Hello everyone,

This week’s blog has four award winners’ stories and poems.  Please enjoy!

Stories from Angela van Breemen and Angie Rose-Carnegie

Poems from Teri-Lyn Smethurst and Frank Castellano

For those of you who haven’t Zoomed into New Tecumseth Public Library’s poetry group, why don’t you try it out on Thursday 17th. to see if you would like it.  Email Kim at kimburgess@ntpl.ca for a Zoom invitation.  I promise that you will have fun and maybe try writing poetry for yourself if that’s something you haven’t done before.  It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s not all about rhyming and who doesn’t enjoy a challenge.  Just another way to broaden your writing skills.

Bren

Hello everyone,

I am pleased to announce the results of the Valentine poetry competition.  The scoring was extremely close.  Thank you to all the poets who took part and also the judges for their dedication.

The results are as follows.

1st place – Angie Rose-Carnegie with Lover’s Memory – $25 gift card and certificate

2nd place – Frank Castellano with Love is Blind – certificate

3rd place – Angela van Breemen with We Only See One Another – certificate

The stories will be featured this month, so make sure to check out writingblog.ca to share a romantic moment or two. 

I have added a comments button on each page of the short stories and poems featured on the blog.  You can now send your comments to the writers and I will forward them.

Bren

Hello everyone,
Sorry, this is a little late, but there has been a lot happening on the blog. 

This week’s contributors are:
Mary Penner with part two of The Spy Thriller, her winning story in the SSAC writing competition of last year.

Angela van Breemen with her poem Milkweed Dreams

Patricia Burnett with her poem In Memory

And finally, in the audio section, my own story, What If…

Check it out

We will have the results of the Valentine Poem competition by the end of the week and I will post the results on writingblog.ca

Not sure if I sent this already, but the 1st Semi-Annual Writing Competition winners are:
1st place – Angela van Breemen with Seaweed Dreams $50

2nd place – Angie Rose-Carnegie with The Year Dad Built Our Christmas Tree $25

3rd place – Angie Rose-Carnegie with Fishing in the Dark $15
Thanks to everyone who took part.  Stay tuned, I will be featuring the stories over the next few weeks.
Bren

Hello fellow bloggers,

Just a reminder that the poetry competition closes tomorrow (Jan 30) at midnight. Send me your entries at brendashort@writingblog.ca for a chance to win $25. No entry fee is required. Your poem can be loving or humorous. Check out the news and current events page for further information and also for the program with Judy Penz Sheluk – lots of information on publishing.

Bren

Hello everyone,

Here is a very useful program for anyone who is interested in publishing a complete book. Judy Penz Sheluk will tell us about all the challenges. Register at ntpl.ca/for-adults/adult-programs-events/

See you there, Bren

Hello Everyone,

This week’s contributors are Mary Penner, with part 1 of her winning story in the South Simcoe Arts Council writing competition, Dian Bowers and Frank Castellano with their poems.

Also, there is a home-page special on Joyce Ernyes’ book “Letters From Sugar”. Don’t forget the poetry competition that closes on January 30th. Write a Valentine and send it to me at writingblog.ca for the chance to win $25, no entry fee.

Send me your short stories and poems if you want to be published on Short’s Shorts and let me know if you would like to become a resident story reader for my audio story section. brendashort@writingblog.ca

Bren

Hello everyone,

The 1st Semi-annual writing competition has officially closed and the judging is underway.  Thanks to everyone who took part and good luck.  The winners will be announced on Jan 31st by email and on the blog writingblog.ca.  
Meantime, there is another exciting, free competition for the poets among you.  Challenge: to write a romantic, or humorous Valentine’s poem and send it to me by Jan 29th for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate and have your poem published on writingblog.ca  I hope that you will all consider joining in the fun.
Thanks for this week’s contributions for my blog, to Leslie Harris, Peter Pontsa, Teri-Lyn Smethurst and Angie Rose-Carnegie.  Please take a look at writingblog.ca/story-of-the-week/

Bren

Hello everyone,

Today is the last day to enter the writing competition. Send your entry by midnight at the latest for a chance to win $50 cash, or the runner’s up prizes of $25 and $15. Open to everyone, including my International followers. Entry fee can be sent in the mail, if you don’t bank electronically.

Winners will be announced at the end of the month. Good luck to those of you who have entered.

Bren

Don’t miss the chance to win $50 in the Short’s Shorts writing competition. Other prizes for second and third place. Time is running out…

Thank you to Angela van Breemen, Patricia Burnett and Mary Penner – this week’s contributors on the blog.

Bren

Hello everyone,

Happy New Year! We have a new selection of writings for your enjoyment and this week they have been contributed by Dian Bowers, Tammy Tipler-Priolo and Frank Castellano, with another story from myself. Thank you to this week’s writers.

Now that things are less frantic with holiday plans, take a moment or two to write your own story and enter it for our first annual writing competition. What was memorable about your holiday? Or, did it bring back memories, good or bad, of another holiday season? What are your plans going forward? Or, did you have a dream that you want to share? You can write about any subject, or genre. There is no pre-set challenge. Let your imagination soar!

Details are on the News and Current Events page and the competition closes on January 15th. so don’t delay.

Bren