Myfanwy Collins tagged me with this meme: Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you might read, cross out the ones you won’t, underline the ones on your book shelf, and place (parentheses) around the ones you’ve never even heard of. Sadly, I can’t seem to cross […]
What’s better than galleys? Getting your complimentary copies! Through the post this morning came the gorgeously jacketed ‘Mexico, A Love Story’. It’s a Seal Press book from Avalon Publishing Group, edited by Camille Cusanamo, with whom I’ve worked several times now and whose selection and editorial skills I’ve come to respect and admire. You can […]
Why would anybody bother? I received an anthology call early last week and went to check it out. The publisher’s website is ‘under construction’ and both of the editor’s email addresses bounced my query message. On the call page there is no indication of rights required by the publisher, nor of payment to writers. To […]
Chroma – A Queer Literary Journal http://www.chromajournal.co.uk/ I have a soft spot for Chroma, not because they’ve ever published me but because their editor, Shaun Levin, is one of the nicest editors I know, and I know many. So I’m glad to share some good news with you! FORTHCOMING READINGS Friday, 21 April, 7pm at […]
I’ve just received my copy of Mindprints, a very fine journal with a unique remit. The editors invite writers and artists with disabilities – as well as those with an interest in the field of disability – to contribute. I notice they have a flash fiction contest running – and should that be your baby, […]
EASTER BUNNY! Okay, for Easter we ate too much chocolate, walked along Brighton sea-front in the almost sunny but very windy weather and generally had a good time. Part of that good time came from sharing Thursday and Friday with B A Goodjohn, familiarly known as Bunny, friend, poet and now … novelist. Bunny lives […]
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