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Welcome to the book blog of writer and creative writing tutor, Diane Paul.

Thanks to the publishers and kind PR people who send me books and releases about their clients' books for review. Press releases and review copies of fiction and non-fiction are always welcome. (No sci-fi, fantasy or erotica please.)

Due to the barrage of requests from self-published authors for reviews, I'm unable to deal with them all, although I'm sometimes drawn to non-fiction for the subject matter. And because I love print books, the smell, the touch of the paper and the sight of the words, I don't have an electronic reader or review e-books.

E-mail: diane.paul2@ntlworld.com

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www.manchesterpianotutor.co.uk/write-words













Wednesday 8 July 2020

Edinburgh Flash Fiction Awards

If you enjoy entering flash fiction competitions, The Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Award 2021 is open until midnight on 31 August 2020. The Award is open to writers worldwide over 16 years of age and the best three stories win £600, £300 and £150. Residents in Scotland can enter for the £300 Golden Hare Award for Scottish Flash Fiction.

You need to complete the application form online and pay £6 per story on the payment page. Shortlists will be announced in December 2020.

Your story must be no longer than 250 words, or it will be disqualified, and it must not have been published elsewhere. You can write on any topic you choose and enter as many times as you wish.

The winners will be announced on Saturday, 20 February 2021 at the annual Flash Bash at the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh. The top 20 shortlisted writers and the winner of the Golden Hare Award will receive invitations to the event.

Competition judges are authors Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh and you can read the entry requirements and enter on the website: www.storyawards.org/flashfiction

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