WINNERS 2!
…Read More…: WINNERS 2!BIOGS Hello writers It was brought to my attention that due to Safari (and Chrome and probably Internet Explorer as well, if it still exists) peskiness, contrariness, obstructivity and other annoyed invented words, adding the winners’ biogs to the WINNER post meant that if you accessed the blog more than once, you would only see…
THE WINNERS!
…Read More…: THE WINNERS!CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THE SHORTLIST! Just to get to the shortlist is an excellent achievement! You can be truly proud of having impressed our four cynical judges with the quality of your writing, your imagination and your bravery in sending us your wonderful stories. Before I announce the winners, here’s that shortlist – with…
Delay….
…Read More…: Delay….Waiting for confirmation – as soon as I have it, winners will be declared!
A dilemma….
…Read More…: A dilemma….The MEGASAGA SHORTLIST is now much shorter, …and frankly, there’s a dilemma and I need to consult with the judges! Hold on to your hats. Can you guess which TWO stories are contending for the top senior spot? And the top Junior spot too! The pic is a clue:
The SHORTLIST
…Read More…: The SHORTLISTThe best stories from MEGASAGA 4 CAN YOU PICK THE WINNERS? Dear readers and writers Here they are at last! Choosing the best out of the many many entries has been a huge task. This year for the first time ever we have added a Junior Division and entries flooded in – most of them…
SHORTLIST coming!
…Read More…: SHORTLIST coming!Dear writers The MEGASAGA 4 SHORTLIST IS ALMOST COMPLETE and will be published here within 24 hours. I have had some last-minute issues with some of the submissions, but fear not – I will let the rat out of the bag, fly the flag, and other mangled cliches. PLEASE DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED if you…
Mega-Update! ANNOUNCEMENT
…Read More…: Mega-Update! ANNOUNCEMENTThe DEADLINE has passed and now the work begins…. Hello writers! Well, stage 1 of Megasaga 4 is over, and Stage 2 begins: Judging. Entries have been flooding in – but mostly from young writers! Aged 14 – 18, in the main. Since I did my series of Writing Seminars for Afrika Tikkun, (a marvellous…
£100 FOR 100 WORDS!
…Read More…: £100 FOR 100 WORDS!DEADLINE 27TH JUNE Can you write a story in 100 words including the title? Something like this: PILLION On the back of a motorbike you feel everything. Wind, road, speed, gravity. In control of nothing. The spitterspots of rain. The traffic window-wiping up Euston road, weaving through cars, buses. He’s laughing! Shaking his leather-clad back,…
Megasaga4 update!
…Read More…: Megasaga4 update!NEW DEADLINES With extreme apologies to all who have submitted stories: due to a judging issue, I am going to move ALL DEADLINES FORWARD A WEEK. THIS MEANS: YOU CAN STILL WIN £100 for 100 words! The DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is 27th JUNE 2021 Hurray! Still time to write and submit your entry! 10 SHORTLISTED…
MEGASAGA COMPETITION!
…Read More…: MEGASAGA COMPETITION!YOU could win 100 delicious British pounds sterling and it’s FREE to enter! It’s that time of year again – MEGASAGA TIME! Are you a writer? Published, unpublished, aspiring? Can YOU write the perfect story with beginning, middle and end in NO MORE THAN 100 words? WELCOME to the competition in which YOU can WIN…