100 Subtexts - 4 New Poems

 The latest edition of 100subtexts is now live and J.S. has four, brand new poems in it:

• Coming To The Castle
• Like Sand Through an Hourglass
• Advancing Backwards Round the Circulade of Nezignan L'Eveque
• Building Blocks

For further details go to: https://100subtextsmagazine.blogspot.com/2024/11/new-issue-out-today.html#more

To buy a copy go here: https://payhip.com/b/Ga6nD?fbclid=IwY2xjawGxwExleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHciPxX8IRQ6BqyNVHOCvvvCmdz3aN1Y19DS7XG7hy16t28o2vtycnoADXg_aem_8wt8mdSJz3RCD3wTkH0zQg

Review Round Up

J.S. Watts casts her eye over three recently published poetry pamphlets and two third full collections. You can read her thoughts on all five publications, as written for The High Window,  here.

Why Are Sharks Like London Buses?

Well, if I'm honest, the similarity between real sharks and the No. 83 to Golders Green is minimal, but Lit Shark Magazine issues do what London buses do - they travel together.

Having recently had a story in issue no 7 of Lit Shark, The Spooky (Teeth) Edition, J.S. is fortunate to have one of her well loved poems in issue no 8, The Shark Week Edition.

The poem is Gull. It was first published in The Seventh Quarry and you can read it here in issue 8 of Lit Shark

A Belated Toothy Halloween Grin

J.S.'s darkly humorous Halloween tale, Everyday Ghosts (first published by Dark Fire Fiction in August 2019) has been resurrected for issue 7 of Lit Shark's post-Halloween special - The Spooky (Teeth) Edition. With so much spooky content, this really is a publication to sink your teeth into...

The paperback copy is at the printers, but if you can't wait, you can download a PDF version from the Lit Shark website

              

Best Books of 2024?

So, it's October. Halloween is on its way and websites, magazines and literary organisations are already preparing their best-of lists for 2024.

J.S. has produced her most enjoyed reads in 2024 (well, the first nine months of 2024, to be precise) list for Shepherd. You can read about her three favourite reads here, though the photo below may give you a clue.

Ornamenting Bloodlust

Do you like your fiction dark and adult? J.S.'s short story Ornament is included in the new horror anthology from Black Hare Press, Bloodlust.

It's due out in February 2025, but if anticipation's your thing, you can pre-order a copy here: https://books2read.com/BHP-BloodLust

Barkway Literary Festival - How To Get Published

Barkway Literary Festival is taking place on Saturday, 5th October in Barkway, North Hertfordshire and J.S. Watts will be taking part in a meet the authors event at 4pm that day, focusing on How to Get Published.

Chaired by bestselling author Alex Prior, this event shares the secrets behind How to Get Published. More of a conversation between the authors than a workshop, you'll hear from four authors in detail about their personal publishing journeys before the event opens up to a led discussion and questions from the audience. This is a unique opportunity to get insider tips, inspiration and information on ways to realise your own publishing dreams or, maybe, just satisfy your curiosity. It's also likely to be a very entertaining afternoon.

The four authors are Alex Prior, Kate Moore, Damien O'Dell and, of course, J.S.Watts.

Why not come along and join in their conversation? You never know what might be said and you'll want be there to hear it. Click here for further information and ticket details.