10 April 2012
A new quarterly publication, started by students at Oxford University, is appealing for contributions to be considered for publication in its first issue. They say: The publication, which is internet-based, will run quarterly and be available either by…
23 March 2012
The University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union newspaper, Space, is inviting submissions of poetry and flash fiction for its next issue. The competition is open to all students at the University and it aims to find and showcase great student…
4 March 2012
The window for submissions to the University’s Creative Writing anthology, Smoke, will close at midnight this Wednesday (7th March); please note that under no circumstances will we be able to accept submissions received after that date. Thank you to…
7 February 2012
The deadline for the 2012 University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Anthology, Smoke, is now just one month away. To be considered for publication, submissions must reach us by midnight on March 7th. We are inviting students to submit…
18 January 2012
For those students who’ve just handed in stories for assignments, and are feeling particularly confident, you might consider taking it further and submitting your work to the contest being run by Gentlemen Press – a small press publisher…
19 December 2011
Stroud Short Stories is a night of short stories held at Stroud Valleys Artspace, John Street, Stroud. It features selected authors reading their short fiction and takes place three times a year, in February, July, and October. The…
7 December 2011
Congratulations to Keely O’Shaughnessy whose short story ‘The Breakfast Bar’ has been selected for publication in volume six of Duality. Based in Scotland, Duality is a collaboration between writers and illustrators, which promotes new writing and artwork. Last…
1 December 2011
A spectre is haunting the University of Gloucestershire – the spectre of the Jolly Autocratic Committee. All the powers of old literature have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Eagleton and Amis, Naipaul and Theroux,…
14 November 2011
PhD student K.J. Moore will be celebrating the launch of her novella, Monster Porn (Blood Bound Books), at the Frog and Fiddle pub this Tuesday. Join us for drinks at seven and listen to the author read extracts…
2 November 2011
Deadline: Fri 25 Nov 2011. Maximum word count: 3500 Paraxis are looking for new short stories on the theme of ‘Transformation’. They say ‘We are open to all kinds of fiction, but you would have to work incredibly…