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joolz sparkes writing reading being search search for joolz sparkes writing reading being menu skip to content about short stories novels poetry face the strain london undercurrents publications copywriting events workshops open search episode 2 that s writing talk with morris sparkes plus guest wendy sacks jones watch or listen to that s writing talk episode 2 with wendy sacks jones here former bbc journalist wendy jones joins hosts sue morris and joolz sparkes to discuss her first novel the candidate s husband a political drama about kirsty an ambitious headteacher running for member of parliament mp and her resentful husband rick a journalist who actively tries to undermine her campaign enjoy in depth chat quickfire questions and wendy reading from her novel which was highly commended in the exeter novel prize and shortlisted in the mslexia novel prize and the virginia prize for fiction october 8 2026 0 an arsenal of words new book out now super proud to have two short stories and a poem in this fab booklet with agnes meadows and linda shanson the three of us live in islington and have written in response to the borough we love my short stories take place around the ever present emirates stadium one features women s football while the other is a speculative fiction take on islington s car free policies the book contains short fiction anecdotes of growing up in n5 song lyrics and facts about the borough launch details to follow and in the meantime if you d like a copy contact me direct september 30 2026 2 that s writing talk with morris sparkes a new podcast we re both podcast rookies but so far our first episode of that s writing talk with morris sparkes has notched up over 100 views join me and sue morris each month as we chat to a guest writer about their writing practises and invite them to read from their latest works so far it s been a blast and a steep learning curve i ve had to master editing and tech issues while keeping cool and i m sure we ll both look back at our first episode and smile at how we far we ve come first episode is me and sue introducing ourselves as writers and as women with plenty of opinions then our next episode features our first guest wendy sacks jones chatting about her novel the candidate s husband followed by the third episode a month later with novelist stephen morris watch or listen on youtube like to be a guest contact sue morris direct september 29 2026 0 how to stay afloat in times like these start by reading prudence dispatch issue 3 prudence dispatch is a semi annual journal of poetry published from prudence island chippaquasett the third largest island in narragansett bay measuring about 5 57 square miles i ve never been to this part of the states as yet but it looks idyllic and an appropriate location for celebrating the poetic form so i m really excited to have my poem old barnacle published in issue 3 under the theme of buoyancy staying afloat by design by chance by perseverance the poems are well curated lovingly themed by this family run press and has a beautiful cover design i ve never met them or been to rhode island or the surrounding areas and yet my poem is there now and my thoughts and feelings have connected with george w shuster jr greta b shuster georgia hope shuster and copy editor stephanie l van patten and thanks to them are being shared with fellow humans around the world if that s not enough to keep me buoyant i don t know what is looking through the list of contributors there are writers from near and far some from small islands such as prudence island and larger ones like the uk others from landlocked continents towns cities and rural settings coming from the uk myself with its troublesome legacy of empire and living in the capital city that was once the epicentre of trade reached by sea and river canal and docks but now no more what does buoyancy mean sometimes staying afloat means treading water violently while looking serene to disguise one s floundering form other times the city is a life jacket violently passionate about keeping you from going under as a woman living in this century in this country and this city i m aware how lucky i am and yet how still the patriarchy exists and keeps women under my poem reflects a lot of these ideas and is the second poem to be published from my themed collection bad luck woman onboard there ll be a printed version of prudence dispatch issue 3 available soon and i m looking forward to receiving my contributor copy and if you re stateside there will be a launch event and reading at riffraff books in providence rhode island on sunday october 4 2026 at 6pm join in submissions for issue 4 will be open in october send in your work and you too could feel uplifted by tides of poetry the prompt is ephemera unintended survival august 28 2026 2 going green a poem accepted one of my favourite poems from my still looking for publication pamphlet bad luck woman on board has been accepted for publication by a us publisher i m so excited that will be two now from the set published the other being she s learnt the pirate s code published by finished creatures in issue 9 trespass recently more to come when i m allowed to say and have the live link and details june 3 2026 0 a shortlisting and a rejection the yin and the yang of submitting this morning i got a lovely email informing me one of my short stories has been shortlisted for a printed book whoop then about an hour later i got an email rejecting a poem i submitted into a competition boo but also whoop because the possibilites are still infinite and i m a crazy hopeful fool may 18 2026 1 revolting women a renga for 100th anniversary of the general strike happy may day up the worker s rights celebrate 100 years of struggle for workers rights with 100 poems in shoulder to shoulder by culture matters i m proud to have a poem included it s renga written with poet and buddy hilaire we took it in turns to write a stanza each a collaboration we ve been wanting to write a joint poem together for a while and this gave us the kick to give it a go our poem honours all the women who ve ever waved a banner stood on a picket line said no to bosses and stood up for their legal rights over the centuries right up to present day buy a copy of shoulder to shoulder here as the blurb on the cover says the poems gathered here do not romanticise the past they look at the general strike and working class militancy since then from many angles political emotional and historical they explore the hardship defeat and repression that followed the strike and other strikes struggles and protests since then poems were selected and edited by alan mcguire and there s a foreword by sharon graham general secretary unite the union united we stand divided we fall union is strength flemish proverb buy a copy of shoulder to shoulder here may 1 2026 0 finished creatures trespass beware all who trespass here for ye shall fall into a packed and wonderful edition nine of finished creatures with 60 contributors you ll find an extraordinary selection of poems that take you to places where infringements of all kinds occur and where resistance finds voice including a poem from me she s learnt the pirate s code it s a brilliant edition you can order a copy here if ye dare january 7 2026 0 bookshelf of me i remember that when i had my first poem published in a book my stepfather said to me the first of many lovely man that he is turns out he was right although i didn t believe it at the time for here we are many years later and i m proud to have work published in all these books poems and short stories poems are winning at the moment but with a recent publication of a short story online the shorties are catching up there s a novel in the works too more of which later from l to r short stories in anthologies solo poems in anthologies and magazines solo poetry pamphlet pairs of london undercurrents poems published in magazines anthologies plus interviews with us the writers joint poetry collection with hilaire all of which have isbn numbers and can be bought in shops or through publishers or taken out from a library it s an achievement that every writer will tell you is one of joy and anxiety for when is it enough never there is always more to write more to share with fellow humans no amount of books published feels like you re done and so off i go again writing and submitting i have a collection of short stories looking for a home that s what i d like to see on the shelf next a full book of my short stories any takers or suggestions for publishers and of course the novel poor old novel there it is in the back ground its day will come november 28 2025 2 posts navigation older posts search for recent posts episode 2 that s writing talk with morris sparkes plus guest wendy sacks jones an arsenal of words new book out now that s writing talk with morris sparkes a new podcast how to stay afloat in times like these start by 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