Literary criticism

The Literary Yard is an e-journal that aims at identifying and featuring the best literary works awaiting publication. The idea is to tender budding as well as established authors a constructive platform which helps them to reach out to a mass audience. An ever-increasing repository of quality, critical articles, poems, short fiction, literary essays and reviews on the e-journal is a living example of the committment.
Their effort is also to focus on new books and recognise fresh literary trends. The e-journal seeks to offer a constructive platform for booklovers’, readers, writers and creative artists. Our effort is to tender platform to budding and struggling authors from all over the world.

If you're an short story writer and you want a free critique of your work then check out Morgen's Online Short Story Group. You can submit a story for an online critique by Morgen and her readers but take note that this will be classed as being published should you want to send the work elsewhere later.

Mslexia, the literary magazin for women writers contains excellent information and advice on all kinds of writing. Their website www. mslexia.co.uk also has workshop pages with advice for writing poetry, short stories and novels.

Another good resource is the BBC. Their website www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom has advice and information about how to... as well as details about submission, job opportunities and much more.

Highlands and Island Short Story Association (HISSAC) hold annual short story competitions and also have a metoring service. Check them out at www.hissac.co.uk or info@cliogray.com.

Media

Part of the problem I experience as someone new to marketing has been where to go to get maximum coverage and advertising of my book and events. I live in Dumfries and Galloway so the following have been very useful for me. I shall be adding to this with national links as and when I discover them, so please bear with me.

thecommonty@gmail.com : this is a community, volunteer-run site that promotes events, exhibits etc in the D & G area. It also has a weekly newsletter and submissions need a photo

DGWGO.com : a free site for adverising wares, events, and for finding events that you can participate in to promote yourself

cabn@dumgal.gove.uk : to promote your arts, find out about jobs events and what's going on in the arts/crafts scene in D & G

dgwriters : a member's site where you can discuss issues, promote your work and hear about others' achievements

D & G link on Facebook : a community hub

www.aliveradio.net : plugs for local writers - contact is Kath Lord-Green

Carol Hogarth at D G Life is a journalist always looking for local stories/achievements

Carolyn Yates also posts on Facebook - www.facebook.com/wigtownwritersgathering and www.facebook.com/groups