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Ten Tips to Generate Ideas for Your Next Novel, Short Story, or Poem

January 19, 2023

Ten Tips to Generate Ideas for Your Next Novel, Short Story, or Poem Matthew Gurteen Are you struggling to come up with ideas for your next story? Sometimes, finding inspiration…

Ten Tips on Finding Your Own Creative Writing Community

January 11, 2023

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Ten Tips on Finding Your Own Creative Writing Community Matthew Gurteen Writing is often a solitary profession. Most of the time is spent hunched over a desk, working on your…

Indie Bookshops – Why Are They So Important?

December 30, 2022

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Indie Bookshops – Why Are They So Important? Matthew Gurteen Have you ever found yourself wandering a new place, looking for somewhere to spend your money or just to pass…

The Five Best Villains in Fiction (and Why we Love to Hate Them)

December 23, 2022

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The Five Best Villains in Fiction (and Why we Love to Hate Them) Matthew Gurteen ‘There’s no hero without a villain’, Mark Pellegrino says. Whether you love or hate them…

Five Tips For Writing Your Own Christmas Story

December 15, 2022

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Five Tips For Writing Your Own Christmas Story By Matthew Gurteen Christmas is a wonderful time of the year for many people. With the food, decorations, and presents, it is…

The Five Best Christmas Stories

December 8, 2022

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The Five Best Christmas Stories By Matthew Gurteen Christmas is one of the best times of the year. Some of the best stories are also set during the magical time.…

Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize

December 2, 2022

Competitions & Events

The Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023 is open to writers across the globe, until March 31st 2023 at 4pm (GMT). Poems do not need to follow any particular theme…

Five Tips on Using Dialogue

November 30, 2022

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Five Tips on Using Dialogue Matthew Gurteen (more…)

The Stinging Fly is open for submissions between November 15th-November 30th. The Stinging Fly publishes new, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers. They have a particular interest in…

Hungry Hill Poetry Friday Open Mic

October 11, 2022

Competitions & Events

Hungry Hill’s Poetry Fridays open mic night takes place on the last Friday of every month. It takes place at whiteRoom in Castletownbere, Cork. Open to everyone for informal readings…

Antipoetry Magazine Submissions

September 30, 2022

Competitions & Events

Antipoetry Magazine are looking for submissions that surprise, spark a reaction, and call to the broken parts in each of us, giving us comfort that nothing is truly perfect. They…

Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2022

September 26, 2022

Competitions & Events

The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2022 is open to writers from around the world, until September 30th 2022 at 4pm (GMT). Stories do not need to follow any…