Writing Tips

A Month-by-Month Guide to UK Writing Competitions and Submission Windows

A Month-by-Month Guide to UK Writing Competitions and Submission Windows

Map the UK writing year around prize deadlines, magazine reading windows and festival dates, so finished work actually gets submitted instead of sitting in a folder.

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10 Dialogue Punctuation Mistakes British Writers Make

10 Dialogue Punctuation Mistakes British Writers Make

Single quotation marks, commas before speech tags and paragraph breaks trip up plenty of British writers. Here are the ten mistakes to fix before you submit.

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Creative Writing for Absolute Beginners: Your First 500 Words

Creative Writing for Absolute Beginners: Your First 500 Words

A warm, practical starter guide for new writers: where ideas come from, how to open a scene, and why finishing 500 words beats planning a trilogy.

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