WriteWords talks to The Lady magazine about what they look for in a successful short story

WW Site Expert Emma Darwin's second novel has been launched - you can read more about A Secret Alchemy here. Congrats, Emma; we wish the book well!

Meanwhile, Clairvoyance: Selected Poems 1990-2007 by WW poetry site expert James Graham has sold out of its first print run and has now been reprinted. ‘Here are poems that will touch many readers’, says the publisher’s blurb - and it’s not wrong! If you enjoy poetry you’ll find lots to enjoy in this collection.

Latest; WWer Titania177 aka Tania Hershman is the European regional winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association short story competition for a flash called Straight Up.

WriteWords member Sally Nicholls has won the £20,000 Glen Dimplex Prize for her young adult novel, Ways to Live Forever....

Skins creators are looking for bright young things; check out the link

A great opportunity for short story writers under 35 - Tindal Street Press are looking for submissions for Roads Ahead, a short story anthology to be published in 2009.

WW member Leila Rasheed, aka Steerpike's Sister, has her second book out today: Socks, Shocks and Secrets: The Spectacular Second Diary of Bathsheba Clarice De Trop!. See here for more info

We thought we'd try out a new feature; when a WriteWords member has some lovely good news about publishing/screen/stagewriting/poetry etc, we want to celebrate it. We'll randomly highlight good stuff- so post your info on the Successes page or in the Forum.

WriteWords talks to Laura Longrigg, agent with MBA Literary Agency, about what makes writing stand out, how to beat the edit crunch and why you should join a group

We think this is such a fab opportunity for sketch writers we're highlighting it; a chance to write for BBC Radio 4. If they like what you send, and the audience like it, it goes out on air, and you get paid. How good is that? Check out the link.

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