Awards and Competitions
Some of the major competitions in which my short stories have been successful.
- Cinnamon Press Short story, poetry and novel competitions.
- Fish Publishing Short story, poetry and flash fiction competitions.
- International Rubery Book Award An award for books published by independent publishers or self-published. 2011 ‘Unravelling’ awarded second prize!
- The Asham Award Short story award for women writers.
Writing Advice
Links to sites with useful information aimed at creative writers.
- Cornerstones Literary Consultancy An advisory and editorial service for authors. I received great help with my manuscript from director Helen Corner.
- Oxford Literary Consultancy Stephanie Hale gave me good advice on my synopsis and opening chapters.
Creative Writing Venues
Links to the colleges that host my creative writing course.
- Sankey Marine A beautiful spot on the banks of the River Avon, where I hold writing workshops.
- South Worcestershire College Host one of my part time creative writing courses.
- Stanton Guildhouse A wonderful house in the Cotswolds where I teach creative writing classes
Other
Links which do not fit into any of the other categories.
- Barbara Karn An artist based in Cornwall who advised me on sculpture for Gerald’s work in Unravelling.
- Bath Spa University I was lucky enough to have Tessa Hadley and Richard Francis as my tutors on the MA in creative writing course.
- Derek Taylor A fellow-author with whom I share the excitement and ‘pain’ of writing
- Matador My publishing company. Jeremy Thompson has given me a lot of helpful advice.
- The Gallery @ The Guild Jackie Stringer gave me advice on yarn, patterns and knitting techniques for Vanessa’s work in Unravelling.. She also took me to wonderful wool shops!
Blogs
Links to the other blogs that I follow.
- Lime Blast The blog and website of Daniel Hollands, who built this site for me.
