News from Sarah Painter
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Sad news: Diana Wynne Jones
I heard some sad news (via Neil Gaiman’s Twitter feed) on the weekend. The wonderful writer Diana Wynne Jones passed away, aged 76. Where I grew up we had a very small library. I was a voracious reader and by the time I had finished primary school I’d exhausted the…
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Yoda knows best
I spent last weekend with two people who have an enviable ‘just do it’ attitude to… Well, to everything, really. Personally, I have hours like that – sometimes even a whole day – and then I slip back to my default mode. A mode which is described so beautifully in this video…
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Frome Festival short story competition
The Frome Festival is running a short story competition. Emma Darwin, whom I ‘know’ online via a writing forum, is one of the judges. She’s an excellent and successful writer, and incredibly kind and insightful to boot. The first prize is £300, second £150 and third £75. Plus, the winning…