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Out Now issue 13 |
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Welcome to issue 13 of “Random Acts of Writing” magazine. We start this issue about as far away as possible from our home in the north of Scotland, with Rebecca Burns Australian-set story “Miss Swainson’s Girl”. However, we then return to our roots with the story “Village Diary – The Fete”: we couldn’t resist the obvious love for Ross-shire that shone through Patricia Cole’s story. Then Jim Shanks’ story takes us further afield again, with a thought-provoking glimpse of other people’s lives. A short break from the short story takes us to two poems by Ian Lowery; one a meditation on the difficulty – and appeal – of writing, and the second an evocative description of an old sailor. We generally don’t ask for stories on any particular theme, but occasionally themes do seem to emerge: both Gavin Broom and Gemma Rutter write about unhappy childhoods in high-rise flats – but from very different perspectives. Our last poem is a wee gem from Julia Gordon: a moment under an umbrella. The next issue of RAW (due in the autumn) also has a unifying theme: Homecoming. There is still time to send in submissions, and we welcome stories and poems from new writers based in the Highlands and Islands. This is an exciting project for us and preparations are already well under way
Jennifer Thomson (editor).
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Rebecca Burns Gavin Broom Gemma Rutter Ian Lowery Jim Shanks Patricia Cole Julia Gordon
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Through the window, on the other side of town, the four high-rise flats reach into the late afternoon sky like fingers stretching for rescue or escape. Duncan remembers that he didn’t always think this way about them, but then again, he hasn’t always been called Duncan. Things change. |
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The Ghouls at the Four Sisters by Gavin Broom
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Call for Homecoming (updated) |
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RAW is planning a special Homecoming issue and event in autumn 2009. We would like your submissions of FICTION and POETRY on the subject of 'Homecoming'. Closing date is now the 17th of July and we are particularly interested in finding some stories about emigration to Australia.
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SPECIAL EDITION: REFLECTIONS |
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Earlier last year Inverness Musuem and Art Gallery (iMAG) got in touch with RAW with a very interesting idea. The result was Reflections, a new exhibition featuring nine portraits of Highland women with nine commissioned stories inspired and based around the works of art. The exhibition launched on the 1st of November 2008 and received a lot of media attention and good will from many people. We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who has supported this project. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/919935
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Fiona Mackenzie, one of the authors invited to contribute a piece to this project has turned her work into a truely amazing song and is available for download:
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RAW Submissions |
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Random Acts of Writing is a Highlands-based writing magazine, and we are keen to publish writers who are either based in the north of Scotland, or whose work is relevant to the area. We have a commitment to new writing and unpublished writers. We welcome all submissions, which you can submit either by email or post. For full submission guidelines please follow this link and get some handy hints on what we are looking for and what's in it for you... (more) If you send your writing by post, please use single-spacing and both sides of the page - this will help conserve the trees. If you want us to return a postal submission, or you would like some feedback on it, please enclose a S.A.E. or an email address. RAW SUBMISSIONS, 11 Alexander Place, Inverness IV3 5BX
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