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.