Mandy Pannett – The Onion Stone
Mandy Pannett, who was last year’s SSS poetry judge, is launching her novel The Onion Stone (Pewter Rose Press) this month. Copies at a special pre-publication price may be obtained from the publisher http://www.pewter-rose-press.com/store/store.html Also available from amazon or from the author – details on website: www.mandypannett.co.uk
Slingink Scribbling Slam 2011 – Registration Now Open
It’s that time of year again when the Slingink Scribbling Slam is upon us.
Site members (remember it is free to join the site – follow the instructions here) can choose to pay to enter the fiction and/or poetry strand of the slam (£12 per strand).
Starting the 8th September entrants then submit 1 story of up to 2,000 and/or 1 poem of up to 50 lines every fortnight for 6 weeks. They are scored and recieve some feedback from the judges.
This year I am happy to announce the following team of judges (please see the forum for their bios):
Poetry
Rumjhum Biswas
Jeff Jeppesen
Robin Herrnfeld
Fiction
Lorraine Nevin
Suzy Watts
Prizes in each strand are £80 for 1st place, £40 for 2nd place and £20 for 3rd place.
For further details and guidance on how to enter members should be able to access the forum here (requires login).
SO what are you waiting for
Get SSSlammin’
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The winner of July’s mattspop’s shorts with ‘Smoke Rings’ was Joss.
The theme for July was ‘a case of doubt’
Winner – Slingink Inspirations May/June
Is mattspop with ‘Triumph of Hope’
Congratulations – he wins a copy of Secrets and Silent Times.
Slingink Shorts 2011 – Winners
I am pleased to announce the winners of Slingink Shorts 2011
Please click here to read the top three entries.
1st – K.S. Dearsley – Communication (which will become the title of the 2011 anthology)
2nd – Doreen Doherty – Taboo
3rd – Jack Noble – Beginnings
Honourable Mentions
Rita Elliott – Marbles
Sharon Birch – Moonlighting
Winners will be contacted shortly to arrange payment of prize money.
Anthology to be released later in the summer via Lulu – announcement to be made here.
Thanks to all that entered
May 17
Slingink All Shorts Vol 3
The third (and final, for the moment at least) volume of Slingink All Shorts is now available as a free download and print on demand from lulu.com here.
May 17
Members should now only need to log into the forums – please also bookmark http://www.slingink.com/phpBB3
Please check your e-mails for an update on this.
Slingink Shorts 2011 – Update
All entrants have been sent an e-mail today informing them whether or not their entries have been selected for inclusion in the anthology and requesting that they agree to the competition Terms and Conditions set out on the competition page. As soon as I have heard from everyone I will announce the competition result.
Slingink Shorts 2011 (Writing Competition)
Slingink Shorts 2011 is open for entries.
Stories of up to 140 words with a one word title.
Closing date 30th April 2011.
Our two fantastic judges are Gale Martin and Mary Beth Leymaster Matteo.
For more information follow this link.
We look forward to receiving your entries.
For Slingink All Shorts Vol 3
General guidelines – http://slingink.com/slingink-all-shorts-e-zine/
Specific Call for Vol 3 – http://slingink.com/slingink-all-shorts-e-zine/call-for-submissions-vol-3-april-16th-2011/