Pushcart Prize, Pretend Genius, Write This
Newsletter #7 announcing Pushcart prize nominees, Halloween issue and new book by Dean Strom
Friday, October 30, 2009
Of late
Pushcart Prize, Pretend Genius, Write This
Newsletter #7 announcing Pushcart prize nominees, Halloween issue and new book by Dean Strom
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Pushcart prize nominations 2009
Pushcart nominations for Willesden finalists
Small presses based in the US can nominate up to six items for the Pushcart and that is what our publishers have done, nominating six out of New Short Stories 3. The nominated stories in order of appearance in the book are by Jo Lloyd, Carys Davies, Morowa Yejidé, Nick Holdstock, Jill Widner and Ben Cheetham. Congratulations and good luck to all - any could win!
There is a good possibility that some of next year's short list could also be nominated, so get your hats on and saddle up or mosey down or whatever it is writers do to get into town.
Ossian
Small presses based in the US can nominate up to six items for the Pushcart and that is what our publishers have done, nominating six out of New Short Stories 3. The nominated stories in order of appearance in the book are by Jo Lloyd, Carys Davies, Morowa Yejidé, Nick Holdstock, Jill Widner and Ben Cheetham. Congratulations and good luck to all - any could win!
There is a good possibility that some of next year's short list could also be nominated, so get your hats on and saddle up or mosey down or whatever it is writers do to get into town.
Ossian
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Congratulations to Jo Lloyd on another win
Asham Award winner announced
Jo Lloyd is the winner of the 2009 Asham Award. "...her gentle evocative story Because it is Running By won the £1,000 top prize announced on September 26 by chair of judges Di Speirs, executive producer for BBC Radio 4. The prize giving was held at Charleston, East Sussex, during the annual short story festival Small Wonder. The judges, who included David Constantine and Erica Wagner, were unanimous in their praise for Jo Lloyd's story. Among the tributes paid was one from novelist and short story writer Alison MacLeod. “This was one of the best stories I have read this year,” Alison commented. “Subtle, understated and poignant……a balance of eagle-eyed realism and really fresh lyricism …… with perfectly pitched rhythm of prose.” ... Jo Lloyd was brought up in Wales and now lives in Oxford. Her stories have been long listed for the Bridport Prize and she has won this year’s Willesden Herald Short Story Prize for her story Work."
Naturally everyone at your very own Willesden Herald is pleased for Jo Lloyd and not a little proud of recognising her talent earlier this year.
Ossian
Jo Lloyd is the winner of the 2009 Asham Award. "...her gentle evocative story Because it is Running By won the £1,000 top prize announced on September 26 by chair of judges Di Speirs, executive producer for BBC Radio 4. The prize giving was held at Charleston, East Sussex, during the annual short story festival Small Wonder. The judges, who included David Constantine and Erica Wagner, were unanimous in their praise for Jo Lloyd's story. Among the tributes paid was one from novelist and short story writer Alison MacLeod. “This was one of the best stories I have read this year,” Alison commented. “Subtle, understated and poignant……a balance of eagle-eyed realism and really fresh lyricism …… with perfectly pitched rhythm of prose.” ... Jo Lloyd was brought up in Wales and now lives in Oxford. Her stories have been long listed for the Bridport Prize and she has won this year’s Willesden Herald Short Story Prize for her story Work."
Naturally everyone at your very own Willesden Herald is pleased for Jo Lloyd and not a little proud of recognising her talent earlier this year.
Ossian
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Infidelity
This recycling bin migrates up and down the street. I have returned it to St Mary Magdelene's once or twice and it's back again. Heh.
Ossian
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thursday, October 08, 2009
National Express jobsworth makes pensioners leave food
I hope National Express are very happy that the driver of their coach from Newquay to Victoria, which departed at 3 p.m. on Sunday October 5th, forced three lady pensioners to leave seven Cornish pasties behind at the coach station in Newquay because of a rule about not allowing hot food on the coach. One lady lost £12 worth and with another two as well, about £15 worth of good food was wasted - or did somebody else get it?
Zoz
Zoz
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Saturday, October 03, 2009
South East Asia crisis appeal
Save the Children UK : Donate: "Children are in desperate need after three deadly disasters in four days hit South-East Asia. We're saving children’s lives by providing food, water and other vital aid in all locations. Please help us reach more."
Friday, October 02, 2009
Story for childers
The Pidey Pipeload of Hamling - Professor Stanley Unwin
Childers, see if you can list without smiley, who can stay seriose longmost. Deep joy.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Rising Sun & the setting sun
Oh blood red sky at night,
Oh farmers of the light
Where you used to harrow hayfields
Now they take out ready meals.
--
Stephen Moran
Oh farmers of the light
Where you used to harrow hayfields
Now they take out ready meals.
--
Stephen Moran
Monday, September 28, 2009
Dwayne Foster & WGwg @ BHM
Friday 2 October 8 - 10pm
The Willesden Green Writers’ Group and Dwayne Foster present:
Short stories, performance poetry and good conversation
The Gallery, Willesden Green Library Centre
An evening of the spoken word with authors from The Willesden Green Writers’ Group reading from their second anthology, What We Were Thinking Just Before the End.
Exciting performance poetry from young Brent poet Dwayne Foster.
Part of Black History Month, October '09
The Willesden Green Writers’ Group and Dwayne Foster present:
Short stories, performance poetry and good conversation
The Gallery, Willesden Green Library Centre
An evening of the spoken word with authors from The Willesden Green Writers’ Group reading from their second anthology, What We Were Thinking Just Before the End.
Exciting performance poetry from young Brent poet Dwayne Foster.
Part of Black History Month, October '09
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The South Oxhey community choir
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n00qd/The_Choir_Unsung_Town_Episode_4/
Nearing the end of his project in the Hertfordshire housing estate of South Oxhey, choirmaster Gareth Malone sets out on a grand venture to get the whole community behind his choral project. He decides he wants to stage a free choral festival at South Oxhey playing fields, a large green space normally used for football and dog-walking, and embarks on putting together the largest event this area has seen for half a century.
With the help of local residents, the new South Oxhey Festival gradually begins to take shape. Gareth draws together every strand of his singing project to form a grand choir of unprecedented size, which will sing together at the festival for the first time. But will South Oxhey's residents take their community choir to their hearts?
Broadcast on: BBC Two, 9:00pm Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Duration: 60 minutes
Available until: 9:59pm Tuesday 6th October 2009
This is the only television program I've watched for a week. I really only watch tv and listen to radio via iPlayer now. (Don't miss the informative caption at 56:50!)
Ossian
Nearing the end of his project in the Hertfordshire housing estate of South Oxhey, choirmaster Gareth Malone sets out on a grand venture to get the whole community behind his choral project. He decides he wants to stage a free choral festival at South Oxhey playing fields, a large green space normally used for football and dog-walking, and embarks on putting together the largest event this area has seen for half a century.
With the help of local residents, the new South Oxhey Festival gradually begins to take shape. Gareth draws together every strand of his singing project to form a grand choir of unprecedented size, which will sing together at the festival for the first time. But will South Oxhey's residents take their community choir to their hearts?
Broadcast on: BBC Two, 9:00pm Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Duration: 60 minutes
Available until: 9:59pm Tuesday 6th October 2009
This is the only television program I've watched for a week. I really only watch tv and listen to radio via iPlayer now. (Don't miss the informative caption at 56:50!)
Ossian
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
We'd be in jail
OFT fines building industry £130m for bid rigging "Companies including Kier Group, Galliford Try, Balfour Beatty and Carillion artificially inflated the bill for more than £200m worth of public sector construction work"
If you or I stole millions of pounds or defrauded local government we'd be going down for long stretches in jail. If these crooks were in the U.S. they too would be going to jail. But this is Blighty, they get a slap on the wrist and local authorities are told not to exclude them from tendering again because this practice is widespread. Something is rotten in the state of Britain.
Zoz
If you or I stole millions of pounds or defrauded local government we'd be going down for long stretches in jail. If these crooks were in the U.S. they too would be going to jail. But this is Blighty, they get a slap on the wrist and local authorities are told not to exclude them from tendering again because this practice is widespread. Something is rotten in the state of Britain.
Zoz
Saturday, September 19, 2009
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