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News & Updates
22 June The
latest issue of Gay Flash Fiction has gone live,
complete with Fiona's latest short story Beach
Nuts. This is a fun little tale of revenge
involving two men and a nutter on a beach! You
can find the story at the zine by clicking the
'current issue' link at the top of the main page.
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May There's a brand new blog in town.
Britwriters is a collective of writers who live
and work in Britain, but publish most of their
work in America. To find out about the
opportunities, experiences, and occasional
frustrations this brings in its wake, as well as
gaining an insight into British life, why not pop
over to Britwriters and catch up with
Fiona, Alex Beecroft, Ansley Vaughan to name but
a few?
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May Fiona has just set up a new blog, The Sharpened Quill, for all her book
reviews. These will include reviews she's had
published, as well as shorter, thumbnail reviews
of books she's read and enjoyed.
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April Two new features have been added
to the website. First, a 'work in progress'
section on the Coming Soon page, which covers
books and stories in the final stages of editing
and/or submission. And second, a 'featured
author' snippet on the Links page, where every
month or so a different author's work and/or
website will be put under the spotlight.
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April The spring issue of Forbidden
Fruit magazine has just gone live and includes
Fiona's fun short story Rash Moment
about a fractious hospital patient and some
lipstick. You can find the story here and why not browse
the rest of the magazine as there are some
excellent stories, articles and illustrations, as
ever.
15
March The anthology Men of Mystery,
which includes Fiona's short story Any Means
Necessary, has made it onto the list of
finalists in the lgbt anthology category of the 2008 Lambda Awards. It's up against
some, ahem, stiff opposition but watch this space
to see if it wins... You can find out more about
the book here.
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February The Spot the Pigeon contest has
now ended. The winner has been notified and will
be sent their copy of Shifting Perspectives
very shortly. Many thanks to everyone who took
part and if your name wasn't first out of the
hat, do keep an eye open for future contests when
you might have more luck!
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February You can read Fiona's latest
book review, of Patrick Gale's Facts of Life,
at Speak Its Name, the gay historical review
blog. Facts of Life is an epic tale of a
family living in a folly on the Norfolk Broads,
which includes several gay characters. Find out
what Fiona thought of the book at Speak Its Name.
15
February The Blast in the New Contest
winners have been announced! If you haven't
already received your prize(s), hurry along to the blog to see if your name
is on the list.
11
January Haworth Press have decided not
to publish Distant Horizons, the gay
paranormal romance anthology that was due to
include Fiona's short story The Visitor.
The anthology's editor, Greg Herren, is currently
seeking another publisher, so watch this space
for better news.
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December If you'd like to see what Nat
and Richie (from Roses in December) look
like, then pop along to the Casting Couch at In Their Own
Words, where you can see pictures of the actors
that inspired Fiona to create the characters.
Warning - spoiler alert! If you have strong ideas
about what the characters look like, this may not
be for you.
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