*EmptyPocket's/Seaxwyn's Short Story Challenge*

Seaxwyn

Send me your email address joanne

If anyone wants the details of the Lady Magazine comp, please send me you email address. I have scanned the pages from the magazine and can send it as a pdf or jpg. I don't think I can attach it to this thread or I'd do that. There are too many details to type it all here.

Tashja

Ok this is probably whay off the mark but here goes . . . .

This website publishes "erotic fiction" http://www.desire.co.uk/fantasies_fs_1.html

The blurb says . . .

In every issue of Desire, we publish eight or more torrid tales from our shameless readers, who come clean and share their intimate carnal fantasies and most wanton sexual pleasures, telling it like it is, or how they would really like it to be. Select from the menu on the left.

(We pay 40 pounds for every fantasy published at 1,000 to 2,200 words, so if you would like yours to appear in Desire, email it to us at editorial@moondancemedia.co.uk. Please supply your full name and address, which will not be published).

Like I said probably whay off the mark but if any of you can spin off a quick "tordid tale" then you could bag yourself an easy £40.00 :j

Let me know if this post is not the kind of thing your after and I will delete it !!!

T xx

EmptyPockets

Tashja, well, it's got me interested! lol. I've never really thought about trying to write erotic fiction, don't even know if I could or not... but hey, if it could bag me £40, I think I might have a go there's no harm in trying something, right?

Doubt we would be able to share 'ideas' on this thread though eh? :eek: lol!

Tashja

Well good luck hun !!!

Nothing wrong with trying something new !!!

T xx

Reya

I subscribe (by mail) to a writing magazine for women, called Mslexia, and it's one of the best writing magazines I've found. It comes out quarterly and in each issue they give a theme for the next issue, with an open request for submissions.

The magazine has a good website, with submission guidelines here (link). The theme for the next issue is 'gloves' (closing date September 14th) and the following issue's theme is 'zoo' (closing date December 14th).

The site also features some great writing workshops, which you can find here (link). They're good for inspiration

Seaxwyn

Can anyone knock out a children's book by November?!! Not more than 80,000 words!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/Children_s_author_competition/

Oops that link isn't quite right, done know why - you'll have to type the last bit into your browser.

redsquirrel80

Just in case any of you haven't seen this and might be interested.. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=547414

How are you all getting on? I must admit I've scribbled down lots of ideas but haven't been writing as much since my initial burst of enthusiasm - work etc keeps getting in the way!

cazmanian_minx

Hiya everyone,

Just thought you might be interested to know that this month's Writing Magazine (the one with Lynn Truss on the cover) has their annual competitions supplement with it - it lists all the 07/08 writing competitions with their requirements and entry details, well worth buying the mag for!

Caz

sparklymessygirl

Hi all,

Just found this thread and am getting sucked in by your enthusiasm! I recently bought a book called "The five minute writer" which has got little topics/exercises to get you started on - I've done a couple and then got overtaken by life. Must try and keep going.

I won a competition for writing a short story as a child (about another planet which had slaves ) and got a poem (on period pain :rotfl: ) published in a nationwide schools anthology when I was a teenager - was so embarrassed that they picked that one! I had an overexcited feminist English teacher who was into realism!.

My real life job is not creative at all and it is slowly chewing me up and spitting me out ...so I do think I need a creative outlet.

Seaxwyn - I have pm'd you with a request for the Lady details too although I may well be too late realistically as time is getting short.

Sparkly

Seaxwyn

HI Sparkly - I have sent you the details. I had to chuckle at the poem about period pains! A worthy subject for poetry!

Just a reminder for anyone that was interested, the Lady competition closes on 7 October. I haven't written my story yet... is anyone doing better?

I found another competition for Londoners - write a 300 words-or-less piece about a real London street. Prize = £400 Foyles vouchers. Details on https://www.timeoutwriteupyourstreet.org.uk