My Writing Year, so far . . .

2019 is less than two and a bit months old, but I’ve been pounding the keyboard and scouring the Net for publishers, agents and opportunities.

1).  Although it’s not actually YA fiction (at all), the big opportunity I’m pursuing is:

The Debut Dagger is a crime writing competition run by the Crime Writers Association of  Great Britain and is open to writers from all around the world. Entrants submit the opening 3,000 words of their manuscript, along with a synopsis of up to 1,500 words. My entry, set in the NSW sSouthern Highlands about the murder of an art forger is called ‘Murder Is an Art’.

2). Later this month (i.e. March 2019) I will be entering my YA manuscript ‘I Was A Teenage Beard’ in Affirm Press’s manuscript development competition.

Three lucky writers will spend a week at Varuna Writers’ Retreat in the NSW Blue Mountains to write and receive feedback from Affirm Press editors. My entry is ready for submission.

I need a cup f coffee, NOW, so more news will follow soon.