Apparently May was National Smile Month here in the UK. Launched back in 1977, it’s something to do with dentistry and Pam Ayres. But who cares? Beautifully brushed words have finding a home, that’s something for all of us to smile about.
A place for all your writerly wins, achievements, publications, goals smashed, small victories and big news.
With no more preamble necessary, let us get on with The Tooting.
(PS if you want your name in the June toots, please make sure you post your wins in the July toots thread on the forum.)
(PPS If we missed you off the list, we are extreeeeemely sorry. Give us a nudge via the usual channels, and we’ll add you in).
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Karen Arnold earned a place on the prestigious Wigleaf Top 50 with her flash fiction My Granny Has a Glass Eye.
Sarah Oakes made the longlist of WestWord’s Folktale Flash competition and was featured in the Flash Flood write-in with her piece Seasons of sound and silence.
Heather Haigh had a story acceptance from The Wild Umbrella
Jane Jackson had five stories in this year’s Flash Flood write-in. Including The Price of Bread.
Helen Maclean shortlisted in the Mslexia Children’s and YA Novel Competition.
Sarah Masters won the Propelling Pencil competition with her piece Mudlark.
Sarah McPherson made the WestWord’s Folktale Flash longlist.
Jane Mooney had a mentorship application accepted, and had her story All Change published in The Best of Cafe Lit 14. She also had her piece The Anniversary published by Funny Pearls.
Jude Potts was in this year’s Flash Flood with her story Octopus-Hearted and in the Flash Flood write-in with A Huckster’s How-To of Hustling Gulls She also had a story accepted by Underbelly Press.
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Omg wow, you guys are the absolute literal, figurative, complete BEST. Well frikken done.
And like we said up there, if you want your name in the June toots, please make sure you post your wins in the July toots thread on the forum. OKAY BYE NOW.
