Spooky season is almost upon us 👻 Join us at The Robin Hood for TT43 in October 🎃
Christopher Fielden
@christopherfielden.bsky.social
Award-winning writer and editor. Drummer in Airbus, Little Villains and Three Day Week. Member of ALCS, ASCAP, Clockhouse London Writers and Stokes Croft Writers. www.christopherfielden.com
In ✍️ newsletter #87: more new writing competitions & publishing opportunities + workshop & meeting dates for Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec AND Jan 2027 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
The Exeter Novel Prize (run by Word Kitchen) is open until 31st January 2027. Send first 10,000 words + 500-word synopsis. £23 entry. £1,000 top prize, plus an engraved, silver bookmark and certificate. Five other finalists each receive £100. www.wordkitchen.org.uk/exeter-novel...
Fun night reading at The Black Cat in the WSM yesterday 🤘
The Next Generation Short Story Awards are open until 28th January 2027. 30+ categories. 5,000 words max. $25 entry. Each category winner receives a $75 top prize. The overall winner receives $500. Winners are published in a digital anthology that is made available for free: shortstoryawards.com
The Next Generation @indiebookawards.bsky.social are open until 12th Feb 2027. 80+ categories. Winners in each cat receive $100 cash prize, possible representation by a leading literary agent & more. $1500 grand prize. All winners invited gala ceremony. www.indiebookawards.com
1 x new poetry writing workshop "Around the World of Poetry" ✍️ Limited spaces, running online on 23rd September 2026 – book 'em while you can! mailchi.mp/christopherf...
In ✍️ newsletter #86: a new and exclusive "What Makes a Story a Story?" resource + more writing competitions & publishing opportunities + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
The @newwritersuk.bsky.social Novel Prize - run in assciation with The Novel Factory - is open until 31st October 2026. Send in the first 500 words of your novel. £12 entry. £1,000 top prize. LOTS of generous runner-up prizes. Winners published online. newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize/
Free events from Winchester Poetry Festival: • SEPT 19th: Everyday Histories wordshop • OCT 1st: National Poetry Day: A Haiku Walk with Mark Rutter and University of Winchester • OCT 10th: Winchester Poetry Day 2026 Learn more here: www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on
The @elegantliterature.bsky.social October Short Story Competition is open for entries. The theme this month is “Blind Belief”. Closes 31st October 2026. 2,000 words max. $10 to enter. Top prize is $3,000 + 10c per word and publication. www.elegantliterature.com/contest/
A few pics from 3 Day Tour final show - thanks our Trish Rose ❤️
A day of shenanigans in Cornwall, ready to head to Par for the final night of the epic 3 day tour 🤟
Setting up for more 70s ear pleasure in Calstock 🤘
In ✍️ newsletter #85: more new writing competitions & publishing opportunities for September & beyond + news + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
My August ✍️ newsletter contains details of a poetry writing workshop, 51 writing competitions & publishing opportunities + writing news 🎉 mailchi.mp/christopherf...
In ✍️ newsletter #84: a new video in the resource area, more new writing competitions & publishing opportunities + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
In ✍️ newsletter #83: LOADS of new more writing competitions & publishing opportunities (65 in total) + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
The next Story Night at the Black Cat, located on the High Street in Weston-super-Mare, is taking place on Wednesday 9th September. Free to attend. 5 minute reads. Open to fiction & nonfiction. Come along & listen or perform. I'll be there. Hope to see some of you at the event 🎉
The Wenlock Olympian Society #shortstorycompetition opens on 7th September and closes on 29th October 2026. They accept any genre of adult fiction. 2,500 words max. £6 entry fee. £150 top prize plus the Wenlock Olympian Society Gold Medal. wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/wenlock-olym...
In ✍️ newsletter #82: new summer writing prompts x 10, more writing competitions & publishing opportunities + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
A date for your diaries 📖 Our next event – Talking Tales #43 – is taking place on Thursday 29th October 2026 at The Robin Hood 🎉 Optional theme: "SPOOKS" 👻 Hosted by: @markrutterford.bsky.social. Hope to see you all there 🗣️🎤
The @elegantliterature.bsky.social August Short Story Competition is open for entries. The theme this month is “Hungry Highways”. Closes 31st August 2026. 2,000 words max. $10 to enter. Top prize is $3,000 + 10c per word and publication. www.elegantliterature.com/contest/
Took a trip to Bath yesterday and visited Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights 📖 nice to see Terry Pratchett and J. R. R. Tolkien book collections beautifully displayed ❤️
We want to give a shout out to Christopher Fielden, a much-respected writer. He has been a huge supporter of Henshaw so deserves recognition for all he does to support writers. Check out his website: www.christopherfielden.com/about/ @christopherfielden.bsky.social #writingcommunity
About Christopher Fielden: Author, Editor, Publisher
About Christopher Fielden: learn about Chris's books and short stories, his writing services, the To Hull And Back short story competition and more.
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The Henshaw Press Short Story Competition, run by the marvellous @hobeckbooks.bsky.social, runs quarterly. The next contest closes on 30th September 2026. 2,000 words max. £6 entry fee. £200 top prize. Winners are published online and in an anthology. www.henshawpress.co.uk
In ✍️ newsletter #81: lots of writing competitions & publishing opportunities for August and beyond + workshop & meeting reminders 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/writing-news...
Poetries in English Magazine’s The Louise Glück Prize for Best Poetry or Prose is open until 25th Dec 2026. Send up to 5 poems or 1 prose piece 10,000 words. $35 entry. $1,000 top prize. All submissions considered for regular publication in magazine: www.poetriesinenglish.com/submissions....
