betty Press is an independent, Arts Council-funded
Notebook to go
The classic advice to read and write regularly applies to travel writers, says Patrick Forsyth.
ONLINE LITERARY MARKET
The Lifted Brow is an Australian non-profit publishing
UK ILLUSTRATED BOOKS MARKET
Make a note of Nobrow
JANE RISDON
The author tells Lynne Hackles how working in the music business influenced her writing
ASK THE EXPERTS
WRITER’S VOICE To the next UK gove rnment…
The Society of Authors’ Nicola Solomon and Martin Reed set out the issues they will be campaigning on for the benefit of writers, whichever party is in power going into 2020
ASK A LITERARY CONSULTANT
Helen Corner-Bryant advises a writer in full Nanowrimo flow how to edit their surge of words into a finished first draft
History of everyday life
Find out how people lived in past times with advice from research expert Tarja Moles
PLAN FOR 2020
A novel in a year?
Aim high and spend the next twelve months producing a finished novel by following this month-by-month plan from author James McCreet.
Planning for productivity
Follow Rachel Brimble’s tips to make 2020 your most productive year ever
SHOW UP for success
Follow the advice from short story powerhouse Lynne Hackles to achieve your ambitions of being commercially published in 2020
2020 vision
How far into the future can you see? Where will your writing business be in five years’ time? Simon Whaley helps you achieve your dream
INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES
STRADDLING the GENERATION gap
A former psychotherapist, Salley Vickers lets characters and family dynamics evolve naturally in her thoughtful novels, as she tells Tina Jackson
The style & technique of ANNE BRONTË
On the bicentenary of her birth Tony Rossiter takes a look at the novels of the youngest of the Brontë sisters
How I got published
The author of thirteen books including the autobiographical guide to true celebration, The Heavenly Party, tells Dolores Gordon Smith about her path to publication
Flashing your assets
Meetings between publishers and prospective authors don’t always go to plan, notes literary agent Piers Blofeld
CIRCLES’ ROUNDUP
If your writing group would like to feature here, whether you need new members, have an event to publicise or to suggest tips for other groups, email Tina Jackson, tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk
SUBSCRIBER SPOTLIGHT
Share your writing success stories. If you subscribe to Writing Magazine and would like to feature here, email Tina Jackson, tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk
New Start Competition Finish the bottle
FIRST PLACE £100
CELIA ANDERSON
The genre-blending romantic novelist tells Margaret James how old family letters inspired her print debut
WRITER’S NEWS
Your essential monthly round-up of competitions, paying markets, opportunities to get into print and publishing industry news.
UK MAGAZINE MARKET
How It Works is a science and technology magazine aimed
GLOBAL HEALTH MARKET
WriteTime runs creative writing competitions for people
ONLINE NON-FICTION MARKET
The Slowdown is a digital magazine published via the
GLOBAL NON-FICTION MARKET
The Daily Mail invites 350-word submissions of tributes
UK MAGAZINE MARKET
Carrie Lyell edits DIVA, billed as Europe’s leading
More of the same?
Patrick Forsyth advises writers to stick with what works
GLOBAL FAITH MARKET
Currently up to its fifth issue, Ekstasis is a quarterly
GLOBAL SPECFIC MARKET
Go Deep
GLOBAL SPECFIC MARKET
The MTP Short Story Competition for short stories up
INTRODUCTIONS
Writing Magazine presents a selection of paying feminist/empowering magazines/websites currently accepting contributions. We strongly recommend that you read back issues, familiarise yourself with their guidelines before submitting and check websites for submission details.
UK FICTION MARKET
Bookouture is a UK-based publisher, founded by Oliver
GLOBAL MAGAZINE MARKET
Postbox Magazine, from the literary imprint of Scottish
UK SHORT STORY MARKET
Bauer Media have introduced a new ‘womag’, Yours Fiction
Novel Ideas
Lynne Hackles advises paring your to-write list down to essentials
UK CHILDREN’S MARKET
Sweet Cherry is an independent publishing house based
INTERNATIONAL ZINE SCENE
Sequestrum is a journal of short prose and poetry.
GLOBAL CHILDREN’S MARKET
INtense Publications is an independent Texan publishing
WRITING LIFE
You can do it!
Adrian Magson urges you to believe in your abilities and be the best writer you can
Wish list (for writers)
What would make the best Christmas present for a writer? Jane Wenham Jones has some suggestions
Under the covers
Gillian Harvey isn’t worried in the run-up to her first novel’s publication. Not even a bit. Honest.
CHRISTOPHER HADLEY
The journalist and historian shares his top five reads with
Away from your desk
Get out of your garret for some upcoming activities and places to visit
It’s a knockout
Lorraine Mace ended up with a sore head when researching an article turned into a competitive drinking session
Home Study Course Started A 20-Year Writing Career
Can creative writing really be taught? Manchester based
COMPETITIONS AND EXERCISES
Grin and bear it
Plunge into these creative writing exercises from Jenny Alexander
WIN! £750 IN CASH PRIZES & PUBLICATION
Dialogue-Only Short Story Competition
NIGHT BUS TO LONDON
1st place DARK TALES COMPETITION £200
Doors of perception
Open new doors for your writing group with this exercise from Julie Phillips
CREATIVE WRITING
Under the Microscope
James McCreet applies his forensic criticism to the beginning of a reader’s work in progress
YOU CAN’T BEAT A SYSTEM
Patrick Forsyth explains how a well-organised approach produces the best non-fiction writing.
What’s so funny?
Margaret James tackles the art of tickling readers’ funny bones in your romantic comedies
I wish I’d known…
The crime and thriller novelist pinpoints six elements
Family values
Helen M Walters explores a short story by John Updike as a starting point to look at creating family relationships in your fiction
Think of the children
Want to write fantastic fiction for young readers?
WHY ARE WE SO SCARED OF the ‘H’ word?
Horror gets negative press but it’s fertile ground for creative imaginations, argues Alex Davis
POETRY
Spirit of the season
Alison Chisholm explores a seasonal poem with a deep underlying strand of meaning
Poetry in practice
Weather imagery can prompt new poetry, suggests Doris Corti
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