The 2020 Exeter Novel Prize is now open for submissions.
This year we are delighted to welcome literary agent Kate Nash as our final judge.
For more information, rules and how to enter, go HERE
This year we are delighted to welcome literary agent Kate Nash as our final judge.
For more information, rules and how to enter, go HERE
The 2020 Exeter Story Prize is now closed for submissions.
The Exeter Story Prize is now closed for submissions. Thank you to everyone who entered, we are looking forward to reading your stories. This year we have received a record number of entries from thirty countries. Perhaps this is due to the lockdown giving everyone time to write, but what it means for us, is that we can't say exactly when we will be producing a long list. We will be giving feedback on every one, although this may only be a sentence or two for most. Those who have paid for reports will receive them once the long list is ready. Please bear with us.
For more information go HERE
The Exeter Story Prize is now closed for submissions. Thank you to everyone who entered, we are looking forward to reading your stories. This year we have received a record number of entries from thirty countries. Perhaps this is due to the lockdown giving everyone time to write, but what it means for us, is that we can't say exactly when we will be producing a long list. We will be giving feedback on every one, although this may only be a sentence or two for most. Those who have paid for reports will receive them once the long list is ready. Please bear with us.
For more information go HERE
Since 2009, thousands of writers have entered one or more of our competitions. We've often wondered what they did next, so we decided to find out. Richard Buxton won the inaugural Exeter Story Prize in 2015, Danny Murphy won in 2018, Sophie Powell in 2017 and Laura Guthrie in 2016. Clare Harvey won the Exeter Novel Prize in 2014, and Briony Collins was the winner in 2016. E J Pepper won in 2017. They tell us what winning the prize meant to them and what they've been been writing since, over on the blog. HERE
Did you know that June 6th was National Flash Fiction Day?
Exeter Writers produced an anthology of flash stories to celebrate and included are stories by Cathie, Margaret and Sophie. It's an eclectic collection from one of the longest established groups in the country, as well as being where the three of us met.
At 99p on Kindle, and £3.99 in paperback, it really is a snip. Click on the cover.
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CreativeWritingMatters was founded in 2009 and the years since have gone by very quickly. Our aim was, and still is, to offer encouragement, advice and opportunities to fellow writers through our appraisals, mentoring service and competitions. Opening a new competition submission always comes with a little thrill. Is it this one? Or this one?
During these past years we haven't only been reading, we've also been busy writers. The books on this shelf represent our output. Yes, that's right, there are three of us, but four names on the spines. Sophie is aka Lizzie Lovell. We hope you will enjoy reading our work. |
Our bookshelf - click to enlarge
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