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IT'S A CELEBRATION!

tall tales & short stories is celebrating all the visitors who have stopped by the blog and being rated as a top ten children's literature blog for a second time!

The festivities will start on Monday 21st May and last for a few weeks with a new post every week that details the latest prize on offer.

We have something for writers and readers;

Two agents are offering crits on opening pages!

A literary consultancy will give feedback on your synopsis!

Authors…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on May 19, 2012 at 13:34 — No Comments

Agent Interview: Gemma Cooper @ The Bright Literary Agency

tall tales and short stories welcomes Gemma Cooper of The Bright Literary Agency to the blog.

Gemma gives an insight into her working day; her wishlist of things she'd like to find in her submission box; and lots of writing and submission advice.

Gemma is actively looking for new clients...

Gemma's interview

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on April 2, 2012 at 8:59 — No Comments

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Colouring in Heroes by Sarwat Chadda

Sarwat Chadda and one of the first 'Discovered SCBWI Voices' visits tall tales & short stories to talk about his new book and bad-ass hero Ash Mistry, and why Diversity Matters...

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Colouring in Heroes by Sarwat Chadda

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on March 26, 2012 at 13:20 — No Comments

8 Ways to Become a Better Writer by Josh Lacey

Josh Lacey is the author of several books including Bearkeeper, The Grk series, The Island of Thieves...

8 Ways to Become a Better Writer by Josh Lacey

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on March 19, 2012 at 9:39 — No Comments

Interview with a debut author: WENDY MEDDOUR

Debut author and illustrator Wendy Meddour revisits tall tales & short stories to talk about her route to publication.

You can find the post here

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on March 12, 2012 at 10:02 — No Comments

Agent Interview: Molly Ker Hawn @ The Bent Agency

Molly Ker Hawn visits tall tales & short stories to talk about being an agent, to share her wishlist and to give lots of writerly advice.

Molly's Interview Here

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on March 4, 2012 at 11:41 — No Comments

2012 UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!

Today's post on tall tales & short stories features author, Rachel Wolfreys.

To enter the draw to win a copy of the anthology, please leave a comment on the blog.

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on February 10, 2012 at 9:56 — No Comments

2012 UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!

Today's post on tall tales & short stories features illustrator, Julia Groves.

To enter the draw to win a copy of the anthology, please leave a comment on the blog.

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on February 9, 2012 at 9:37 — No Comments

2012 UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!

Today's post on tall tales & short stories features author, Jane Hardstaff.

To enter the draw to win a copy of the anthology, please leave a comment on the blog.

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on February 8, 2012 at 9:41 — No Comments

2012 UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!

Every day for the next two weeks, tall tales & short stories, will be highlighting the authors and illustrators featured in the 2012 Undiscovered Voices anthology.
Running alongside the posts is a chance to enter a draw to win one of two copies of the anthology.
Details can be found on the blog.

Today's post features author, Sharon Jones.

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on February 7, 2012 at 9:58 — No Comments

2012 UNDISCOVERED AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!

Every day for the next two weeks, tall tales & short stories, will be highlighting the authors and illustrators featured in the 2012 Undiscovered Voices anthology.

Running alongside the posts is a chance to enter a draw to win one of two copies of the anthology.

Details can be found on the blog.…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on February 6, 2012 at 10:15 — No Comments

Interview with a debut author: JASMINE RICHARDS

In a video interview, Jasmine talks about her debut novel, The Book of Wonders, and what it's like to be on the other side of the publishing desk as an author, instead of in her usual role as a Senior Commissioning Editor at OUP.…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on January 12, 2012 at 9:58 — No Comments

Interview with SCBWI's very own, SARA GRANT, author of debut YA novel, DARK PARTIES.

'Dark Parties started as a short story about Neva and her best friend Sanna who host a party for their friends in the pitch black and secretly plot a rebellion. I was intrigued – some might say obsessed – by this idea. I spent the next three years writing and revising Dark Parties.'

You can read Sara's interview on tall tales & short…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on January 3, 2012 at 13:41 — No Comments

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Zannah Kearns on being inspired by different cultures and the world around her.

Zannah Kearns ~ 'my life experience has been one of enjoying diversity, and I have come to realise how much I like to see that reflected in stories - not only the ones I write, but the ones I read, too.'

 

You can read Zannah's guest post as part of tall tales & short stories' Diversity Matters series here

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on November 27, 2011 at 17:16 — No Comments

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Writing with asylum seekers by MIRIAM HALAHMY

'Many asylum seekers talk about the loneliness they have to endure along with homesickness and knowing that they will probably never see their families again. Coming together weekly to write gives them companionship, a shared purpose and the chance of having their voices heard.

In all the organisations I have worked with we have been funded to produce a booklet of work and the absolute delight of the writers seeing their work in print is unimaginable. Having their writing…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on November 24, 2011 at 10:15 — No Comments

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Teen dads and the intensity of first love.

DIVERSITY MATTERS: Joanne Horniman talks about the teen dads who inspired her book, Mahalia, and the intensity of first love in, About A Girl.

You can read her post on tall tales & short stories - here

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on November 15, 2011 at 10:29 — No Comments

3 blog posts you might be interested in:

My Diversity Matters series returns with Trent Reedy discussing  “insider/outsider” narratives and the young Afghan girl who inspired his debut novel Words in the Dust.



http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/2011/11/diversity-matters-trent-reedy-on.html





Barefoot Books are celebrating the publication of TV presenter Nick Crane’s new children’s Atlas with an online… Continue

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on November 8, 2011 at 15:56 — No Comments

DIVERSITY MATTERS: ‘We’re Here, We’re Queer’ by James Dawson

'When I was fifteen, I thought I was so alone. I read and read and read, but didn’t read about anyone else like me. No-one.'



'No-one at Orion, or my lovely agent, ever raised concerns about the three LGBTQC characters in my novel HOLLOW PIKE. I, however, was ready for opposition and had prepared my defence. At the editing stage, editors edit, but I would have died to protect the somewhat complex orientations of Kitty, Jack and Delilah.'…

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Added by Tracy Ann Baines on September 22, 2011 at 19:23 — No Comments

A Journey of Discovery at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival

 7-16 October 2011


500 inspiring, exciting and star-studded events at
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011.
Book It!  - the festival for… Continue

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on September 20, 2011 at 9:52 — No Comments

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  • Cambridge Get-Together

    May 28, 2013 from 7:30pm to 11pm – CB2 Cafe

    We are having a Cambridge social gathering at CB2 Cafe, Norfolk St, Cambridge, on Tuesday 28th May at 7.30. All writers and illustrators very welcome.

    Organized by Helen Moss | Type: social

  • By Popular Demand

    August 24, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – North West Region - Manchester

    Children's Author Steve Hartley's workshop 'Keeping up Appearances' is both entertaining and interactive, giving you a simple behaviour model that will aid you in giving distinctive and consistent ch

    Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop

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