Month: Dec 2019

Bridport Prize Anthology 2019, by: The Bridport Prize #BookReview.

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164 pages Literary/Contemporary Fiction/Poetry Anthologies This anthology contains the prize-winning entries into the 2019 contest run by this prestigious organisation. There are judge’s reports on the entries for Poetry, Short Story and Flash Fiction. The book showcases those pieces of work that won the major prizes or were highly commended. So, there are thirteen poems, …

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Finding the #Write #Words? No. 11 Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary

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Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 11: Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary Paperback, 560 pages, including a comprehensive index. It was published by Checkmark Books in 1992; my version is the Second Edition, published 2000, and I don’t recall what I paid for it. …

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Finding the #Write #Words? No. 10 Current English Usage

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Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 10: Current English Usage by Frederick T. Wood Paperback, 304 pages, including one appendix giving the plurals of common foreign, and some English, words. It was published by the Macmillan Press Ltd in 1962; my version is …

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The Star Protocol, by the Marett Brothers: #BookReview.

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318 pages Science Fiction Adventure/Military Science Fiction As flagged by the sub-genres in which this book is listed, it’s a science fiction tale full of action, much of which is military in tone. But it’s also a lot more than that. The story combines ancient history, via an archaeologist and his daughter, with the idea …

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Finding the #Write #Words? No. 9 Collins English Dictionary

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Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 9: Collins English Dictionary On with the info. Hardback, 1786 pages, including four appendices; Weights and Measures, Chemical Elements, The Plant Kingdom, and The Animal Kingdom. It was published by HarperCollins in 1979; my version is the …

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Finding the #Write #Words? No. 8 Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors.

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Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 8: Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors On with the info. Hardback, 454 pages, including eight appendices covering topics from “Words ending in ‘able’ and ‘ible’” to “Numerals,” via “Metric prefixes” and “Main units of currency”. It …

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Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated

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The 1st of the month is when I remind everyone that the creative writing contest table has been updated. You access it through the ‘Resources’ page, here. Many contests are free to enter and offer great cash prizes. Some seek unpublished or beginner writers. The table currently offers contests with entry dates from December 2019 …

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