THE UNKNOWN
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Final battle
Let’s have dinner
Bait woman
Bloody kisses
30 Days of Night
Synopsis -
In the far Northern Hemisphere, the small town of Barrow, Alaska, experiences a solid month of darkness every year. Though most of the residents head south for the winter, some townspeople remain behind. However, those that stay regret their decision when, one year, hungry vampires descend on Barrow to feed. Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his wife (Melissa George) and a dwindling band of survivors must try to last until dawn breaks over Barrow's monthlong twilight.
Review -
A relentless and full on horror film that shows vampires as killing machines. Well acted, well directed and a great story with a superb cast. Dark and gruesome with some splatter scenes. The basic idea is a clever one and it is played out well in this movie. Watch this on a cold night with a large brandy. You are in for a treat.
Synopsis -
Doctor Zhivago is a Russian epic that traces the life of surgeon-poet Dr. Yuri Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution1 . The story revolves around Zhivago's love for two women, his fidelity and passion, and the tumultuous course of 20th-century Russian history
AN OLD MOVIE THAT WE LOVE
Review -
The classic tale about a Russian physician, his wife, his mistress, and the drama that ensues has been a favourite among audiences since the film’s release in 1965.. Beware the running time is very long. However, the spectacle is something everyone should endure once, you may find yourself changed by this masterpiece. The sweep and scope of the Russian revolution, as reflected in the personalities of those who either adapted or were crushed, has been captured by David Lean in Doctor Zhivago. There is drama and love and hate, the full gambit comes to play but LOVE it or HATE it, you can not deny its force and its beauty.
So, yes, it's soppy and manipulative, and a little mushy. But that train looks real enough to ride.
Review by Julia
BROKEN HORIZONS
About the Author
Juan Venegas obtained his PhD in physics from Edinburgh University in 2013. He soon started writing film scripts. He went on to create short films like Elle, Blind Just ice, and Siguiente Nivel, which won multiple awards and were screened at international festivals. He also wrote others that won no awards and were utterly embarrassing. These things happen. He turned to prose in 2017 and published numerous short stories in prominent blogs such as The Creative Cafe, The Junction, and DataDrivenInvestor. In 2022, his first Spanish novel, Segunda Juventud, came out. He’s currently working on two novels one about a controlling software engineer and the other about the Tango.
Synopsis -
What if an AI took over the world to guarantee everyone’s happiness but control your every move? What if a mischievous devil saved all your commuting time and gave it back to you at the end of your life? What if a mysterious pandemic forced everyone to stay closer than six feet from each other? It might all end up in tragedy, bliss, or just pure awkwardness.
Broken Horizons brings you fifteen short sci-fi stories about utopia, dystopia, and every scenario in between. Enter a world of mind-bending time travel, meditating robots, and mutations that turn people into the best meal you could ever have. Discover how futuristic technologies and natural disasters awaken our sharpest thoughts, darkest feelings, and bravest actions.
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A brilliant set of stories that are mostly sci-fi with a scary edge (but for the horror fans, you will not be disappointed). Even the simplest of concepts gets twisted and turned by the mind of this unique author. This collection has so many ideas that you wonder how crowded it must be inside the writer's mind. Excellent narration that guides the reader to each exciting final paragraph. You may never look at A.I or pharmaceuticals in the same way again. What does the future hold? If this book has the answers then be ready to run and hide.
Christmas Mates
About the Author
Heather Renee is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives in Oregon. She writes Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy novels with a mixture of romance, humor, and sass. Her love of reading eventually led to her passion of writing and giving the gift of escapism.
When Heather's not writing, she's spending time with her loving husband and beautiful daughter, going on their own adventures. She loves to hear from her fans, so visit her website: www.HeatherReneeAuthor.com a nd check out the Contact Me page for ways to connect.
Synopsis -
One bright idea. One holiday. Lots of chaos. Cait wants to have the perfect Christmas, but Roman thinks she’s possibly lost her mind. Then, when nothing seems to be going right, she just might agree with him. But freak snowstorms, Grinch-y wolf shifters, missing dragons, and new mate bonds won’t stop the festivities.
With the help of Lucinda, Andie, Amersyn, and even Dawsyn, Cait’s Christmas celebrations continue. It doesn’t matter that someone spiked the punch, the power has gone out, and that there might not be enough food for everyone to eat. The gang’s all back together and by the time the clock strikes midnight...There just might be a little surprise waiting under the tree for each of them.
Review -
Cute little light hearted holiday read. All the characters from this world get together for Christmas. This little novella embodies the Christmas spirit with family, whether by blood or chosen; there's togetherness, fun, angst, joy, love, and all against a festive backdrop. Things are never boring with this series. Chaos and warm holiday feels abound.
INTERVIEW WITH AN INDIE AUTHOR
This issue we chat to Alexandria Brown, author, actor, anime fan and a dungeons and dragons player - We talk about football and slashers.
What do you like to read and why?
I love to read everything. I like fantasy and horror. I enjoy a happy story or a spooky one!
At the moment I am reading The Book Thief. It is a rather intense tale and so well written.
I really identify with the main character and although I know the ending (as it is a pretty famous book), I will enjoy the journey.
What movies do you like to watch and why?
Slashers are my all time favourite. I love SCREAM the original and I have been working on a novel along the ‘teens in a camp being killed’ idea. It has been done before but if you do something well it becomes your own.
Do you have a Favourite Game?
I like card games and play board games with my family a lot.
I also enjoy computer games and I am a Pokémon Go fan. I also play dungeons and dragons when I have the time and like minded people around me.
I enjoy football and play as a goalie, which can be terrifying and leave you with many scrapes and bruises, but is also exhilarating at times.
What are your hobbies?
Football, I guess, acting, and watching Anime.
I like to sketch and ride my bike. I enjoy making chocolate with my dad and being creative with my mum.
What are you working on at the moment?
As I said, I have the idea for a slasher type novel, or it may end up as a script, and I am putting the last few touches to the latest Gem Master book, which will be out next year. nobody knows who they really are.
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If you could have a chat with a character from a book or a film, who would you choose, what would you say, and why?
Billy Loomis from Scream. (SPOILERS) I would like a few tips. Joke! Actually, I would like to find out more about his motivation beyond feeling abandoned. How did those first conversations with Stu go? How did Roman get him involved and did Billy take orders or take charge? It interests me.
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Billy Loomis from Scream. I would like a few tips.”
If you had a dinner party who would you invite from the world of authors, actors, and those involved with books and films?
I would invite a few anime characters that I enjoy watching in different shows, although that would probably end up in a fight. Still it would be very interesting to watch them interact. Other than that, I would very much enjoy meeting anyone from the cast of Scream and the wonderful David Tennant, the best Dr Who and a brilliant actor.
Which actor would you like to play the lead in a movie adaptation of your book?
I love acting and have been in a few things myself, and I think Jenna Ortega is a fantastic actress but unfortunately she is now a little too old to play Lara from the Gem Masters books. It would be amazing to have an unknown young actress in the part, a chance for someone to shine!
What would you eat for your last meal?
Pizza! I love pizza. My favourite is Pepperoni. But, I guess as it is my last ever meal I should try a few things, as I will never get another chance. So, Wagyu steak. Tamale, deep fried lotus blossom and as it’s my last chance, a Gregg's sausage roll, which I have had before (of course) but I love them. All with chilli sauce, it is the best!
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Pizza!
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What was the last thing you saw at the cinema?
I don’t go to the cinema very often. I guess Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice was the last new movie I saw, it was ok. The OG is still the best.
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favourite
is Pepperoni.”
Tell us something surprising about yourself.
A lot of people are surprised that I had my first book (Gem Masters and the Search for the Unicorn’s Tears) published when I was ten. But I come from a writer family, so it seemed normal to me. I love to write and I hope to continue doing it forever. Something else that often surprises people is that I want to be a Vet. I don’t know why, as many young girls have this ambition. But, there you go. I will be a writer, actor and vet, all in one.
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“Oh, about six demolition-packets; they can all be shot together. And the usual thing in the way of lights, and breaking and digging tools, and climbing equipment in case we run into broken or doubtful stairways. We’ll divide into two parties. Nothing ought to be entered for the first time without a qualified archaeologist along. Three parties, if Martha can tear herself away from this catalogue of systematized incomprehensibilities she’s making long enough to do some real work.”
She felt her chest tighten and her face become stiff. She was pressing her lips together to lock in a furious retort when Hubert Penrose answered for her.
“Dr. Dane’s been doing as much work, and as important work, as you have,” he said brusquely. “More important work, I’d be inclined to say.”
Von Ohlmhorst was visibly distressed; he glanced once toward Sid Chamberlain, then looked hastily away from him. Afraid of a story of dissension among archaeologists getting out.
“Working out a system of pronunciation by which the Martian language could be transliterated was a most important contribution,” he said. “And Martha did that almost unassisted.”
“Unassisted by Dr. Lattimer, anyway,” Penrose added. “Captain Field and Lieutenant Koremitsu did some work, and I helped out a little, but nine-tenths of it she did herself.”
“Purely arbitrary,” Lattimer disdained. “Why, we don’t even know that the Martians could make the same kind of vocal sounds we do.”
“Oh, yes, we do,” Ivan Fitzgerald contradicted, safe on his own ground. “I haven’t seen any actual Martian skulls these people seem to have been very tidy about disposing of their dead but from statues and busts and pictures I’ve seen. I’d say that their vocal organs were identical with our own.”
“Well, grant that. And grant that it’s going to be impressive to rattle off the names of Martian notables whose statues we find, and that if we’re ever able to attribute any placenames, they’ll sound a lot better than this horse-doctors’ Latin the old astronomers splashed all over the map of Mars,” Lattimer said. “What I object to is her wasting time on this stuff, of which nobody will ever be able to read a word if she fiddles around with those lists till there’s another hundred feet of loess on this city, when there’s so much real work to be done and we’re as shorthanded as we are.”
That was the first time that had come out in just so many words. She was glad Lattimer had said it and not Selim von Ohlmhorst.
“What you mean,” she retorted, “is that it doesn’t have the publicity value that digging up statues has.”
For an instant, she could see that the shot had scored. Then Lattimer, with a side glance at Chamberlain, answered:
“What I mean is that you’re trying to find something that any archaeologist, yourself included, should know doesn’t exist. I don’t object to your gambling your professional reputation and making a laughing stock of yourself; what I object to is that the blunders of one archaeologist discredit the whole subject in the eyes of the public.”
That seemed to be what worried Lattimer most. She was framing a reply when the communication-outlet whistled shrilly, and then squawked: “Cocktail time! One hour to dinner; cocktails in the library, Hut Four!”
The library, which was also lounge, recreation room, and general gathering-place, was already crowded; most of the crowd was at the long table topped with sheets of glasslike plastic that had been wall panels out of one of the ruined buildings. She poured herself what passed, here, for a martini, and carried it over to where Selim von Ohlmhorst was sitting alone.
For a while, they talked about the building they had just finished exploring, then drifted into reminiscences of their work on Terra—von Ohlmhorst’s in Asia Minor, with the Hittite Empire, and hers in Pakistan, excavating the cities of the Harappa Civilization.
They finished their drinks the ingredients were plentiful; alcohol and flavoring extracts synthesized from Martian vegetation and von Ohlmhorst took the two glasses to the table for refills.
“You know, Martha,” he said, when he returned, “Tony was right about one thing. You are gambling your professional standing and reputation. It’s against all archaeological experience that a language so completely dead as this one could be deciphered. There was a continuity between all the other ancient languages by knowing Greek, Champollion learned to read Egyptian; by knowing Egyptian, Hittite was learned. That’s why you and your colleagues have never been able to translate the Harappa hieroglyphics; no such continuity exists there. If you insist that this utterly dead language can be read, your reputation will suffer for it.”
MOVIE TRIVIA
At the 46 minute mark of Hercules, Hades says, "It's only halftime" referencing the halfway point of the movie which is 92 minutes long
Isaac, the leader of the evil cult of chilChildren of the Corn, was grown man in his mid20's. The actor, John Franklin, had a growth hormone deficiency as a child and thus never fully grew in terms of height, giving him the appearance of being significantly younger.
The rat breathing in the red oxygenated fluid is real in James Cameron The Abyss scene. That oxygenated breathing fluid is real.
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Do you know how to play the game called Snog, Marry, Avoid? Where a friend gives you the names of three celebrities and you must decide which one to snog, which one to marry, and which one to avoid?
Well, In the interest of fun, we will review three movies. All the same genre (loosely) and in what order we rate them by this age-old game . We will try to pick movies that are lesser known (because that’s what we do) but we will also acknowledge, at the end, the greater movies in that field and bow to them as examples of what the genre should be, when at its best.
This issue Christmas
Movies with Christmas at their heart have often crossed genres. Action, Comedy, Horror and Romance spring to mind. Here are three we would SNOG, MARRY and AVOID.
Krampus
Synopsis -
While the holiday season represents the most magical time of year, ancient European folklore warns of Krampus, a horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmastime. When dysfunctional family squabbling causes young Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his festive spirit, it unleashes the wrath of the fearsome demon. As Krampus lays siege to the Engel home, mom (Toni Collette), pop (Adam Scott), sister (Stefania LaVie Owen) and brother must band together to save one another from a monstrous fate.
Krampus harkens back to the wacky, slap stick comedy horror of Gremlins and blends it with the survivalist, monster hunting nature of Tremors, then wraps it all up in this holiday folk-tale. It's well acted with some nice cinematography and does well at creating a creepy atmosphere. In the most real way is shows the way we take our families for granted around the holidays, complaining about each other without ever considering, what if I loose that person tomorrow? The message is love each other and remember what’s really important in life because it could all end at any time. We would snog this movie for sure and maybe even consider going steady.
Review by Julia
Santa Claus the Movie
Synopsis -
In ancient times, a man named Claus (David Huddleston), who delivers toys in his small village, fulfills his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch (Dudley Moore), in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York City. There, Patch unknowingly threatens the fate of Christmas by taking a job at a failing toy company run by a scheming businessman (John Lithgow).
This is the best Christmas movie out there. There is no other Christmas movie that shows the true meaning of Christmas more than this. Directed by Jeannot Swarc of Jaws 2 and Super Girl fame.
John Lithgow and Dudley Moore provide the comedy and a fair bit of cynicism to keep it from becoming sickly.
Burgess Meredith is the chief Elf and has a mythical presence. The reindeer puppets are still cute if dated. Puppetry always has a charm, unlike CGI. Bright, colourful and with a big scale feel the movie is slightly over long. But there is a feel good Christmas spirit to the movie and it's a good watch for the whole family. This movie will have you believing in Santa once more. We will wear our best Mrs Claus suit to the wedding, hitch us up!
Review by Julia
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Synopsis -
Martian ruler Kimar (Leonard Hicks) is upset that the children of Mars are lazy and under the influence of too much pop culture from Earth. They are obsessed with the planet's television programs and don't want to do much of anything. In an attempt to get the kids peppy again, Kimar orders the kidnapping of Santa Claus (John Call), hoping that the jolly old toymaker will know how to cheer the children up again. But two Earth children are also nabbed, and this complicates things for Kimar.
Beloved by some for its campness and all round bad acting. If you want to be able to say you've watched the worst film ever made, and you can handle the ghastly cheesy cringe-worthiness, or can be amused just by how sickeningly awful it is, you must see Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, a must-see for those who delight in truly terrible films. Any self-respecting TV screen would feel abused if used to show this and shut down in shame. It is pretty bad, so bad it’s good? No, not really. Avoid unless you love a bad boy!
Book bits that were changed for the movie adaptations.
Ending change - The Mist
SPOILER ALERT
The film has an awful ending, with the Dad killing everyone in the car to let them escape the monsters getting them all, then the army turn up! Awful. The short story had a much more optimistic ending, the main characters were hiding but had hope in a message on the radio that gave them a place to go.
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GUESS THE MOVIE QUOTES
Thank you to all who sent us their guesses for last issue’s quotes –Here are the answers and some fresh ones to work on.
Quotes from the last issue.
“We’re the reasons why brothers hate their sisters.” Little Monsters
“Nice boys don’t kiss like that.” Bridget Jone’s Diary
“Does this look inanimate to you Punk?” Little Shop of Horror
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“Your not so tough without your car, are you?” Kindergarten Cop
“My dog Pongo?” Robin Hood Men in Tights
New Quotes For This Issue
“There was more than one lobster at the birth of Jesus Christ?”
“Guys, I'm eating junk and watching rubbish.”
“Welcome to the party, pal?”
Evil for the screen The Shining
In The Shining. Jack of the novel is a compelling, sad and still sympathetic character on the page. In the movie he's just a total psycho before they even get to the hotel. Nicholson is a lot fun, but it's a shame his character was changed so much.
“The Bit*h hit me with a Toaster!”
“You’re a virgin that can’t drive.”
Send your guesses via Facebook or Twitter and good luck!
Compiled by Joyce
Review
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• Not the Lava pit!
• Love that music.
In 1991, a most unique and strange game appeared on store shelves. It was called Lemmings, and featured little gnome-like creatures with spiky, bright-green hair and blue robes. What was it about? Well, if you've ever heard of the myth that lemmings sometimes like to commit suicide by jumping off cliffs in large groups, you've got the main gist. Only, get this! In this game, you're attempting to save their lives buy employing a variety of techniques. It's the ultimate in simple-minded classic puzzle game fun,
Lemmings is a puzzle-strategy video game originally developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported for numerous other platforms. There isn't really a storyline to the original Lemmings (it starts in Lemmings 2), and the ending feels a little disappointing if you've played all 120 levels to get there...But hey, it's a puzzle game, so what do you really expect? This is the classic game that pretty much everyone has played at some point and we still love it. Bring on the lemmings!
REVIEW
Path of Exile is a great alternative for the lovers of classic 'hack & slash'. It's an entertaining title with an interesting gameplay and completely free. Great openended character progression never quite overcomes its underwhelming combat play. Path of Exile is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Following an open beta phase, the game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2013. A version for Xbox One was released in August 2017, and a PlayStation 4 version was released in March 2019.
B BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATION lack Christmas
Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film written by Roy Moore. It stars Olivia Hussey and Keir Dullea. The story follows a group of sorority sisters who receive threatening phone calls and are eventually stalked and murdered by a killer during the Christmas season.
Inspired by the urban legend "the babysitter and the man upstairs" and a series of murders that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Moore wrote the screenplay under the title ‘Stop Me’.
Upon its release, Black Christmas received mixed reviews, but was praised for its influence on John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). Aside from its earning a cult following since its release, a novelization written by Lee Hays was published in 1976. It is the first film in the Black Christmas series, being followed by two remakes in 2006 (a flop) and 2019. Kickstarter has a game version being made soon!
Words by Joy
This issue
We get to know Tanya
er,
IVandepoorter.
Writ-
Storyteller and Fairy Whisperer.
don’t actually think I ever decided to become an author. I just have a very vivid imagination, and it was more a process getting my mental ramblings down onto a piece of paper. The author bit came because I realised how much the stories meant to my children, and I thought well maybe I need to get these down.
I“I don’t actually think I decided to become an author.”
am passionate about the stories I write because I love the process, and I love the final result. I really enjoy creating these characters and their interactions with each other, the places they live in and the things they do is all part of a wonderful game to me. Well, I am a VAM (virtual admin manager) and I work for two very lovely people. I’ve been working with them for many years, and it’s fair to say they have impacted how and what I write, particularly the children’s coach I work with.
My Writing. My Work. My Life in Focus
Ideas come from being out and about and taking my dog for walks. Getting lost in nature and letting the outside in - seeing it, living it in all its vastness and magnificence, has provided a wonderful backdrop and inspiration for the settings of my stories. Recently, I loved getting swept up and literally blown off my feet when a storm took me by surprise. Those terrifying moments, sheltering under a tree whilst all hell broke out. Or sitting by a sunny lake whilst the dog fished for tennis balls. All of these experiences - which I think are fundamental to our existence on this planet, were brought into my life through being outside with my dogs and my kids, and I will be forever grateful for that.
Istarted writing stories and sending them off to publishers and agents over 10 years ago. I thought ‘they’re gonna love these’ so many times, and they just didn’t. Then, over the years I continued working on them just because I loved them, they brought me joy and they brought my family joy. Even as the children got older. It seemed they would be taken back, taken somewhere safe and comforting when they read.
Over the years I’ve had many wonderful experiences, es-
pecially working in the music industry both in London and Paris in the 80’s and 90’s! But I think getting that email publishing offer, and seeing the finished book tops the list. Whatever happens from here – we’ve done it. And I know they are just fairytales, but these characters will probably outlive me and maybe even stay with my family long after I’m gone.
I“I’ll be remembered for squabbling elves and green chocolate fudge cake!”
’ll be remembered for squabbling elves and green chocolate fudge cake!
Everything gives me inspiration for new characters and situations. I can see something ridiculous in a supermarket, or on a train, and I’ll invent a story around it. I’ll hear something funny, and an absurd character or creature will be born. It all comes from reality. Sometimes someone will ask me for a story for their child and I’ll build it around that child and their behaviours, likes and dislikes.
The reading of my stories should be enjoyable– and of course, I want it to be amusing. It would be wonderful for anyone who reads this to find a safe place here, to know they are welcome in this world. Perhaps even to start to consider that there are many possibilities beyond the everyday world we live in. Places that we might not even know about but that are waiting to be discovered. Worlds that are magical, and if we only squinted a little bit while looking around us, we might have a better chance of seeing them.
Remakes or Sequels that Should Never have seen the Light of Day
Welcome to our new feature. Remakes and sequels that should never have been made.
This issue we look at ROBOCOP 2014. Why was it made? What we’re they thinking? Was it just a cash in?
This remake started well. But that was it. After the starting scene it was all down hill. It could have been a passable action movie if they had just stopped short of trying to make it a ROBOCOP movie to cash in on those 80’s fans and their nostalgia.
As that is what sunk them. The outrage at anyone remaking ROBOCOP was huge and then when it was released it was wishy-washy and so inferior to the original that the fans ripped it to shreds and threw it on the garbage heap. Why bother to make this if you have nothing new to say? No fresh ideas and no passion for the project? Money seems to be the only reason for this sad attempt at a remake. It could have been much worse, but it could have been so much better. It feels dumbed down and the violence is softer that the original to allow for a lower age rating, which seems like a bad choice given the originals hard hitting scenes. Ultimately, a rather bland movie with no heart.
Written by Julia
Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition
After a successful 2024 edition, Manchester Film Festival is excited to join forces once again with ScriptUp for its 2025 Screenplay Competition.
Feel free to contact the ScriptUp team to ask any further questions: https:// www.scriptupstudio.com/contact
CAAB Publishing has a fantastic children’s writing competition open this year - to encourage young writers. Win an Amazon voucher as the main prize. T&C can be found on their websitewww.caabpublishing.co.uk.
Entry is free but T&Cs apply.
All accepted stories will be published in an anthology next year.
Kelpies Prize for Writing
• Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2025
• Entry Fee: FREE
• Prizes: Nine months of mentoring with an experienced editorial or design team; Consideration for a publishing deal with Floris Books; £500 cash
• What to Enter: The first five chapters of a book for children, either fiction or non-fiction OR a whole picture-book story, plus a synopsis and addition piece of writing for children (see site for details)
• Eligibility: Open to writers over 18 years old living in Scotland
• Category: Children’s Book Competitions
Competition Website: discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-prizes/
Thank you for joining us. See you next issue!
Compiled by Joyce GOOD LUCK!
