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Competitions & Publications:

Short Stories:

"Frog Porridge": Selected and published as title piece in eponymous issue of the Wild Musette Journal (Feb 2019)

"Honour The Sabbath": Selected for publication in Sproutlings from Hunter Anthologies (Feb 2016) 

"Get A Life": Selected for publication in Novascapes Volume 2 from Invisible Elephant Press (Dec 2015)

"Exchange" Published in 101Words.Org (February 2016)  


"Elevation": Selected for publication, Twisted Tales Anthology from from Raging Aardvark Publishing (July 2014) 

"Astronomical Odds" and "Capturing The Tiger": Published, Flash Flood (June 2015)

"For Sale": Longlisted, Raging Aardvark Twisted Tales Competition (June 2015) 

"9 Out Of 10 Zebras Prefer Black And White Stripes": Published, Alfie Dog (February 2015)

"Argus": Published, Alfie Dog (February 2015) 


"Calico Pie": Shortlisted and selected for publication in Flash Fiction 14 from Cloud Cuckoo Lands Flash Fiction Contest 2014 (May 2014, published August 2015)

"Payback": Shortlist, published, Every Writer Resource (October 2013)


"Salvage Work": Published, Wordsmag (March 2013)

"Something for Hanako" and "Buttons": published in New Sun Rising Anthology (June 2012)

"Pain Perdu": Shortlist, Hungry Hill Short Story Competition (April 2012)

"Aiding and Abetting": Longlist, Fish Flash Fiction Competition (March 2012)

"London Bridge": Shortlist, The Word Hut Short Story Competition (March 2012) 

"Oil Slick": Winner, A Very Short Story Competition  (September 2011)
 
"Historically Speaking": Highly Commended, Writers' Forum (August 2011)

"Building Rome": Shortlist, Brighton Cow Short Story Competition (August 2011)

"The Mechanics of Retribution": Shortlist, A Very Short Story Competition (June 2011)

"Balancing The Books": Runer-Up, Cazart Short Story Competition (June 2011)

"Oil Slick": Shortlist, A Very Short Story Competition May (2011)

"
The Same Old Story": Runner-Up, Cazart Flash Fiction Competition May (2011)

"CO2": Winner, Strictly Shakespeare Prose Competition April (2011)

"Out of Sight": Runner-Up, Writelink's "Christmas Chillers" Competition (2010)

"New Shoes, Old Shoes": Commended, Writelink's "Devils, Dragons and Dodos" Competition (2010)

"The Sum of All": Runner-Up, Cazart Short Story Competition (2010)




Poetry

"Two Weeks": Writelink Flower Power Competition (April 2012)

"Antipodean Noontides": Creative Ink Poetry Winner May (2011) and Quarterly Winner

"Driftwood": Runner-up, Writelink's "Tears and Fears" Competition March (2011)

"Contended Ground": Shortlist, Writelink's "Rivals" Competition (2010)


"Sugar Lips": The May Anthology of Oxford and Cambridge Poetry (selected and edited by Seamus Heaney). Singled out for particular commendation by The Times.  (1993)

"Wren Burial": The May Anthology of Oxford and Cambridge Poetry (1994)
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Articles, Miscellaneous

"Evolution": Article on global writing, published in Writers Abroad magazine (March 2015)

"
How To Be An Awesome Person And Defender Of The Oppressed In 3 Easy Steps": Published, HWC Rant (January 2015)

"From Here to There" Interview on writing in Australia, published in Writers Abroad magazine (Sept 2014) 

"Aliens": Article published in Foreign and Far Away anthology (October 2013) 

"Rib Huggers International": published in Foreign Flavours anthology (October 2011)
 
Words With Jam  "What If" competition winner May (2011)

"Water-Skis on His Sleigh": published in the Writelinkers Christmas Magazine (2010)


Blogs

Wednesday Words  

Other regular fun 


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