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BOOK & WRITING BLOGS

NY Book Editors – writing/ editing/ querying agents – choose a category and there’s good advice.

Angela J. Phillip’s Blog – news & views, mainly tales of falling into holes while trying to stay out of them.

Hastings Online Times – Bookchat – sometimes writing, but more often book reviews lumped into a theme eg exercise or food or romance….. could be anything. It’s a place to showcase writers who are local so if you’d like to be interviewed for an article do get in touch (go to the Contact page).

angela j phillip on blogger – don’t blog here much anymore, no time, but I love this site. So easy to use, the best. Can’t recommend blogger enough. Tales of holes that I fell into in the past – as well as some book reviews etc.

WRITING COMPETITIONS

Short Story

Hastings Writers’ Room. Theme Misrepresentation (1,500 words) deadline 30 April 2020. Fee £6. First prize Gold membership of Retreat West (worth £100). For more details, see Hastings Writers’ Room

Early Works Press. Short Story competition. Entry fee £5 per story up to 4000 words. £10 for over 4000. Maximum 8000 words. £200 first prize. Deadline 31 October 2020. For more details, see Earlyworks Press.

Flash Fiction

Hastings Writers’ Room. Flash fiction five/ twenty-nine – submit FIVE stories, each with max 29 words, deadline 31 May 2020. Fee £7 for five stories. First prize Gold membership of Retreat West or cash alternative £100. Please check rules and conditions at Hastings Writers’ Room

Early Works Press. Flash Fiction competition 2020. Max 100 words. Deadline 30 August 2020. First prize £100. Please check rules and conditions at Earlyworks Press.

WRITERS’ GROUPS IN HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS

Hastings Writers’ Group meet fortnightly on Mondays 7.30 – 9.30 pm at the White Rock Hotel. Membership is subject to vacancies and costs £80 per yr (or £40 per half year). For more details please see the website.

St Leonard’s Writers  meet on Wednesdays 1 – 3 pm at St Ethelburga Church in St Saviours Rd. There is a small joining fee and weekly contribution (see website for details). Contact person: David Edwards admin@stleonardswriters.com For more details please see the website stleonardswriters.com

Shorelink Writers meet most Monday evenings between September and July  in the Tesco Community Room, Tesco Extra, Churchwood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB. Small donation for each meeting. Membership is subject to vacancy so please get in touch first. Contact sallygard@gmail.com / roland.gardner@gmail.com
For more details, please see the website.

The Literary Shed Writing Circle
Weekly. Thursday, 10–12. Café sessions free. Workshop: £8
Contact: Aruna – e: aruna@theliteraryshed.co.uk

INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOPS IN HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS

Bookbuster 39 Queens Rd, Hastings
Go to Bookbuster’s Facebook pageto see more.

Printed Matter Bookshop185 Queens Rd, Hastings TN34 1RG
Please see Facebook page for more details of these and other events.

The Bookkeeper Bookshop 1a Kings Rd, St Leonards
Come and look at the Bookkeeper Bookshop Facebook page to see more.

The Hare & Hawthorn Bookshop 51 George St, Hastings Old Town
For more information see the Hare & Hawthorn Facebook page.