LISTENING TO LIZ TRUSS’ POST-KWASI PRESS CONFERENCE Like every other Brit, I can’t believe the depth of the sh…t we have had spattered at us. The most incredibly incompetent Prime Minister we have ever had, who appointed the most incompetent…
About Time? How to feel? Granny is dead. Mother has gone. The massed legions of the dead Will welcome with warm Cheers Marm. Bereft of her smile Of the wave of her gloved hand We line for mile after mile….
We have pleasure in awarding the PRIZES for the JUNIOR MEGASAGA competition as follows: It was HARD! So many of the stories submitted were worthy of a prize, and to give out so few was just unfair. But in every…
I have pleasure in announcing the FINALISTS in the UNDER 18 MEGASAGA WRITING COMPETITION BUT FIRST: As I promised, each writer will be given feedback here on their story by the Judges. I hope you will read the feedback carefully…
NEWS! PRIZES ANNOUNCED Thanks to the generosity of the well-known Jamaican Actress, photographer and writer ESTHER ANDERSON the prizes are now: £50 first prize (around Rands 1,000) 2nd Prize £25 (about R500) ; 3rd Prize £20 4th Prize £15. And…
South Africa is truly a hotbed of writing talent! …as I found when I gave some seminars to a large number of would-be writers through the auspices of the incredible charity, Afrika Tikkun. See https://afrikatikkun.org. Afrika Tikkun work to help…
THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER…. The OVER 18 PRIZE of £100 is split between BEULAH HARRIS for her brilliant story I in which she evokes the serenity, power and inherent menace of the sea LORNA MALAN for her…
THE JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN…. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE TASK to choose the three best megasagas (over 18s), one of which will be chosen as the winner of the £100 prize in four days time. If YOU are not amongst…
AMENDED! As a result of my mixing up files, I have added and subtracted some of the shortlist. APOLOGIES Congratulations to everybody who submitted an entry! It takes courage to enter a writing competition, so well done! If you haven’t…
