Dear reader, you are hereby invited to The Manchester Anthology 2014 launch event at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester! What is The Manchester Anthology 2014, you might ask. It's an anthology with writing from every student graduating the Creative Writing MA at the University of Manchester; This event marks the launch of a … Continue reading The Manchester Anthology 2014 Launch Event
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Semester 1 done!
Yesterday I handed in all my semester 1 coursework. Hurray for me! I felt liberated, happy, and went for £2 cocktails at Font bar close to the Uni. It was a good day. I was supposed to clean today (I've got course papers everywhere) but I slept instead - hah! 3 months of work - … Continue reading Semester 1 done!
Meeting Lynne Truss
Today our class had a lovely workshop with none other than the Queen of punctuation, Lynne Truss! It was wonderful to hear the thoughts of such a humble yet astonishing figure. After the workshop she proceeded to have a short presentation about grammar, followed by a discussion with Jeanette Winterson. Punctuation makes a difference - … Continue reading Meeting Lynne Truss
Monthly update: September
It is the first day of September, and my last day (for now) in my apartment in Sweden. Tomorrow is the day that I move to Manchester and I've spent 2½ days cleaning so far. How jolly! Again, I wish I had more time to write this past month but I have spent most of … Continue reading Monthly update: September
MA Creative Writing at the University of Manchester
I have some news for you. I have know what my future holds for a while but decided to wait before sharing. At the end of last year I decided to do an MA. After much research I applied to a few Universities, and after several interviews, e-mail exchanges, and much consideration of where I … Continue reading MA Creative Writing at the University of Manchester
Four places to send your writing!
More places to send writing, taken from the reddit writing-subreddit. The first three were found here and aren't really meant for amateur writers - but you might get lucky! The first one is the "Drue Heinz Literature Prize." They want a collection of short fiction. The prize? Publication and $15 000! The downside is that you already … Continue reading Four places to send your writing!
Prada Creative Writing Competition
Believe it or not, but Prada is having a short story competition! I read about it a week ago but forgot to mention it. The prompt, and description, is as follows: “What are the realities that our eyes give back to us? And how are these realities filtered through lenses?” By using the metaphor of … Continue reading Prada Creative Writing Competition
My short story won!
Yes, I am speaking of LitReactor's annual writing challenge. 'Our Masters' was voted one of the winners! This feels amazing, especially considering there were over 150 entries. Thanks for all your support! If you haven't read it yet, you should do so while its up: http://litreactor.com/events/teleport-us/our-masters NOTE: You need to log in using a Facebook account … Continue reading My short story won!
The (almost) Ultimate Writing Resource
Here's another top Reddit link from the "Writing" subreddit. It is a collection of top-posts, articles, and other information regarding writing. Here's everything from Creative Boosts, Worldbuilding, setting, how to "show not tell," grammar, sentence construction, pacing, character specific advice, and much more! Sounds too good to be true? Well, it is. Most links do, … Continue reading The (almost) Ultimate Writing Resource
Enhance your creativity with noise!
Today's post is also about Writer's Block and how to break it. For some music might be the key (it is for me. I have such a hard time initiating my day of writing if I don't have music in the background). For some it's the presence of others and the chaotic turmoil of life. … Continue reading Enhance your creativity with noise!
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