Category Archives: writing competitions

Strange goings-on in the stationery cupboard

Posted on October 26, 2017 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Back in 2014, an on-going poetry competition started up in the Financial Times called ‘Workplace Haiku.’ Despite it’s name, this column which ran for 18 months mainly featured senryu – haiku’s more humorous cousin – which I assume was because … Continue reading →

Posted in haiku, Haiku at Work, senryu, senryu;, short form poetry, writing competitions | Tagged | Leave a comment

Hermit crab haiku in the Financial Times

Posted on November 12, 2014 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Well, I knew I’d never make it into the Financial Times for my business acumen, but I’m happy enough to have had one of my haiku published in the London broadsheet. 🙂 It was selected as runner up in the FT weekly haiku competition based … Continue reading →

Posted in haiku, My Poetry, writing competitions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Crime writer selects my story as a winner

Posted on May 7, 2014 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Last year, GKBCInc held its inaugural short story competition judged by crime writer Tim Weaver. Tim is the Sunday Times bestselling author of novels Chasing the Dead,  The Dead Tracks and Vanished published by Penguin Books. The theme for the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, ghost story, Short Story, Writing, writing competitions | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Looking back (and forward)

Posted on December 31, 2013 by seaviewwarrenpoint

As 2013 comes to an end, I realise that a lot of my year was spent studying and writing haiku, something that seems to have become more a way of life for me than a poetry form. It’s as if … Continue reading →

Posted in haiku, My Poetry, Writing, writing competitions, Writing Events | 10 Comments

It’s offishul – I cant spel!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by seaviewwarrenpoint

I came second in Mitch Lavender’s Grate Righter Bad Speler Conetest 2012! This was an unusual competition because the objective was to write a complete story in under 100 words using the most atrocious spelling possible. Unfortunately mine wasn’t quite good – … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, writing competitions | 3 Comments

Can you (mis)spell?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Do you think you could write a piece of flash fiction filled with misspelled words? Yes, you heard right – full of bad spelling – it’s the whole point of this writing competition. My writer friend, Mitch Lavender, author of the forthcoming novel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing, writing competitions | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Success!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Yay!!! I heard on Tuesday morning that I had won the A Vogel ‘Story for Bedtime’ writing competition with my spooky story, One Stop Beyond (thanks to Neil for coming up with a play on the Madness track for the … Continue reading →

Posted in writing competitions | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What’s the least amount of money you’ve ever received for your writing?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by seaviewwarrenpoint

…and ‘nothing’ doesn’t count! A couple of weeks ago, I received a cheque for £2 for a letter I wrote to the editor of Emerald Writing Workshops – with a note from him saying he just wished it was for £300 (you need to … Continue reading →

Posted in writing competitions | Tagged , | 2 Comments