Melanie Whipman

Writer, lecturer, runner, mother of twins; keeper of cats, hens, mad Irish Setter. Com Editor @thestoryplayer PhD. Debut Collection Llama Sutra out now!

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Whoopee! Plaque's arrived from the Rubery Book Prize! Gorgeous glass thing! Am delighted with it! Thanks so much @RuberyBookAward

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

Entries for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize are OPEN!

You have until 1 November to submit your 2,000–5,000 word piece, and potentially win £5,000.

The prize is free to enter for all citizens in Commonwealth countries aged 18 and over.

Good luck!
https://t.co/iUUVCrr4nR

[Stephanie Norgate She/her @StephanieNorgat]

I'm very excited and honoured to be reading with Laura also performing - she is an outstanding musician. Feel very lucky that she will be part of the evening. #Cello #Poetry #Petersfield @BloodaxeBooks @Chi_Humanities @EdwardThomasFS @chiunimusic

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Am hooked on this. Online play by the very talented @OBeirne_Corrina

[Rachel-Mae Brady @RachelMaeBrady]

So excited about launching #wearenoteven ‘We Are Not Even’ an online play by @OBeirne_Corrina directed by @ForsytheJoy v soon! Follow @SavageHeartCO to watch it! Here are some stills from filming #onlinetheatre #newwriting #femaleled #womenintheatre

[Corrina O'Beirne @OBeirne_Corrina]

Have a look at this! #womenintheatre #femalelead #onlineplay

[Wendy Clarke @WendyClarke99]

When I wrote #WhatSheSaw I never imagined that one day it would become a kindle bestseller, win the @500_flash Novel Opening Award and make the longlist of the Guardian’s #NotTheBooker prize.

You can find it here: Amazon: https://t.co/wOMgW73l4E… 

@bookouture #suspense

[Star&Crescent @SandCPompey]

@EarthPens have a new submission window for stories, non-fiction and poetry on the theme #PlantingPortsmouth. We encourage people to go help plant, or pledge to plant in their garden as part of the #BigClimateFightback, and use these real life experiences to #Inspire their work.

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

So looking forward to running a Q&A session with the uber talented Gill Thompson. Come join us...

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

There's still time to support this amazing series!

[Sara-Mae Tuson @saramaetuson]

For season 2: Heyer Today, we’ve given ourselves a challenge: the series is twice as long, with over 39 participants, original music, a cinematic investigation and a book club rolled into one. Support our crowdfunder here: https://t.co/A70KZPLVBR

[@[email protected] @KitdeWaal]

Two full bursaries to attend the Bronte Festival of Women's Writing in September. That's your ticket, your travel and your accommodation. We've got a great line up too! Get in quick!

[Hannah Persaud 🦊 @HPersaud]

This month’s blog post focuses on rejection & waiting ~ inevitable if you are a writer, it’s a goodie, do tune in ⬇️ #SevenWritersSevenNovels

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Come and find inspiration in the Greek Hills...

[Anthony Howcroft @InkTears]

Melanie's writing retreat https://t.co/3Elq2dI7m2

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

I still have a few spaces on my Greek Writing Retreat. Come join me in the sun #novel #writing #retreat https://t.co/S3YOljRvlW

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition 2020 https://t.co/dO52aLsuGV via @shortstopsuk

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Death of the novel is greatly exaggerated, say UK booksellers https://t.co/aDpoB6BSuK

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

@KarenStevens01 Yeah, an ongoing problem... but tricky to navigate other than to self publish...

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

'There's no safety net': the plight of the midlist author https://t.co/B8RoZILmxN

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Faber & Faber: by Toby Faber review – the untold story of a publishing giant https://t.co/aS5HhiPLut

[Timeless Tales Mag @TimelessTales1]

Attention, #Writers and #Poets ! We'll be accepting poems retelling the fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" in June. Remember, that highly experimental settings/perspectives are encouraged.

Visit https://t.co/CbyxbbpyUY . We pay $20 per accepted piece!

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

Ditch the grammar and teach children storytelling instead https://t.co/XnWbLht0e8

[Melanie Whipman @mwhipman]

@hannahbrockbank thanks for the RT! xxx