Alayne Fiore of Rozlyn Press calls for submissions from female fiction writers
Alayne Fiore is the founder of Rozlyn Press, an independent small press based in Massachusetts, USA. She is currently accepting submissions by female fiction authors, particularly in the contemporary, literary fiction and magical realism genres. Here she explains what drew her to found the publishing house. Here she explains her urge to publish work that makes pulses quicken.
Film Review: Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist
The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet’s follow-up to Belleville Rendezvous, is adapted from an old script by Jacques Tati, who sadly passed away in 1982. The script, given to Chomet by Tati’s daughter, Sophie, therefore has a familiar backdrop - a magician in the early ’60s is struggling to compete with the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.
Book review: Crab Lines Off The Pier edited by Ronnie Goodyer and Dawn Bauling
There have been a million songs written about it, we spend all year looking forward to it and when it’s gone we mourn its loss. This neat little volume contains a carefully selected batch of memories and musings on this subject, selected from hundreds of poetry and prose submissions received from around the world.
Film review: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, based on the 2003 novel by Chris Greenhalgh, is a film of two styles - half period drama and half avant-garde character study. The film opens in 1913 with an epic, thunderous performance of Rite of Spring, composed by Stravinsky. Chanel (Anna Mouglalis), midway through her affair with Capel, sits in the audience.
Turn your holidays into cash with a Write and Sell Travel Articles workshop
Many people would like to turn their travels into paid writing work but don’t know how to - either in terms of how to sell ideas to a publication or how to present a piece of travel journalism. Independent on Sunday Travel Editor Kate Simon’s workshop offers a practical guide to getting a travel writing career started, from how to spot themes and to how to actually pitch a story.
Book Review: Ugly by Constance Briscoe
There is something almost miraculous about people who endure intense suffering throughout their childhoods and somehow not only get through their ordeals but go on to become very successful fully functional adults. After reading Ugly, you’ll find yourself reflecting on your own life with different eyes, and realise that nothing is out of reach if you have self belief.
Struggling to write a feature? Response Source could help
Being a freelance journalist can be tough - sometimes it feels likes there’s only ever no work around or far too much, and when it’s a latter you’re afraid to turn any down and risk losing a client for good. There is help out there, however. Since it launched in 2001, journalists have turned to Response Source over 100,000 times, and kept their careers afloat because of it.
DVD review: Lymelife
The grey, restrained world of Derek Martini’s debut movie shares a heritage with Ang Lee’sThe Ice Storm with its central themes of repression, teen romance and wife-swapping in 70s America. But where The Ice Storm incessantly talks about life, Lymelife actually lives it. This is no OSCAR baiter. It’s harsh and honest.
