Writing Magazine April 2020

WRITERS’ NEWS

84 APRIL 2020 http://www.writers-online.co.uk

Farnham

Flash Fiction

Competition has

a first prize of

£75 and a runner-

up prize of £25.

The best entry

featuring Farnham

will win a special

£25 prize. The

competition will

be judged by

author Joanna

Barnard. The entry

fee is £5 per story.

The closing date

is 23 June.

Website:

https://writ.rs/

farnhamflashfic

The Plot Against

America, Philip

Roth’s 2004

alternative history

novel, has been

adapted by David

Simon (The Wire)

into a six-part

HBO mini-series. It

follows a working-

class Jewish

family in New

Jersey as aviator

and xenophobic

populist Charles

Lindbergh

becomes

president and

turns the US

toward fascism.

Starring Zoe

Kazan, Winona

Ryder and John

Turturro, it

premieres on 16

March in the US,

and comes to

Sky Atlantic in

autumn.

‘This is an

industry full

of people who

are unashamed

enthusiasts

for books and

reading in every

form. To step into

this world after

so many years

outside it, and

find so many

kindred spirits, is

intoxicating.’

Private Eye writer

and QI researcher

Andrew Hunter

Murray on

publishing his

debut novel, The

Last Day

FLASHES

Have a healthy approach

GLOBAL SPECFIC MARKET

Jenny Roche

A bimonthly lifestyle magazine ‘promoting physical

health, mental agility and spiritual balance from a

practical Christian point of view’ Vibrant Life is looking

for articles that have an informal style, are interesting,

easy to read and avoid medical jargon.

‘We especially like features on the latest breakthroughs

in medicine, health, nutrition and exercise and interviews

with leading personalities on health topics.’ Articles are

welcome promoting a happy, healthy outlook and pieces

are preferred with a positive, holistic approach to the

topic and show the benefits to readers.

Particular areas of interest are articles on health,

exercise, nutrition, self help, family, spiritual balance,

challenges and triumphs, environmental stewardships,

informational articles, interviews and profiles.

Feature articles should be a maximum 1,000 words

and if informational should include at least one sidebar.

Short articles of 450-650 words are always in demand.

Any information used must be reliable and be correctly

documented if scientific in nature. For all submissions a

doc file is preferred.

There is no need to pitch ideas here so submit your

completed article with your contact details and the rights

you are offering.

Payments rates for first world serial rights and reprint

rights are $100-$300 and three complimentary copies of

your published article. Previously published articles will

be considered for a lower fee.

Submit completed articles to: heather.quintana@

pacificpress.com

Website: http://www.vibrantlife.com

Based in Asheville, North

Carolina, The Black

Mountain Press is a small

non-profit independent

literary publisher now in

its 26th year. The focus is

on collections of poetry,

memoirs, literary novels and

collections of short stories.

The editors seek the highest

quality literary fiction,

creative non-fiction and

poetry, works with a distinct voice and vision.

No children’s or young adult literature, plays or self-help books. The

editors say ‘We do not publish romance, science fiction, thrillers, detective

fiction, horror stories, westerns, unless written in a unique, literary, never

seen before, style.’

Submissions must be either by post to The Black Mountain Press, PO

9907, Asheville, NC 28815, USA, or via the Submittable here: https://

thehalcyone.submittable.com/submit/107991/submissions-to-the-black-

mountain-press. Note, there is an $8 fee for online submission, but this is

less than the cost of posting a manuscript to the USA. There is no charge for

postal submissions. All submissions must be at least 64 pages. Response time

is around six months. If you have not had a reply by then contact the Black

Mountain Press, email: [email protected]

The press is part of the Flood Fine Art Center, and also publishes a quarterly

literary magazine, The Halcyone. Find out more on the website: http://www.

thehalcyone.com

Black Mountain days

GLOBAL LITERARY MARKET

Gary Dalkin

Bathtime

rota

The Bath Short Story Award

2020 is inviting entries.

Win a first prize of £1,000 in

the international competition

for unpublished short fiction

Now in its seventh year, the

Bath Short Story Award is for

original, unpublished short

fiction up to 2,200 words on

any theme or subject.

This year’s shortlist judge

is agent Kate Johnson from

Mackenzie Wolf Literary

Agency. There is a first prize

of £1,200, a second prize of

£300 and a third prize of £100.

There is also a £100 Acorn

Award for the best entry by

an unpublished writer and a

runner-up prize of £50 in book

tokens from Mr B’s Emporium

of Books in Bath.

The entry fee is £8 per story.

The closing date is 20 April

2020.

Website: http://www.

bathshortstoryaward.org