The literary magazine The Yellow Room has today published a plea for more entries to its forthcoming short story competition, which closes on 20 March.
The Yellow Room is Jo Derrick’s latest project: she also founded the literary magazines QWF and Cadenza. I was lucky enough to be awarded prizes by both of those titles (you can read the story which won the QWF prize here, and the Cadenza prize-winning one here), and the experience was very positive: not only was the prize-money very welcome, the exposure brought me into contact with many new writers and readers who I would not otherwise have reached.
Go and write something for The Yellow Room prize. Do it now. You have nearly three weeks to get your entries in.
Aw! That looked so good until Duotrope said that it’s only for ladies. Blast!Nik
Really? Only for the ladies? I suppose Americans are out too. Dagnabit!
Duotrope are wrong. The competition is open to male writers and non-UK writers. It’s only straightforward submissions that we insist come from UK female writers only. I hope this clarifies things.
Brill – thanks for clarifying that Jo – I think the Duotrope entry is for general submissions; they make no mention of the comp.Thanks againNik
Thank you, Jo! I hope you get plenty of entries.
In a moment of rash self-importance I’ve added links in this article to the stories of mine which won prizes from Jo Derrick’s two earlier literary magazines: while the one which appeared in Cadenza did so quite a while after Jo had handed it over to new editors, the QWF story was, I think, selected by Jo. So it might help potential entrants gauge her preferences… or it might just prove that I shouldn’t have had that last cup of coffee this afternoon. Anyway. Happy reading.
Thanks Jane, V thoughtful of you. Off to read…Nik
Perhaps I shouldn’t have added those links…!
Why ever not? I really enjoyed both stories as well – should have said that earlier really.Keep up the great work, Jane; it’s appreciated.Nik