Karen W
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Hi everyone
I came to the colony via a chap I know as Martini Rossi and a woman called Barbara C (they know who they are even if I can’t yet find them on here). I’ve been writing all my life. Came very close to novel publication twice. Won a couple of short story competitions at Winchester Writers Festival. Short listed for the Hookline Prize (open to MA students). Recently completed the CBC course - How to Edit and Pitch Your Novel - with fellow writers mentioned above.
Mine is a story about eight Old Birds who are called together to scatter the ashes of Sybil their rowing coach and friend along the world-famous Henley Royal Regatta course … a sort of aquatic Calender Girls meets The Canterbury Tales since at each of the eight progress points along the course, reluctant cox Pandora recounts a tale about the ‘faffing pilgrims’ in the boat with her.
It’s aimed at older women and those who love them: a generation of us who have lived and loved longer than any previous generation with very little idea how to best use all this ‘extra time’. We can’t all be Helen Mirren after all.
Well, if you have a mother or sister or friend over say 50, I’m writing for her - and you, so would really like to hear from you and to respond in kind.
Here’s to a great Litopia journey for us all …
I came to the colony via a chap I know as Martini Rossi and a woman called Barbara C (they know who they are even if I can’t yet find them on here). I’ve been writing all my life. Came very close to novel publication twice. Won a couple of short story competitions at Winchester Writers Festival. Short listed for the Hookline Prize (open to MA students). Recently completed the CBC course - How to Edit and Pitch Your Novel - with fellow writers mentioned above.
Mine is a story about eight Old Birds who are called together to scatter the ashes of Sybil their rowing coach and friend along the world-famous Henley Royal Regatta course … a sort of aquatic Calender Girls meets The Canterbury Tales since at each of the eight progress points along the course, reluctant cox Pandora recounts a tale about the ‘faffing pilgrims’ in the boat with her.
It’s aimed at older women and those who love them: a generation of us who have lived and loved longer than any previous generation with very little idea how to best use all this ‘extra time’. We can’t all be Helen Mirren after all.
Well, if you have a mother or sister or friend over say 50, I’m writing for her - and you, so would really like to hear from you and to respond in kind.
Here’s to a great Litopia journey for us all …
Here's to hoping we can help make your third attempt at publication successful!
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