h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

1 sub to Hour Glass Books
1 sub to 60 word comp BBC

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 06
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 00
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 03
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 02
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 48

Two to go to make 50!

What's all this? I go away and come back to find you've all decorated in my absence. Nice colour scheme, though I thought we were going with the purple and gold with the fleur de lys appliques...

Great going on the total girls. I've finished my latest 'Sexy Shorts' story which I'll be adding to the total later. It just needs tweaking a little.

Sally

One to Take-a-Break's Fiction Feast. Finally, off the starting blocks!

Gaz

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 06
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 03
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 02
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 49

No idea why I put a comma there.

1 poem to National Poetry Competition (ends 17th September)

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 06
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 02
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 50

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1 story to Peoples Friend
1 Story to Womans Weekly


1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 06
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 04
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 52

1 sub to hour glass books
(many thanks for this one folks)
Elaine

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 06
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 53

Afternoon folks

1 sub to Ceefax Comp
1 to NFG

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 08
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 06
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 55

Ceefax Comp??

Hmmm, just off to grab remote from hub...

There's a link to their website somewhere ML. I don't have it to hand. It's at the 'other place'.

Sally

Here is the link, hot off the presses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3630834.stm#friday

You only have until midday tomorrow to get your entries in, but apparently every entry appears either on the website or the TV.

Sally

1 entry to Ceefax comp.

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 08
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 07
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 56

Sorry, it's not every entry that gets published. Only the winning entries. Sorry to get everyone excited there. I really must learn to read properly

Sally

1 sub to Sexy Shorts


1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 08
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 08
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 57

Sally

Another one to Ceefax
1 to Take-a-Break

1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 10
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 08
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 59

LSS have accepted my children's story 'Catching Flies' for October issue


1) Antonia 03
2) Autumn 10 (1 hit)
3) Arrowqueen 13
4) Beatlegaz 01
5) Bernie 01
6) Charlotte/Penny 00
7) Davina 00
8) mad lemur 04
9) Northey 03
10) Sally 08
11) Sheepdoglady 05
12) Star 01
13) Vanessa 10

Total 59

Hi guys,

Have been reading this thread and this sounds great. Sorry to sound silly but where do you find all these comps, or are they mags that accept short fiction/poetry??
I feel like a complete novice after listening to you all!
Am going to have some free time starting in Oct (am eagerly awaiting redundancy!!) and would like to join although don't think I will be able to sub as much as everyone as am only just getting back into the swing of writing

Hi, Halfajobdun. I'm sure we'll be delighted if you joined us. Comp ideas etc come from lots of different sources, usually word of mouth. There's a thread on GW, somewhere, listing lots of comps.

Antonia

Hi Halfajobdone! As Antonia says, you'll be welcome to join us when you're ready. We list lots of comps and short story outlets here, but if you want to visit my website at http://sallyquilford.tripod.com and click on the writing competitions, published work and writing resources pages, you'll find some more. Then click on Links and you'll find a link to John Ravenscroft's page. John has loads of markets and comps on his site. He's usually around GW at some time in the day, so be sure to ask him.

You can access the comps page on get writing by clicking on 'Write' on the left of the screen. The links to comps are on the right hand side of that page. I only found that out yesterday!

BTW do you have a name other than Halfajobdone which we can use? Or shall we just call you 'halfa'

Sally

well done, Autumn!



Northey

Thanks I will check them out and let you know when I start as I said will probably be in October. My actual name is Jenny but you can cal me Halfa Or HJD if it stops the ol' fingers getting sore!