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Success at Winchester Writers' Conference
I came first in the Echo Poetry competition and win £120 and a trophy. ( Can get a Kindle now!)
Phil Carradice the judge said he hadn't read such a powerful piece of writing for ages! I'm well chuffed.
Also came second in children's books age 8-11 and won £15 book voucher.
Comments
well done you.
I hope this sucess continues,
Shame you weren't on first dinner.
Claudia the poem will be published in their book best of Winchester 2011.
It was a great day, really enjoyable. I got a full manuscript request (once I've done a lot of editing) and got two highly commendeds in the competitions, one for writing for children 4-7 years and one for 7-11 years.
And my friend won the Greenhouse Literary Agents competition - she is thrilled!
Next year I'll plan and book earlier.
Well done KA! And a decent prize, bout bloomin' time too.
And well done for the children's writing prize too
Sounds like Winchester was a good one all round
You're right there, Tracy. I've read all the way through Sarah Davies's blog and it shows the beating heart, as it were, of hard working literary agents. Sarah Churchill is in there too, with oodles of experience. She'll help you loads, I'm sure, Lou, in her editing.
Congratulations, Kateyanne and Lou.
After all, I have achieved an ambition to be a published children's writer (not self-published), and although I hardly made any money it's been fun with workshops for schools, book signings, and several local radio interviews.........but it would be great for just one more book to be taken on!
The one-to-ones are really useful and last year I saw Sarah Mussi and she recommended writing a short prologue to my book and I did and it then was shortlisted in Earlyworks comp and I think it's a lot better after her advice.
If you can afford it why not send that book to Cornerstones or another agency like that for a critique?
Not me, my friend. And it's Julia Churchill, not Sarah! But thanks anyway!
It's good to know that someone who moves in our circles wins something - makes it all seem that little bit more possible, somehow - so you are giving hope to many when you win for your own hard work! (No pressure, then...)
http://loutreleaven.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/winchester-writers-conference-2011-2/
More notes to come!
I'll second that because I hadn't congratulated all of you. I read your post, Lou. Very well done!
I had a terrific one to one with my writing tutor and some marvellous ideas came out of it. He was so helpful.
Brilliant - well done, pbw!
http://www.writersconference.co.uk/competition.htm
Toothlight, I think you're right about using your gut instinct (alongside any critiques you get).