Down Under on top
Glad to see another Australian writer among our early entries for the April competition.
Australian short story writing has an excellent reputation, having experienced something of a revival in the 1960s with a number of authors identifying the art form as a good way of joining the protest movements that so characterised that decade. It was through writing that they found a voice.
Since then, a growing number of writers - heralded and unheralded - have kept that belief in the art form alive, supported by the many writing groups and writers’ centres that operate across Australia.
We have certainly been impressed by the quality of entries from that part of the world. Indeed, our first competition saw an Aussie one-two.
Those Australian writing groups and centres have been helping us to spread the word about our competition and we really do appreciate the support they have given us.
As a relatively small company, we appreciate any help we can get so feel free to tell your friends about us - unless you are worried that their story might outshine yours!
John Dean