Five Things Friday: issue 32

Submission opportunities, a stay in a library, and money for work in progress

Isn’t this penguin the cutest?? He was a gift from the lovely Untrodden Ways: the group of young writers I work with at Dowdales School in Dalton. I’ve named him Kitten. (Since we already have Penguin the cat, it felt appropriate to also have Kitten the penguin chick.)

The reason they gave me a penguin (other than the fact that they’re just a supremely lovely group) is because it was our last session before the summer. For some of them, who’ll be in yr10 and working towards GCSEs next year, it’s their last session in the poetry group ever. It was emotional, to say the least, looking back at all the poems they’ve written during the year, and thinking about what a fab group they’ve been to work with.

And of course, it’s another sign of the school year coming to a close. Which of course, only means an even bigger list of things I need to get done before the summer holidays…

But first, writing opportunities!

Another cracking set of writing opportunities for the diary this week - and a particularly strong week for writers with a manuscript ready for submission.

Pens at the ready? Here goes:

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