• Café Life is the Colony's main hangout, watering hole and meeting point.

    This is a place where you'll meet and make writing friends, and indulge in stratospherically-elevated wit or barometrically low humour.

    Some Colonists pop in religiously every day before or after work. Others we see here less regularly, but all are equally welcome. Two important grounds rules…

    • Don't give offence
    • Don't take offence

    We now allow political discussion, but strongly suggest it takes place in the Steam Room, which is a private sub-forum within Café Life. It’s only accessible to Full Members.

    You can dismiss this notice by clicking the "x" box

Short story competition for Londoners

Status
Not open for further replies.

Sea-shore

aka Anne Chen
Joined
Nov 16, 2015
Location
London, UK
LitBits
0
For any writers living in London, there is a short story competition from 'Spread the Word': London Short Story Prize 2017 open for entries - Spread The Word

(Sadly, it’s not open to writers who live outside of London.)

I like what one the judges, Joe Dunthorne, says he wants:
“I’m not looking for much from these stories, just that they be exquisitely written in an unforgettable voice with characters who feel alive – more alive! – than my closest friends and family. Only that these stories change my life forever in unguessable ways. Only that every sentence should come back to me in dreams.”

(...okay, that all? :D)
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.

Further Articles from the Author Platform

Latest Articles By Litopians

  • Christmas on the Equator
    I’m often asked, “Do you celebrate Christmas over there in Borneo?” The official answer is “ ...
  • After 65 Decembers
    . In August, he smiled at the memories of 65 Decembers, and put away his razor. . Throughout Septemb ...
  • Sunnyside: A Man Without a Country
    I had good reason to believe Poland was “my” country; cashiers in Polish grocery stores would sp ...
  • Hooks
    It’s the word I keep encountering again and again when listening to interviews with agents and pub ...
  • Not an Ode to Howl
    I am privileged to belong to the Thursday Ladies of Letters, a writers’ group in Kota Kinabalu. It ...
  • Still Singing Those Songs
    I caught a sad news item concerning one of my music icons: Jimmy Cliff, who died at the age of 81… ...
  • Livers, and Maybe Gizzards Too
    American street food keeps getting re-invented: oysters, tripe soup, and chicken gizzards get replac ...
What Goes Around
Comes Around!
Back
Top