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Peter Ebsworth of South Bank Poetry expresses an urge to reach beyond ‘the poetry community’

Posted by Judy Darley
at May 18, 2010
Peter Ebsworth of South Bank Poetry expresses an urge to reach beyond ‘the poetry community’

Peter Ebsworth, the editor of South Bank Poetry magazine, tells us how he went from teaching Politics and Contemporary History to giving himself solely over to poetry. The magazine was established in 2008 and is now published three times per year. Peter offers advices on how to improve our poetry writing skills.

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South Bank Poetry magazine review - a moment’s peace presented like a gift

Posted by Judy Darley
at May 18, 2010
South Bank Poetry magazine review - a moment’s peace presented like a gift

South Bank Poetry is like a train journey, carrying us past late night mis-encounters, fleeting potential love-affairs, memories of lives gone off-track…. The magazine is ideally suited to city living - a few pages to escape into between all the chaos, a moment’s peace beautifully packaged and presented like a gift.

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David Bright of Gemini Magazine advises us how to write pieces that get noticed and published

Posted by Judy Darley
at March 23, 2010
David Bright of Gemini Magazine advises us how to write pieces that get noticed and published

David Bright is the founder and editor of Gemini Magazine, an online publication that aims to seek out and publish new talented writers, from poets and short story writers to completely new media writers. He explains how he admires writers who “paint the picture in a confident, clear, forceful way.”

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Gemini Magazine review – compelling snapshots of disjointed lives

Posted by Judy Darley
at March 23, 2010
Gemini Magazine review – compelling snapshots of disjointed lives

The March issue of Gemini Magazine has an overall air of dark, knowing humour, with the sexual and subversive bubbling through scenes of bleak beauty. The writing is compelling, experimental at times, with an urge, it seems, to shake the reader, so you escape your lethargy to think: “Oh! I wasn’t expecting that…”

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Diane Walton of On Spec magazine invites us to “push the envelope” of the sci-fi genre

Posted by Judy Darley
at February 2, 2010
Diane Walton of On Spec magazine invites us to “push the envelope” of the sci-fi genre

Diane Walton is the managing editor of On Spec, a Canadian Sci-Fi magazine. She co-founded the publication 20 years ago as an antidote to U.S. sci-fi mags that demanded neat endings and heroic protagonists. Diane tells us how the urge to help others’ improve their writing keeps her interested in short story submissions.

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On Spec review – fairy tales for grown ups, with many an uncertain ending

Posted by Judy Darley
at February 2, 2010
On Spec review – fairy tales for grown ups, with many an uncertain ending

Contained within “The Canadian magazine of the Fantastic”, you’ll find fairy tales for grown ups, dark and eerie, with many an uncertain ending. The stories and poems unfold on the edges of shores, in woods, between everyday cities and dreamland, with inspiration drawn from myths and legends from a plethora of cultures.

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Frank Ludlow of Albedo One describes how a well-written story can traverse writing genres

Posted by Judy Darley
at January 5, 2010
Frank Ludlow of Albedo One describes how a well-written story can traverse writing genres

Frank Ludlow is one of five editors working on Albedo One, a lit mag specialising in fantasy, horror and science fiction. When he’s not wading through submissions, Frank lectures at Trinity College Dublin and teaches at Dublin City University. Frank tells us how Albedo One hunts out stories that have been rejected elsewhere.

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Albedo One review – one of the most broad-reaching literary mags around

Posted by Judy Darley
at January 5, 2010
Albedo One review – one of the most broad-reaching literary mags around

Despite branding itself as a magazine of speculative fiction, Albedo One is one of the most broad-reaching literary magazines around, claiming to publish anything that captures the imagination of the five editors involved in creating the monthly publication. This is a magazine that offers escapism and exploration in equal measure.

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