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Freelance journalist Lucy Denyer explains how she came to blog for The Lady, England’s oldest weekly women’s magazine

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 31, 2010
Freelance journalist Lucy Denyer explains how she came to blog for The Lady, England’s oldest weekly women’s magazine

Lucy Denyer is a freelance journalist who recently relocated from London to Kansas. The former Sunday Times property journalist has also written for The Times, Tatler, the Daily Telegraph, and currently blogs for The Lady. Here she explains how she began her journalism career on a parenting magazine despite having no children.

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How to boost your online presence

Posted by Angeline Trevena
at July 30, 2010
How to boost your online presence

While books, magazines and newspapers are likely to be around for years to come, there’s no denying that the internet is increasing powerful when it comes to getting your message across. Here social media expert and founder of online magazine EGL Magazine Angeline Trevena offers her top tips for boosting your online presence.

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Creative writers invited to submit to Wells Festival of Literature competitions

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 29, 2010
Creative writers invited to submit to Wells Festival of Literature competitions

The Wells Festival of Literature will be held from October 8th-15th 2010, with lectures by authors, poets, journalists and other wordsmiths of our age. As part of the celebration of words, the annual poetry and short story competitions are now open, with top prizes of £500. The deadline for submissions is August 31st 2010.

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The Good Ear Review invites Monologue Submissions

Posted by K.D. Halpin
at July 28, 2010
The Good Ear Review invites Monologue Submissions

The Good Ear Review is an online literary journal dedicated to publishing stand-alone monologues that share a moment in time with the reader (and, eventually, the audience). A sense of character, place, and circumstance should be evident in a successful monologue. We accept comedy, drama, and all the complexities in between.

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Book review: The Fairies in Tradition and Literature by Katharine Briggs

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 27, 2010
Book review: The Fairies in Tradition and Literature by Katharine Briggs

If you intend to write any kind of fiction rooted in folklore, you’d do well to read this nature book of wildlife that just happens to be mystical. As the former president of the Folklore Society, Katharine Briggs was well equipped to gather and analyse reports of fairy sightings, long-held beliefs and general hypotheses about these curious creatures.

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Robert Dudley of the Robert Dudley Agency describes his search for plot-driven novels

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 26, 2010
Robert Dudley of the Robert Dudley Agency describes his search for plot-driven novels

After working as an independent publisher and book packager under the imprint of Bowerdean Press, Robert Dudley set up the Robert Dudley Agency in 2000, representing fiction and non-fiction submissions. Here he tells us how he decided to change direction and sell his authors rather than their books.

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Job of the week: Spafax seeks a sub-editor to work across inflight publications

Posted by Tracey Petherick
at July 26, 2010
Job of the week: Spafax seeks a sub-editor to work across inflight publications

Spafax is a world leader in inflight entertainment management. Our custom publishing division produces magazines for 12 clients from offices in London, Montreal, Singapore and Santiago. We are seeking a sub editor to work across seven inflight publications: a travel and lifestyle magazine and six entertainment guides.

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The week ahead at EssentialWriters.com

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 25, 2010
The week ahead at EssentialWriters.com

Whether you write journalism, long or short fiction, non-fiction, poetry or plays, you’ll find a target to aim for this week at EssentialWriters.com. I’ll be chatting with a literary agent and finding out about a writing competition, while other contributors will share their news and advice. If you want to contribute to EssentialWriters.com, get in touch!

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Journalist Punteha Yazdanian gives us an insight into the world of news agencies

Posted by Judy Darley
at July 24, 2010
Journalist Punteha Yazdanian gives us an insight into the world of news agencies

Until a week ago Punteha Yazdanian was a feature writer with regional news agency INS News, writing real-life stories for national newspapers and women’s magazines such as the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Fabulous and Reveal. Here she talks about her decision to now go freelance, and how she uses her writing to address miscarriages in justice.

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Perfect your freelance feature pitch

Posted by Punteha Yazdanian
at July 23, 2010
Perfect your freelance feature pitch

Punteha Yazdanian is a full time freelance journalist. Previously she was a staff feature writer with INS, a news agency that provides news and features to the national newspapers and women’s magazines. As a writer with a finger on the pulse of most major UK commissioning editors, here she offers her advice on perfecting your pitch.

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