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Shortlisted Bath Short Story Award 2013 Runner-up Cinnamon Press Competition 2013 WNNER: Don Louth Writer of the Year (run by Reading Writers) WINNER: Bradt/Independent on Sunday Travel Writing Competition 2012. SHORTLISTED: Scott Prize (Salt Publishing) 2012 for a short story collection. Writer/ Journalist - assistant editor and writer for the art and books pages of Wolfprint. Most recently published in Independent on Sunday and short story anthologies: Sentinel Champions No 9, 100 Stories for Queensland, 50 Stories for Pakistan, 100 Stories for Haiti and From Hell to Eternity. In a recent writing competition, Joanne Harris described my writing as '...compelling (but quite creepy)'

Monday, 24 January 2011

...now what was I saying?

Yes, a long time since I have posted here...poor blog is dusty from neglect. But it is always good to begin with a New Year, new hope - all that malarkey.

Entering competitions again but trying to make a more focused plan for the old writing. Otherwise a writing 'career' can feel like a balloon being held by a moody toddler...all over the place and prone to either floating away or being maliciously popped.

So: (In absolutely no particular order)

1. Journalism - plan to do a bit more of this to earn some money. Have been offered job writing art and book pages for Wolfprint - a magazine for which I already assistant edit.

2. Fillers/letters - all earning but not much time required. Have done well with these in the past.

3. Proof-reading - am doing some now and I love it.

4. Fiction - work on weakness that a wonderful mentor has highlighted. Sharpen. Hone. Find the right competitions/publications.

That’s it – a simple plan.

Get the fuck on with it!

2 comments:

Vanessa Gebbie said...

Welcome back, Flea...

Brian George said...

Sounds like a good plan, Julia - best of luck with it!

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Prizes and Writing Awards

  • Winner Bradt/Independent on Sunday Travel Writing Competition 2012
  • Shortlisted for Salt Publishing's Scott Prize for short story collections 2012
  • Finalist in Brit Writers' Award 2011
  • 2nd in Sentinel Literary Competition 2011
  • Whitechapel Society Anthology to be published 2010
  • Shortlisted for the Mslexia Short Story Competition 2009
  • Shortlisted for The Asham Award 2009
  • Joint winner of the Penguin/Decibel Prize 2008 - Asian Invisible. Published as The Map of Me
  • Highly Commended in The National Galleries of Scotland Short Story Competition 2008
  • Runner-up in Segora Short Story Prize 2008
  • Joint Winner of The Lancet Short Story Competition 2007: The Resurrection Girl.
  • Runner-up in Virgin Trains/The Guardian Short Story Competition 2007: A Small Revolution
  • Winner of the Woman and Home Short Story Competition 2006: Ghosts of Jamaica.
  • Shortlisted for The Asham Award 2005
  • Runner-up in the Good Housekeeping Short Story Competition 2003
  • Winner of The Sunday Telegraph Tourism for Tomorrow Travel Writing Competition 2002: Wolves of Rumania. Winner
  • Winner and also Winner of Most Original Short Story in the Competition in Trowell and District Writers' Competition 2006