Natalie Crick‘s poem Ever Red is in the latest issue of Banshee Literary Journal. She has also been commended in the 2019 Hippocrates Open Awards for Poetry and Medicine for her poem The Mouth That Did It. Joining Natalie are … Continue reading
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New Illustrators
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We are excited to introduce two new in-house illustrators who are going to work alongside the editorial team and hopefully also on our anthology. Here, they introduce themselves: “I’m India Hibbs and I am currently in my third year … Continue reading
Writers’ and Poets’ News
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It has been a great week for two of our authors who are already regarded and successful poets even before they graduate. However, as a reminder, there are more NCLA events in May you can book, namely the annual Newcastle … Continue reading
April Opportunities and Competitions
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10. 04. Alpine Fellowship Scrips and Short Story Competitions 08. 04. Mslexia Open Submissions deadline 15. 04. Bath Short Story Award; stories for up to 2,200 words, £8 per entry, email to entry@bathshortstoryaward.org 01.05. Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Award; entry … Continue reading
Anne Gill
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Body Disposal To be able to successfully get rid of a body, first, you need a body. Luckily for her, Margaret already had one. Her ex lay on the bathroom floor in front of her, blood slowly pooling around him. … Continue reading
NCLA and Poets’ and Writers’ News
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Arpit Kaushik’s poem ‘Off’ was published in Tears in the Fence, Issue 69. Iulia David has two poems in the inaugural issue of Harana Poetry. Alex Corrin-Tachibana is attending the AWP Conference and Book Fair in Portland, Oregon from March 27th … Continue reading
NCLA and Writers’ and Poets’ News
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Sue Wallace-Shaddad’s prose piece ‘Returning Home’ is in The Curlew, Volume III Issue II, just out. They have also accepted a poem ‘Metamorphosis’ for the summer. Natalie Crick has a poem, ‘Furnace‘, in Strix, Issue 6. Newcastle Poetry Festival Launch takes place … Continue reading
Thomas Lee Wharton
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SWIM I didn’t expect salt water to taste so salty. I opened and closed my mouth, like the fish I shrieked away from. Others swam effortlessly, moving with the tide, their bodies a wave. My mother couldn’t swim. … Continue reading
NCLA and Poets’ and Writers’ News
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Natalie Crick‘s poem ‘Our Place‘ has been shortlisted in the Cupid’s Arrow Love Poem Competition, with The Hedgehog Poetry Press. The 20 shortlisted poems will be published in an anthology-style pamphlet in April. Anne Gill‘s pamphlet Raft is out in … Continue reading
Competitions in March
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BBC National Short Story Award 2019: the deadline is on 11 March. They are very strict terms and conditions, however, this is one of the popular and prestigious prizes to try, and if you succeed, the awards are great. Harper’s Bazaar … Continue reading