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Who's in October 08's magazines due out 4th September?
Well done all who are mentioned. The prizewinners/shortlists for the annual and new subscribers comps are also in the Competitions guide that came with the mags. Noticed a couple of familiar names there too, so well done ladies!
My magazines arrived today, along with a lot of other stuff I've been waiting for...and unless I'm very much mistaken on page 68 of WM I've spotted Louise Treleaven - you are now going to tell me that I'm wrong and the name is a coincidence aren't you...
well done to Jay as well =) and everyone else who is in it
Yes mine has arrived.
Saw your letter Jay, well done.
Great write up about your IoW book Dorothy.
And in the competitions insert, and one of the runners-up in the short-story competition- congratulations ladies.
And anyone else who has not yet told us their spotlight.
thanks, Carol, need to get hold of my copy!!! I sent a 'press release' and WN followed up with more questions. I should be in the Isle of Wight Gazette soon too. It's the national advertising the publisher/editor is interested in, so I can tell him it is definitely in there and send him a copy when I get to work on Monday. Sounds as if TBers have taken over this month!
Mine's just arrived and wow! I knew that Kateyanne and I would both have our work published in the competitions supplement and photos in WN (as Swanwick prizewinners), but I've been shortlisted for the WN 'Loyalty' short story competition as well.
However, the morning post also included my latest playscript - another one rejected by the BBC Writers' Room. Sob, sob.
Thanks, Carol. We all have to take failure on the chin, don't we? One of the many good things about going to Swanwick is hearing very well published writers admit that even they still get rejections. The answer seems to be to see if/how the manuscript can be improved and then send it off on its travels again.
Last Sunday my children wanted more to eat. I fell asleep on the settee till KT announced, in a calm voice, that she thought the chicken nuggets were burning
Your letter made me smile Rebecca. :-) I wish I had the ability to multi-task like that! Congrats to you and all other Tber's in this month. I got a mention as a shortlister in the new subscriber comp. in the supplement thingy.
Damn, my mother finally agrees to pay the subscription fee so I can get the mag and the link is down! E-mailed the tech so I hope to get it later this month and can actually read all your work!
Well done everyone - looks like TBers have really taken over the mags this month! It's nice to read and see who you can spot. I was chuffed to see my letter (encouraging Stella to publish her lecture notes) and be in the esteemed company of Jay Mandal! Although they did spell my name wrong - it's Treleaven as in heaven not TreleaVAN.
There always seem to be a few typos in WM - you'd think they'd be extra careful considering the subject...
I've just been reading through the competitions insert, and have to say there are quite a few of the monthly competitions in both magazines which I might try next year. Got some ideas already.
Aww sorry. I wish tho they had put a different picture of him inside from the outer cover. I do bore easily. LIke to have more than one angle on things you know.
Has anyone read the winning stories this month? I thought they were Ok, but once again preferred the second place winners on the website!
I thought the winning annual ghost story in the Competition was supplement was very good, but haven't read all of the others yet.
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Well done, Jay.
well done to Jay as well =) and everyone else who is in it
Well done to all the lucky winners and contributors.
You might think that I'm reading a bit fast as I was talking about WM a minute ago - but I skim through it first and then go back and read it properly
Saw your letter Jay, well done.
Great write up about your IoW book Dorothy.
And in the competitions insert, and one of the runners-up in the short-story competition- congratulations ladies.
And anyone else who has not yet told us their spotlight.
However, the morning post also included my latest playscript - another one rejected by the BBC Writers' Room. Sob, sob.
I saw your name as a runner-up- well done. :)
I have a letter on p67 of WM. (Pot luck).
Last Sunday my children wanted more to eat. I fell asleep on the settee till KT announced, in a calm voice, that she thought the chicken nuggets were burning
and to Rebecca (page 68) Writing Magazine;
and Josette (page 30); Montholon (page 39); and Kateyanne (page 41) Annual Competitions Guide.
And to anyone I've missed.
And I forgot to say thank you to everyone. Whoops!
And I've just realized I could have edited my previous post to include this.
Wow kateyanne ! And what a good write up dorothy !
Hope I haven't missed anyone - have only read the bits of mags with TB'ers in so far. Great stuff folks !!!
There always seem to be a few typos in WM - you'd think they'd be extra careful considering the subject...
I've just been reading through the competitions insert, and have to say there are quite a few of the monthly competitions in both magazines which I might try next year. Got some ideas already.
Congrats to all Tbers.
Good to see Neil Gaiman ...... swwoooon swooon. Delicious.
I thought the winning annual ghost story in the Competition was supplement was very good, but haven't read all of the others yet.