News from Sarah Painter

  • Frome Festival short story competition

    The Frome Festival is running a short story competition. Emma Darwin, whom I ‘know’ online via a writing forum, is one of the judges. She’s an excellent and successful writer, and incredibly kind and insightful to boot. The first prize is £300, second £150 and third £75. Plus, the winning…

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  • Sleep when we’re dead

    I’m lucky; I love my job so I don’t get the Monday morning blues. However, weekends still fly past in the blink of an eye, often leaving me with a bewildered ‘where’d it go?’ expression. Not so with this one. I feel as if I’ve been on holiday for a…

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  • Authors for Japan

    My lovely friend, YA author Keris Stainton, has done a very good thing indeed. In order to raise money for the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal, she has set up an online auction for book-related goodies. A host of generous authors responded immediately to Keris’s idea (overwhelming her slightly, I think!), offering brilliant prizes – including signed…

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