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LEAF BOOKS NEWSLETTER MARCH 2010
In this newsletter:
• Leaf Writers’ Magazine – first edition out next month, featuring exclusive interview with Jasper Fforde;
• Competition Results
• New and Ongoing Competitions;
• From the Left and More Micro-Fiction – now available for purchase.
• Leaf Writers’ Magazine – first edition out next month, featuring exclusive interview with Jasper Fforde;
• Competition Results
• New and Ongoing Competitions;
• From the Left and More Micro-Fiction – now available for purchase.
Leaf Writers’ Magazine
Issue 1 out April 1st, featuring exclusive interview with Jasper Fforde and packed with more writing tips than you can shake a pen at!
As seeds become shoots and nature rolls out of hibernation, Leaf Books busily puts the finishing touches to the The Leaf Writers’ Magazine, which sprouts its first issue this April.
A publication for new writers and creative writing students, it is a practical guide full of activities, advice and inspiration as well as showcasing some exceptional new writing.
Issue 1 is now available for pre-order.
A publication for new writers and creative writing students, it is a practical guide full of activities, advice and inspiration as well as showcasing some exceptional new writing.
Issue 1 is now available for pre-order.
A single issue costs £6; a year’s subscription (three issues) costs £15 (within the UK and Europe: international prices available on the website).
Click here to buy and subscribe to the magazine.
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Here’s a glimpse of issue 1:
- We’re very excited to announce that our guest author for this issue is Jasper Fforde, author of the Eyre Affair and many other glitteringly good books. He shares the secrets of successful writing in an exclusive interview. He tells that 'Stories, after all, are simply a celebration of what makes us all human - and it’s your job to report it’
- A selection of half-a-dozen winning and commended poems and micro-fiction featured in various Leaf Books anthologies over the past few years are showcased, with top tips and commentaries from the authors on how they came to write the pieces.
- Petina Strohmer, author of Truly Blue, talks about her experience of self-publishing a novel.
- A workshop on the subject of narrative by poet, author and creative writing tutor, Sheenagh Pugh.
- Tutor Roselle Angwin on making one’s words and ideas be – or at least seem – fresh, original and untamed.
- Writer Marie-Claire Menary on flash fiction as a writing tool and cure for the writer’s block.
- Student Paul Cooper reviews the creative writing programme at the University of Warwick.
- The Big Literary Festivals Guide: over 50 exciting festivals to choose from this summer!
Regular features also include
Top writing and publishing tips, creative ideas generator, writing exercises, Listings of Writing Events, Courses and Opportunities, Top tips and commentaries from prize winning authors, competitions and much more!
A date for your diary!
Leaf Writers’ Magazine Launch: Tuesday 27th April 2010
The Glanfa Stage,
Wales Millennium Centre
Top writing and publishing tips, creative ideas generator, writing exercises, Listings of Writing Events, Courses and Opportunities, Top tips and commentaries from prize winning authors, competitions and much more!
A date for your diary!
Leaf Writers’ Magazine Launch: Tuesday 27th April 2010
The Glanfa Stage,
Wales Millennium Centre
Cardiff
(supported by Academi)
Featuring Jasper Fforde and other exciting speakers to entertain and inspire!
Featuring Jasper Fforde and other exciting speakers to entertain and inspire!
More news on this to follow – save the date!
Competitions
Write about Writing Competition - Results
Winner:
‘Writer’s Block’ by Geoff Lowe
Commended:
‘Ted Hughes is Stalking Me’ by Anna Bendix
‘The Writing Book’ by Simone Mansell Broome
‘Meet You on the Mezzanine’ by Liz Martinez
‘The Magic Pen’ by Nina Milton
‘At the Skylight’ by Jendi Reiter
‘Phone Call’ by Angela Sherlock
‘Writing in a Silk Slip’ by Anne Shewring
Congratulations to all of the above for a splendid bunch of poems, stories, articles, hints and tips. The entries will be printed in the first edition of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
New and Ongoing Competitions
Competitions
Write about Writing Competition - Results
Winner:
‘Writer’s Block’ by Geoff Lowe
Commended:
‘Ted Hughes is Stalking Me’ by Anna Bendix
‘The Writing Book’ by Simone Mansell Broome
‘Meet You on the Mezzanine’ by Liz Martinez
‘The Magic Pen’ by Nina Milton
‘At the Skylight’ by Jendi Reiter
‘Phone Call’ by Angela Sherlock
‘Writing in a Silk Slip’ by Anne Shewring
Congratulations to all of the above for a splendid bunch of poems, stories, articles, hints and tips. The entries will be printed in the first edition of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
New and Ongoing Competitions
New Write about Writing Competition
Leaf Books invites you to send us up to 300 words on one of the following themes:
- Where you write
- Fitting writing into a busy schedule
- Writing resources (the web, books, writing groups etc.)
- Editing
- Publishing successes and failure
The winning entries will be published in the second edition of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine. One winning entry will receive £100 and a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine in which they are published. Further successful entrants may also be published in the magazine and will receive a free copy.
To enter: £2.50 per submission, 5 submissions for £10.
Competition closes: June 30th 2010
Poetry Competition
Leaf Books invites you to submit poems (max 35 lines) on any subject.
Winning and commended entries will be published in an anthology and very outstanding poems in the Leaf Writing magazine.
First Prize: Winner receives £200 and a free copy of the anthology.
Runner up receives a free copy of the anthology and 10 free mini-books.
All published authors will be able to pre-order the book and the magazine at a significantly reduced rate.
To enter:
£3 per entry, 4 entries for £10
Enter by post or online.
Closing Date: 31st May 2010
Nano-Fiction Competition
Can you tell a story in 100 words or fewer? Leaf Books invites you to write a piece of Nano Fiction on any subject. This is our second Nano competition - and with the success of our first collection of nano-fiction, Ada, hitting record sales we thought it was about time we put further writers of outstanding short sharp storywriting into print.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writing magazine,
These, and further commended entries will also be published in an anthology.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writing magazine and the anthology
One runner up will receive a free copy of the magazine / anthology.
Further successful entrants published in the magazine will get a free copy, and commended authors for the anthology will be able to pre- order the book at a reduced rate.
To enter:
£3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.
Enter by post or online.
Closing Date: 30th April 2010
Leaf Books invites you to submit poems (max 35 lines) on any subject.
Winning and commended entries will be published in an anthology and very outstanding poems in the Leaf Writing magazine.
First Prize: Winner receives £200 and a free copy of the anthology.
Runner up receives a free copy of the anthology and 10 free mini-books.
All published authors will be able to pre-order the book and the magazine at a significantly reduced rate.
To enter:
£3 per entry, 4 entries for £10
Enter by post or online.
Closing Date: 31st May 2010
Nano-Fiction Competition
Can you tell a story in 100 words or fewer? Leaf Books invites you to write a piece of Nano Fiction on any subject. This is our second Nano competition - and with the success of our first collection of nano-fiction, Ada, hitting record sales we thought it was about time we put further writers of outstanding short sharp storywriting into print.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writing magazine,
These, and further commended entries will also be published in an anthology.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writing magazine and the anthology
One runner up will receive a free copy of the magazine / anthology.
Further successful entrants published in the magazine will get a free copy, and commended authors for the anthology will be able to pre- order the book at a reduced rate.
To enter:
£3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.
Enter by post or online.
Closing Date: 30th April 2010
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The Wales and Spring Drawing competitions have now closed. Judging is in progress and results will be announced shortly.
Judging for the Memoir Competition is still in progress. We are currently concentrating our efforts on edition one of the Leaf Writers' Magazine, but we hope to announce the results of this competition in March or April.
The Wales and Spring Drawing competitions have now closed. Judging is in progress and results will be announced shortly.
Judging for the Memoir Competition is still in progress. We are currently concentrating our efforts on edition one of the Leaf Writers' Magazine, but we hope to announce the results of this competition in March or April.
The winner will receive £200 and a free copy of the anthology. The runner-up will receive a free copy of the anthology and a full set of Leaf mini-books. All selected pieces will be published in the anthology. Keep an eye on the website for further details.
Note: Relevant to all competitions that result in the production of an anthology. We always used to send every author featured in the anthology a free copy of the book, but due to general funding crises we will only be sending free copies to the winner and runners up and then all the other selected authors will be able to buy the book at a discounted price. We’re deeply sorry about that: rest assured, we would if we could.
Note: Relevant to all competitions that result in the production of an anthology. We always used to send every author featured in the anthology a free copy of the book, but due to general funding crises we will only be sending free copies to the winner and runners up and then all the other selected authors will be able to buy the book at a discounted price. We’re deeply sorry about that: rest assured, we would if we could.
From the Left and More Micro-Fiction – out now!
I am Thomas. I keep my pills on the left-hand side of the bathroom cabinet: Paroxetine and Sertraline. I have Dermatitis on my hands. I rise from the left-hand side of the bed.
Extract from winning entry ‘From the Left’ by Olivia Rana.
OCD, a fish that blows bubbles, a woman who might lick your shoulder on the evening train and various other bite-sized gobbets of life. From the Left and More Micro-Fiction contains the winning entries from our 2009 micro-fiction competition.
This anthology is now available for purchase.
Extract from winning entry ‘From the Left’ by Olivia Rana.
OCD, a fish that blows bubbles, a woman who might lick your shoulder on the evening train and various other bite-sized gobbets of life. From the Left and More Micro-Fiction contains the winning entries from our 2009 micro-fiction competition.
This anthology is now available for purchase.
It costs £9.99 plus £1 p&p per copy (discount available to featured authors).
Order it today from www.leafbooks.co.uk; alternatively, pop a cheque in the post and we’ll send it to you pronto.
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