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It could be you!
On the 20th anniversary of the BBC National Short Story Award its co-founder and chair of judges Di Speirs urges Mslexics to throw their hats into the ring
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Salon Showcase: 'Baby gifts' by Geraldine Jeffers
'I would open my arms and say, "Let me hold her, you get some sleep"'
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Salon Showcase: 'The book of my grandmother' by Sue Wright
'She uses a teacup to measure. Does she too love the way the word teacup feels in the mouth when spoken?'
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Salon Showcase: 'Breastfed' by Amber Erwin
'The milk dripped from her breasts and onto her belly, ran rivulets down her thighs; miraculous and fecund as the Tigris and Euphrates'
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Birthing a story
Jane Rogers chronicles the creation of a short story that took over a year and 19 different drafts to complete
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Asking permission in memoir writing
'You must find ways of protecting yourself and those directly affected by the story'
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