The Pulp Literature Advent Calendar
Every December growing up, my brother and I received traditional European Advent calendars which offered a lovely and festive countdown to the big event, an […]
Month: November 2019
Sparking Original Ideas
“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” – Oscar Wilde. Sounds a bit over-clever, but I think he might have meant, Don’t […]
2019 Raven Short Story Contest Winner
The Raven Short Story Contest always rounds out our year nicely, and Autumn 2019 produced a wonderful crop of tales sure to sustain us well […]
2019 Raven Contest Shortlist
It wasn’t easy winnowing the longlist for the Raven Short Story Contest down to ten finalists, but in the end, we succeeded. Here, in alphabetic […]
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day makes us think, among others, of soldiers who were also writers, filmmakers, and readers. We’ve heard about days of long boredom and tension […]
The Writer’s Pause. Reflect and Revitalise.
To do what you love can sometimes be stressful. -Toni Braxton. Books are big work What’s more, we have to think up every bit of […]
The 2019 Raven Short Story Contest Longlist
An Unkindness of Ravens What’s unkind about the Raven Short Story Contest? Why, making us choose, of course! It’s never easy deciding which stories will […]