The prompt is released here, on the What’s New blogroll at 12pm Monday. Members then have until 23.59pm Wednesday to post their completed story to the relevant thread in the forum [please add one if there isn't one already](60 hours to write and submit your story).

From midnight Thursday all board members can then comment on the entries – if 2 or more entries are added a poll will be created for voting.

If members want to remain anonymous please PM your entry, on the forums,  to kirstyes.

The winning entry will be eligible for publication in the Slingink magazine and the winner will be announced here.

The prompt this week  is: Write a story on the theme of retribution

Thanks to all those that entered the competition and to the judges for their hard work. I am pleased to announce the shortlisted 7 authors in each category. Each author will have their story or poem published in the competition anthology.

The shortlists are presented in alphabetical order of story or poem title.

Shortlisted authors will be sent their anthology proofs and agreements within the next few days. Once these have been returned the top 3 in each category will be announced.

Fiction 16+

A Trick of light                                                 Sarah Evans

Eleven                                                               Juliet Boyd

Fell-walking for Girls                                      Clair Humphries

Interference                                                    Faye Robertson

Por La Gracia De Dios                                    Robin Ganderton

Tides of Longing                                             Andrew Clusker

Vote Ebay                                                         Russel Herneman

Fiction 12 – 15

Aftershock                                                       Elizabeth Birch

Forget Me Not                                                Katie Tate

Into the Belly of the Whale                          India Bohanna

My Story                                                           Elisabeth Wilson

The Scream                                                      Holly Miyuki Gibbs-Leake

The Stalker                                                       Joschka Nakata

This is My Story                                               Kieran Phillips

Fiction 8-11

A Dragon’s Tail                                                Emily Brown

All Hallows Eve                                                Jack Carle Carnegie

Angry, Alone and Hearing Ghosts               Courtney Brotherson

Bluey’s Secret                                                  Sam Daddo

The Dark Girl                                                    Ellie Czyzowska

My Monster and Me                                      Lydia Bodell

Pirates and Seals                                             Imogen Childs

Poetry 16+

Chemistry Lesson                                           Helen Kay

Dancers                                                            Francis Hayes

Empty Cradle                                                   Anni Domingo

For Perdida                                                      Paola Fornari

I am the Walrus                                              Faye Robertson

Imitation of a Suicide                                    Jonathan Pinnock

Jessie                                                                 Ann Foxglove

Poetry 12 – 15

A Breath of Fresh Air                                      Jasmine Zara Belfield

Childhood                                                         Rachael King

Home or Roam                                               Tomás Clarke

Individual, Unique                                          Lucy Ann Smith

I remember                                                      Georgia Euden

Passage                                                                           Brianna Jones

Sister                                                                 Ankita Saxena

Poetry 8-11

A Fox’s Fears                                                   Mollie Russell

Animals                                                             Samantha-Jo Hollings

Country Barn Angel                                        Emma Kirby

Jubilee Green                                                   Luke Kelly

Push                                                                   Imogen Childs

Spooky Lights                                                  Rachel Plant

When You Wake Up Early                             Jack Carle Carnegie

I am extremely pleased to announce that our judge for the poetry rounds will be Mandy Pannett.

Mandy Pannett lives in West Sussex, UK, where she leads classes and workshops on creative writing. A teacher for many years, she has worked with all ages and abilities. She has won prizes and been placed in competitions and her poetry has been published in international journals and anthologies.

Recent work has been translated into German and Romanian as part of the Poetry tREnd translation project and she has also acted as selecting editor for ‘South’ and been a judge of national poetry competitions including the recent ‘Build Africa’ competition.

She has three poetry collections: Bee Purple, Frost Hollow (both Oversteps Books www.overstepsbooks.com ) and Allotments in the Orbital www.searlepublishing.com (Searle Publishing)

Her sequence ‘The Carver’s Mark’ was the special feature in the Poetry Kit online poetry journal ‘Translucent Words and further examples of her poetry can also be seen at www.poetrypf.co.uk

The prompt is released here, on the What’s New blogroll at 12pm Monday. Members then have until 23.59pm Wednesday to post their completed story to the relevant thread in the forum [please add one if there isn't one already](60 hours to write and submit your story).

From midnight Thursday all board members can then comment on the entries – if 2 or more entries are added a poll will be created for voting.

If members want to remain anonymous please PM your entry, on the forums,  to kirstyes.

The winning entry will be eligible for publication in the Slingink magazine and the winner will be announced here.

The prompt this week  is: Write a story inspired by the picture below:

Proofs have been received and minor amendments made.

This can now be ordered in print, or the updated version downloaded for free from http://lulu.com/spotlight/Slingink

As soon as we have these I will be in a position to announce the top 7 in each category, who will then be sent their anthology agreements to sign (or to get a parent/guardian) to sign.

Then once these have been returned I will be able to announce the top 3 in each category.

Kirsty

Drumroll!!  I am very pleased to announce that our fiction judge for the Slingink Scribbling Slam is Nik Perring, author of ‘Not So Perfect’ a collection of short stories.

You can find out more about Nik, and read the fantastic reviews of his book, by visiting:

His Blog: http://nikperring.blogspot.com/

His Website: http://www.nperring.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/nikperring

His Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nik-Perring/110701258946026

(Please note. We are still after a volunteer to judge the poetry competition – if you are interested in helping please contact slingink.com@gmail.com)

The prompt is released here, on the What’s New blogroll at 12pm Monday. Members then have until 23.59pm Wednesday to post their completed story to the relevant thread in the forum [please add one if there isn't one already](60 hours to write and submit your story).

From midnight Thursday all board members can then comment on the entries – if 2 or more entries are added a poll will be created for voting.

If members want to remain anonymous please PM your entry, on the forums,  to kirstyes.

The winning entry will be eligible for publication in the Slingink magazine and the winner will be announced here.

The prompt this week (inspired by my birthday is: Write a story that starts with the line: ‘In my 32nd year of living…’

OK – I know I said that the magazine would be released midday but I wasn’t sure how long it would take for things to ‘go live’ but for early birds you can nip along now. Just please don’t order the print version until I’ve approved it (I’ll remove the message on lulu and let you know on here – I’ve ordered the proof copies today so hopefully won’t be too long).

And as a bonus secret surprise the Slingink Shorts 2010 Anthology  – Anti-clockwise named after Nina Simon’s winning entry has been released too (same applies for print copies).

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Slingink

It will be available in PDF to download for free.

Option to purchase hardcopy edition to follow (once I’ve checked the proof copy).