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Celebrating writers and poets

long lantern shaped flower with red base and flared yellow petals

Running a fiction writing competition has really exceeded my expectations. My life has been vastly enriched by embracing the arts and publishing books. There are tremendous levels of talent out there, so many stories, scripts and poems yet to be discovered. I’m looking forward to opening Minds Shine Bright writing competition CONFIDENCE 2023 on theContinue reading “Celebrating writers and poets”

Storm Competition closing soon

Storm image by Lily Mulholland

Confidence 2022 – Shining a bright light on writers

Bright light at sunset over the Derwent River. Minds Shine Bright shines a bright light on writers.

Minds Shine Bright writing competition Confidence 2022 Awards

Confidence, Minds Shine Bright’s anthology featuring winning and commended entries from the Minds Shine Bright writing competition Confidence

This post announces the winning and commended entries for the Minds Shine Bright writing competition Confidence 2022.

COMING SOON

A storm rolls in towards Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island. Photo by Lily Mulholland. Storm writing competition open until 30 September 2022 at Mindsshinebright.com

Stormy inspiration

Inspiration for the Storm writing competition

Minds Shine Bright writing competition Storm is calling for entries from writers of stories, scripts and poems. Seeking short, sharp powerful fiction writing on the theme of storm.

Autumn light

A submerged tree in the Derwent River. The mountain and sky reflected in the still water. Time to reflect

It was hard to write this post. Not because the days here are getting shorter, but because the next entry awaits and a moment of reflection and clarity is needed. Like a submerged tree in a river I’m immersed in the judging process for the first Minds Shine Bright writing competition. Reading each entry providesContinue reading “Autumn light”

Behind the scenes

Lots of work goes into judging a writing competition and publishing and anthology. With only a month left to go, it's time to send your entries in.

The 28th February deadline for the Minds Shine Bright writing competition is fast approaching. A ding on my phone indicates a new entry has arrived. A pile of folders sits on the table behind the Monstera, filled with stories, flash fiction, poems and scripts. Each entry is labelled with its own code, with names removedContinue reading “Behind the scenes”

Exploring confidence

As we start to explore the theme of confidence it doesn’t matter what we look like, how old we are or where we live. The focus is on the written words. The way we feel drives much decision making in society. We don’t always apply logic and science when we consider the choices we willContinue reading “Exploring confidence”