Thursday 22 May 2008
NEW ADDITIONS
In Site Map - Site Map updated
In Diary - Diary updated
In Competitions - Winners announced and new competitions added
Tuesday 11 March 2008
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Joel Rose�s �The Blackest Bird,� Kate Holden�s �In My Skin,� Cynthia Rogerson�s �Love Letters from My Death-Bed� and Mike Boyle�s �Dollhouse� announced
Wednesday 19 December 2007
In Competitions - New competitions added to win copies of Joel Rose�s �The Blackest Bird,� Kate Holden�s �In My Skin,� Cynthia Rogerson�s �Love Letters from My Death-Bed� and Mike Boyle�s �Dollhouse�
Saturday 15 December 2007
In Events - Section completely updated and new events added
Thursday 27 September 2007
In Competitions - Competitions added to win copies of Tony O'Neill's 'Songs From the Shooting Gallery' and Dan Rhodes' 'Gold'
Friday 14 September 2007
In Showcase - Joseph Ridgwell's 'Knitting Needles' and Laura Hird's 'A Day in the Life of a Cove Park Resident' added
Wednesday 12 September 2007
In Homepage - Issue 18 of www.laurahird.com finally launched. Events page updated
Saturday 1 September 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of The Paris Review Vol 1, Niven Govinden�s �Graffiti My Soul�, Toni Davidson�s �The Gradual Gathering of Lust�, Comma Press anthology, �Phobic� and The Last King of Scotland dvd announced and new competitions added to win copies of 'Dear Laura: Letter From a Mother to Her Daugher' and 'Ballads of the Book' cd
Saturday 28 July 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Russell Brand, Billy Connolly and Ryan Adams gigs
Thursday 12 July 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Kevin Barry's 'There Are Little Kingdoms' and Trans Am's cd 'Sex Change' announced
Monday 9 July 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Ash, Chris Cornell, Calvin Harris, Him, Chemical Brothers, Editors, Manic Street Preachers, Pet Shop Boys, Amy Winehouse and White Stripes
Wednesday 13 June 2007
In Events - Book tickets for T on the Fringe 2007
Tuesday 5 June 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Iggy and the Stooges and 50 Cent gigs
Friday 1 June 2007
In Competitions - Competition winners announced
Saturday 26 May 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Eden Sessions 2007, Englebert Humperdinck, Iron Maiden, Billy Ocean, UB40, Stereophonics, Tegan and Sara, Suzanne Vega and Biffy Clyro
Tuesday 15 May 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown, Barbara Streisand, new dates for Meat Loaf UK tour, Rockness, Knowsley Hall Music Festival, Hyde Park Calling, Wakestock, Metro Weekender, Liverpool Pops '07, Latitude, Indian Summer, Wickerman Festival, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Connect Festival, Song '07, Live at Loch Lomond, Creamfields 07 and 02 Wireless Festival 2007
In Competitions - Win copies of 'The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. 1' and Comma Press's latest anthology, 'Phobic'
Sunday 13 May 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of 'Magnetic North' anthology and copies of Steven Hall's 'The Raw Shark Texts' announced
Saturday 28 April 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Tom McCarthy�s �Remainder� and Marilynne Robinson�s �Gilead� announced and new competitions added to win copies of Kevin Barry's short story collection, 'There Are Little Kindoms' and Trans Am's cd 'Sex Change'
Saturday 21 April 2007
In Events - Books tickets for Rod Stewart, Peter Gabriel, Boy George, Mogwai, Kasabian, Bert Jansch with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler, Guillemots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club gigs
Friday 20 April 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Nazi Anti-Semitism, From Prejudice To The Holocaust by Philippe Burrin, Triquorum One anthology, The Edgier Waters: New Writing From Literary Upstarts and signed copies of Eddie Summerton�s �Bird of the Devil� and Storie�s �10 Minute Scots� announced plus new competitions added to win a copy of Alan Guthrie's novel, 'Hard Man' and a 1 year international subscription to Sein Und Werden magazine
Saturday 7 April 2007
In Competitions - Win a signed copy of 'Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to her Daughter' by my late mum, June Hird and myself
In Homepage - Issue 17 of site launched
In Heroes - Page about my mum and dad updated with lots of links to clips on YouTube etc
In Lit Mag Central - New Lit Mag of the Season announced
Tuesday 3 April 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Manchester International Festival 2007
Saturday 31 March 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Margaret Atwood's 'The Penelopiad', Clare Sambrook�s �Hide and Seek�, Liza Granville�s �Crack of Doom� and Alice Munro�s �The View From Castle Rock� announced and new competitions added to win copies of 'Don�t Think of an Elephant' by George Lakoff, 'Decapolis: Tales from 10 Cities' edited Maria Crossan and a subscription to Forgotten Worlds magazine
In Events - Book tickets for UK concerts by Arctic Monkeys, Peter Gabriel, Happy Mondays, The Proclaimers, Devo and Metallica
Thursday 22 March 2007
In Diary - New diary dates added
Tuesday 13 March 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Michael Gardiner�s �Escalator,� Banipal anthology �Unbuttoning the Violin,� David Swann�s �The Last Days of Johnny North,� �Parenthesis: The Next in Text,� Valerie Mason-John�s �Borrowed Body� and Alan Warner�s �The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven� announced and new competitions added to win copies of my short story collection, 'Hope and Other Urban Tales' and the Stinging Fly anthology 'These Are Our Lives' plus a 4 magazine subscription to Postscripts
Tuesday 6 March 2007
In Events - Book tickets for The Police and Blondie UK concerts
Friday 2 March 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Pet Shop Boys and Take That UK concerts
Friday 23 February 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Diana Ross and Jet UK concerts
Saturday 17 February 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Louise Welsh's 'The Bullet Trick', William S. Burroughs' 'The Yage Letters Redux' and 'The Proposition' on dvd announced and new competition added to win one of two copies of Steven Hall's 'The Raw Shark Texts'
Wednesday 14 February 2007
In Events - Book tickets for The Who and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Saturday 10 February 2007
In Competitions - Winners of copies of �The Nine Muses� edited by Forrest Aguirre and Deborah Layne, Paul Rusesabagina's 'An Ordinary Man: The True Story Behind Hotel Rwanda' and Al Alverez�s �The Writer�s Life� announced and new competition added to win a copy of the excellent 'Magnetic North' anthology
In Events - Book tickets for Manic Street Preachers, Kelly Jones and Reuben
Friday 2 February 2007
In Events - Book tickets for Jarvis, Download Festival 2007, Maximo Park, Klaxons, The Pipettes and Al Green
Monday 29 January 2007
On Events - Book tickets for Willy Mason, The Charlatans, Tiesto, Badly Drawn Boy, Tim Finn, Scott Matthews, Fall Out Boy and Just Jack
Friday 26 January 2007
On Events - Book tickets for Damien Rice, Gary Moore, David Gray Solo Accoustic, James, Ozzy Osbourne, OMD and the Classical Brit Awards 2007
Thursday 25 January 2007
On Events - Book tickets for Air, Elton John, Enter Shikari, !!! Chk Chk Chk and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concerts
In Competitions - Winners of Barry McCormack's 'Last Night As I Was Wandering' and Sinead O'Connor's 'Throw Down Your Arms' cds announced and new competition added to win a copy of Marilynne Robinson's novel 'Gilead'
Friday 19 January 2007
On Events - Book tickets for James Taylor, Bootleg Beatles, Keith Urban, Scissor Sisters, Shakira, Jools Holland, Celtic Connections 2007 concerts, Wychwood Music Festival and Evita, Pinter's People, Maggie Smith in Edward Albee's 'The Lady from Dubuque and Ricky Gervais' Fame
In Competitions - Winner of 4 issue subscription to Aesthetica Magazine announced and new comp added to win a copy of Tom McCarthy's novel, 'Remainder'
Thursday 18 January 2007
On Books and Stuff - Page updated and new entries added
Saturday 6 January 2007
On Homepage - Issue 16 of www.laurahird.com launched. Lots of great new fiction, poetry, reviews, interviews, events, competitions, best tunes plus site regulars' Best of 2006
In Competitions - Winners of competitions to win copies of Mykel Board�s �I a Me-Ist�, John Pierson�s �Weasels in a Box�, Laura Hird�s �Born Free�, Hilary Mantel�s novel �Beyond Black� and Laura Hird�s �Hope and Other Urban Tales announced and 3 new competitions added to win copies of 3am anthology, �The Edgier Waters�, Eddie Summerton�s �Bird of the Devil� and Storie �10 Minute Scots� anthology
Wednesday 27 December 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Richard Ford�s �A Multitude of Sins,� Banipal #24 and Karin Alvtegen�s �Betrayal� announced and new competitions added to win copies of Philippe Burrin's 'Nazi Anti-Semitism: From Prejudice to the Holocaust' and the anthology 'Triquorum One' added
Saturday 9 December 2006
In Events - Books tickets for UK concerts by Bob Dylan and Muse
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Cleveland W. Gibson's 'Moondust,' Robert J. Lennon's 'Pieces for the Left Hand' and 'A History of Violence' and 'A Room for Romeo Brass' on dvd announced and 2 new competitions added to win copies of Alice Munro's 'The View from Castle Rock' and Liza Granville's 'Crack of Doom'
Friday 8 December 2006
In Events - Books tickets for UK concerts by Art Garfunkel, Ricky Gervais, Snoop Dogg & P Diddy, Keane, The Fratellis, The Pogues and The Damned
Thursday 30 November 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of 'Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore' by Bettany Hughes and Geoffrey Beattie's 'Protestant Boy' announced and two new competitions added to win copies of Clare Sambrook's 'Hide and Seek' and Margaret Atwood's 'The Penelopiad'
Monday 20 November 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Outercast magazine and Samuel Shimon's novel 'An Iraqi in Paris' announced
Sunday 19 November 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Section completely updated, bad links and no-longer mags removed and links to7 new lit mags added
Friday 10 November 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Rod Stewart, Faithless, Roger Waters and Nine Inch Nails UK concerts
Wednesday 8 November 2006
In Competitions - Winners of subscription to Midnight Street and copy of Tony O'Neill's 'Digging the Vein' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Michael Gardiner's short story collection, 'Escalator' added
Friday 3 November 2006
In Diary - 2 new diary dates added
Thursday 2 November 2006
In Competitions - Winners of subscription to Absinthe New European Writing Journal, a copy of Evan Cohen's 'I Was A Murder Junkie: The Last Days Of GG Allin,' copy of Issue 4 of Trunk Stories and a copy of Aliya Whiteley's 'Mean Mode Median' announced and new competition added to win copy of Banipal anthology, �Unbuttoning the Violin.�
In Events - Book tickets for Meat Loaf, Dolly Parton and Bloc Party UK concerts and for Porgy and Bess and Equus on the West End
Saturday 21 October 2006
On Homepage - Issue 15 of the site launched
In The Devil Has All the Best Tunes - New section launched
In Lit Mag Central - New Lit Mag of the Season announced and links to 12 new lit mags added
Tuesday 17 October 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Ray Davies, My Chemical Romance, Lionel Richie and Barenaked Ladies UK concerts and Alan Bennett's play, 'The History Boys' at Wyndam's Theatre, London
Saturday 14 October 2006
In Events - Book tickets for The Move and Morrissey UK tours
Friday 13 October 2006
In Competitions - Winners of seven competitions announced
Saturday 30 September 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Neil Strauss's 'The Game,' 'Ellipsis 1: Comma Modern Shorts' and Arielle Eckstut's 'Pride and Promiscuity' and subscription to QWF Magazine announced
Tuesday 12 September 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Lisa Dierbeck's 'One Pill Makes You Smaller' and Lionel Shriver's 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' announced and new competitions added to win copies of 'Parenthesis: The Next in Text' anthology and David Swann's 'The Last Days of Johnny North' added
Sunday 20 August 2006
In Competitions - New competitions added to win copies of Alan Warner�s �The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven� and Valerie Mason-John's debut novel �Borrowed Body�
Tuesday 15 August 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of Naomi Mitchison's 'Travel Light' and Michel Faber's 'The Fahrenheit Twins' announced
Friday 11 August 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Randy Crawford and Joe Sample Trio, Once in a Lifetime Country featuring Kenny Rogers, Ron Williams and Rita Coolidge, Babyshambles with The Holloways and Noisettes and Beth Orton concerts
Monday 7 August 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Ron Sexsmith, Madeleine Peyroux, Violent Femmes, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon concerts
Saturday 5 August 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Teenage Fanclub, James Dean Bradfield, The Roots and The Storys concerts
In Competitions - Winner of copy of 'Apples and Snakes' anthology announced and new competitions added to win copies of Louise Welsh's 'The Bullet Train,' William S. Burroughs' 'The Yage Letters Redux' and John Hillcoat's 'The Proposition' on dvd
Wednesday 2 August 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Bestival Weekend 2006 and Steeleye Span, Placebo, Wishbone Ash, Snow Patrol and Deacon Blue UK concerts
Saturday 29 July 2006
In Events - Book tickets for King Creosote and The Zutons uk concerts
In Competitions - New competitions added to win copies of �An Ordinary Man: The True Story of Hotel Rwanda� by Paul Rusesabagina and �The Writer�s Life� by Al Alvarez
Thursday 23 July 2006
In Events - Book tickets for WOMAD 2006
In Competitions - Win a copy of 'The Nine Muses' edited by Forrest Aguirre and Deborah Layne
Tuesday 18 July 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Wishbone Ash, LL Cool J, Muse and Paul Weller UK concerts
Thursday 13 July 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 6 new lit mags added
In Events - Book tickets for XFM Weekender in Edinburgh and Pink and Gipsy Kings concerts
Wednesday 12 July 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Snow Patrol and Robbie Williams concerts and Manchester United versus Sevilla at Old Trafford
Monday 10 July 2006
In Film Profiles - Profiles of Alan Clarke, Ken Loach, Shane Meadows, Mike Leigh and Stephen Frears updated
Saturday 8 July 2006
In Competitions - New competition added to win a 4 issue subscription to the current Lit Mag of the Season, Aesthetica magazine
In Events - Book tickets for the stage play of 'Steptoe and Son' for various UK venues
Friday 7 July 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Gang of Four, Flaming Lips, The Rapture, New Order, The Lemonheads, Juliette and the Licks, Graham Coxon, The Divine Comedy, Primal Scream and Human League concerts
Sunday 2 July 2006
On Homepage - Issue 14 of the site launched
In Competitions - New competitions added to win a copy of Hilary Mantel's novel 'Beyond Black' and a signed copy of my new short story collection, 'Hope and Other Urban Tales'
In Lit Mag Central - New Lit Mag of the Season announced and links to 8 new lit mags added
Friday 23 June 2006
In Competitions - Winner of signed copy of Delphine LeCompte's 'Kittens in the Boiler' announced and new competitions added to win copy of John Pierson's 'Weasels in a Box,' Mykel Board's 'I A Me-Ist' and my novel 'Born Free'
Saturday 17 June 2006
In Edinburgh International Book Festival 2006 - Details of writers featured or reviewed on the site who are taking part in this years festival added
In Competitions - Winner of signed copy of my novel 'Born Free' announced and new competitions added to win a copies of Banipal #24 and Karin Alvtegen's novel, 'Betrayal'
Sunday 11 June 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 6 new lit mags added
In Competitions - Winner of 1 year international subscription to Orphan Leaf Review announced
Saturday 10 June 2006
In About Me - Link to book detail for my forthcoming collection 'Hope and Other Urban Tales' added
In Projects - Details of involvement with 'Bird of the Devil Project' with artist, Eddie Summerton added
In Events - Book tickets for T on the Fringe concerts
Friday 9 June 2006
In Competitions - Winner of subscription to Open Wide Magazine announced plus new competition added to win a copy of Richard Ford's 'A Multitude of Sins'
Saturday 3 June 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Guns N' Roses UK Tour
In Competitions - Win a copy of David Cronenberg's 'A History of Violence' on dvd
Thursday 1 June 2006
In Competitions - Winner of subscription to Glimmer Train magazinze announced and new competition added to win a signed copy of Cleveland W. Gibson's short story collection, 'Moondust'
Monday 29 May 2006
In Diary - New diary dates added added
Saturday 27 May 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 9 new lit mag added
Friday 26 May 2006
In Events - Book tickets for The Tower Festival at the Tower of London, featuring concerts by Pet Shop Boys, Dionne Warwick, James Brown etc
In Film Profiles - Profiles of Michael Haneke, Gaspar Noe, Lars Von Trier, Larry Clark and Neil LaBute updated
Thursday 25 May 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, New Order, Robbie Williams UK dates and The Lost Weekend (Julian Cope, New York Dolls) and Hyde Park Calling (The Who, Roger Waters) festivals
Sunday 21 May 2006
In Competitions - Winner of copy of Alasdair Gray's '1982 Janine' announced and 2 new competitions added to win copy of J. Robert Lennon's short story collection, 'Pieces for the Left Hand' and Shane Meadows' 'A Room for Romeo Brass' on dvd
Wednesday 17 May 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Zappa Plays Zappa, Sparks, Snow Patrol and Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings UK concerts
Sunday 14 May 2006
In Competitions - Competition added to win a copy of Geoffrey Beattie's book, 'Protestant Boy'
Friday 12 May 2006
In Competitions - Winner of copy of Helen Cross's 'The Secrets She Keeps' announced
Saturday 7 May May 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 9 new lit mags added
In Competitions - New competition added to win a copy of Bettany Hughes' 'Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore'
Monday 1 May 2006
In Competitions - Winner of subscription to Storie magazine announced and new competitions added to win a copy of Outercast magazine and a copy of Samuel Shimon's novel 'An Iraqi in Paris'
Sunday 23 April 2006
In Competitions - Winner of 'Under African Skies' anthology announced and new competitions added to win subscription to Midnight Street magazine and Tony O'Neill's debut novel, 'Digging the Vein'
In Events - Book tickets for Madonna and George Michael UK concerts
Saturday 15 April 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Details and links to 15 new lit mags added
Friday 14 April 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Details and links to 12 new lit mags added
In Competitions - 2 new competitions added to win a copy of Trunk Tales #4 and Aliya Whiteley's novel 'Mean Mode Median'
Wednesday 12 April 2006
In Lit Mag Central - New links added to Triptych, Shattercolors and Menda City Review
Tuesday 11 April 2006
In About Me - Link to Clare Azzopardi's LAF & Inizjamed interview with myself from Re-Vision Literature Symposium, Malta added
Sunday 9 April 2006
In Competitions - Competitions added to win a subscription to Absinthe New European Writing journal and a copy of Evan Cohen's 'I Was a Murder Junkie: The Last Days of GG Allin'
Saturday 8 April 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Bruce Springsteen live and Kathy Burke's play 'Smaller'
Friday 7 April 2006
In Competitions - Winner of Interpol's 'Antics' cd announced and 3 new competitions added to win a subscription to The Stinging Fly, a copy of the poetry anthology 'Poems for the Retired Nihilist' and Arctic Monkey's cd 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.'
In Events - Book tickets for Madonna and Bauhaus gigs
Saturday 1 April 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Tom Jones UK tour
Friday 31 March 2006
In Homepage - Issue 13 of the site launched including 25 new lit mags, 4 new competitions and loads of great new writing, reviews, interviews and articles
In Events - Order tickets for Fatboy Slim live at Loch Ness and UK concerts by Billy Joel, Pet Shop Boys, Ennio Morricone and Basement Jaxx
Monday 27 March 2006
In About Me - Link to recent interview with me by Zsolt Alapi on The Danforth Review added
In Diary - New dates added
In Projects - Details of 10 Minutes Scots project in conjunction with Storie magazine added
In Books & Stuff - Details of Through a Glass Darkly reading in The Wheatshief Pub, London added
Saturday 25 March 2006
In Events - Book tickets 'Pete and Dud: Come Again' in London's West End
Friday 24 March 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Beautiful South UK tour
Thursday 23 March 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Van Morrison, UB40, Roxy Music and Radiohead UK dates
Wednesday 22 March 2006
In Competitions - New competitions added to win subscription to QWF magazine and a copy of Arielle Eckstut's book 'Pride and Promiscuity: The Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen' added
Tuesday 21 March 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copy of Versal magazine and Brina Svit's 'Death of a Prima Donna' announced
Saturday 18 March 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Bob Dylan and Motorhead concerts
Monday 13 March 2006
In Competitions - Winners of Ironstone Literary Magazine announced and new competition added to win one of two copies of 'Ellipsis 1: Comma Modern Shorts'
Thursday 2 March 2006
In Competitions - Winners of Prakash Kona's 'Pearls of an Unstrung Necklace,' a signed copy of my collection 'Nail and Other Stories' and a copy of Gator Springs Gazette announced
Wednesday 1 March 2006
In Competitions - Win a copy of Neil Strauss's 'The Game'
Wednesday 22 February 2006
In Competitions - Winner of Courtney Angela Brkic's collection 'Stillness' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel, 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' added
In Events - Book tickets for The Streets and Moody Blues UK tours
Tuesday 21 February 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links added to 7 new lit mags
Friday 17 February 2006
In Competitions - Winner of Andrew Wilson's 'Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Lis Dierbeck's novel 'One Pill Makes You Smaller'
In The Gallery - Details of MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE An exhibition of portraits of actors by Stuart Pearson Wright added
In Events - Book tickets for Luciano Pavarotti, The Zutons, Roy Ayers and BB King and Gary Moore UK concerts
Wednesday 15 February 2006
In Books & Stuff - Details of the StorySouth 2006 Million Writer Award for Fiction added. Nominate your favourite story published on www.laurahird.com or any other online journal in 2005
Tuesday 14 February 2006
In Events - Book tickets for Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at Royal Albert Hall featuring Goldfrapp, Bloc Party, Razorlight, Ricky Gervais, The Cure, Tommy Vance featuring Judas Priest and special guests, plus concerts, events and tours including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, The Eagles, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, Guinness Premiership Rugby Final, The Charlatans, Elbow, Buzzcocks, Killing Joke, Primal Scream and Albert Lee
In Competitions - Win a copy of Michel Faber's brilliant new short story collection 'The Fahrenheit Twins'
In Diary - Page updated
In Projects - Page updated
Tuesday 7 February 2006
In Best of 2005 - 'Football Factory' writer John King picks his favourites of last year
Sunday 5 February 2006
In Competitions - Win a copy of Naomi Mitchison's 'Travel Light'
Thursday 2 February 2006
In Competitions - Winners of Alberto Manguel's 'Stevenson Under the Palms' announced
Sunday 29 January 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 2 new lit mags added
Saturday 28 January 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 18 new lit mags added
In Competitions - Win a copy of the outstanding Banipal anthology 'Sardines and Oranges: Short Stories from North Africa'
In Showcase - Link to Showcase writer Aliya Whiteley's new website added
In Showcase - Link to section on Site Forum for friends and colleagues to share their memories of Showcase and Tindal Street writer, Godfrey Featherstone, who died suddenly at the end of 2005
In Books & Stuff - Details of CYSTADLEUAETH BARDDONIAETH Poetry competition added
Friday 27 January 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 19 new lit mags added
Wednesday 25 January 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 17 new lit mags added
In Competitions - Win a copy of showcase writer, Delphine LeCompte's debut collection, 'Kittens in the Boiler'
Monday 23 January 2006
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 5 new lit mags added
In Events - Book tickets for John Martyn live in Newcastle
In Competitions - Winner of Sylvester Stein's book 'Who Killed Mr Drum' announced
Saturday 21 January 2006
In The New Review - Dan Schneider's reviews of Evan S. Connell's 'Mr Bridge', 'Mrs Bridge' and 'The Collected Stories,' Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' and 'Tropic of Capricorn' and James Ivory's film 'Mr and Mrs Bridge' added
In Lit Mag Central - Links to 11 new lit mags added
On Homepage - The Tip Jar added. If you enjoy this site and would like to make a small contribution towards the running costs, please use the Paypal link to make a donation
In Site Map - Site Map updated
Friday 20 January 2006
In Books & Stuff - Details of V.S. Prichett Memorial Award and The Banipal Prize added
In Competitions - Win a signed copy of my novel, 'Born Free'
In Events - Book tickets for Richard Ashcroft, Luciano Pavarotti, Fairport Convention, Henry Rollins Spoken Word and The Strokes
Thursday 19 January 2006
In Competitions - Win a year's subscription to Orphan Leaf Review
Wednesday 18 January 2006
In Best of 2005 - New Best Of's from Nick Dockerty and James Quinton added
In Competitions - Win a year's subscription to Open Wide Magazine
Monday 16 January 2006
In Competitions - Winners of copies of MG Vassanji's 'The In-Between World of Vikram Lall' announced and new competition added to win a year's subscription to Glimmer Train magazine added
On Homepage - Issue 12 of the site launched
Wednesday 3 January 2006
In Competitions - Winner of Sierra Leone 'Book of Voices' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Alasdair Gray's wonderful novel, '1982 Janine' added
Tuesday 27 December 2005
In Competitions - Winners of Roger McGough's 'The State of Poetry' and Heather Lewis's 'Notice' announced
Friday 16 December 2005
In Competitions - Winner of Alasdair Gray and Adam Tomkins' 'How We Should Rule Ourselves' announced
Saturday 3 December 2005
In Competitions - Winners of copies of 'Divine Filth' and Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Helen Cross's novel 'The Secrets She Keeps'
Tuesday 29 November 2005
In Competitions - Winners of copies of James Meek's novel 'The People's Act of Love' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Maria Grech Ganado's English/Maltese poetry collection 'Cracked Canvas' added
Monday 21 November 2005
In Competitions - Winner of Ali Smith's 'Supersonic 70's' announced
Wednesday 16 November 2005
In Competitions - Winner of Will Self's 'Design Faults in the Volvo 740 Turbo' announced and new competition added to win a subscription to the excellent bi-lingual Italian literary magazine, Storie added
Monday 7 November 2005
In Competitions - Winner of Hunter S. Thompson's 'Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson' announced and new competition added to win a copy of Charles L. Larson's excellent anthology 'Under African Skies: Modern African Short Stories' added
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