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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.

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.

Something is brewing . . . not my morning coffee, delectable as its aroma may be . . . something big. The judging is progressing and a long list will be finalized soon. We will write to each of you in May to let you know whether your entry has made it to the nextContinue reading “Taking shape”

7 days and counting down

A picture of a butterfly represents the moments captured by writers. The Minds Shine Bright writing competition closes in seven days so focus, finish and send your entries in.

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”