Archive for August, 2012
Self-published novel wins 10K prize
August 6th, 2012
The Bookseller reports that Britain’s first e-Book Festival, held in July in Kidwelly in West Wales, did not attract the numbers hoped for, but the organizers vow to run the event again next year.
At the festival, a £10,000 prize for the best e-book was awarded to the Brixton-based writer and organizer of the Brixton Book Jam, Zelda Rhiando, who won with her self-published novel Caposcripti. She said: “I’m very happy to win. I’m hoping to use the money to fund a research trip for my next book.” For more information about her book, visit the Caposcripti website.
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Long Story, Short: New literary journal launching soon
August 5th, 2012
In October 2012, writer Jennifer Matthews of the Munster Literature Centre, Ireland, is launching a new online publication called Long Story Short, which will specialise in short fiction between 4,000 and 9,000 words long.The Long Story, Short literary journal will publish a short story every month, favouring tales that take their time: “Longer than flash; fewer strings attached than a novel”, says the website. To submit your story or artwork, please visit the Submissions page of the website.
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