Talk of many things…including ice cream!

Back from Cornwall and the kind of holiday I like best: writing in the morning and then out in the afternoon for breezy walks by the sea, savouring the sight of those tremendous waves rolling in or crashing onto the rocks, and managing to fit in more than one cream tea and Cornish ice cream!

And while I've been away some jolly things have been happening. Flax, the publishing imprint of Litfest, launched its latest publications including Flashmob, a collection of flash fiction. Sadly I missed the launch, which sounded like a good do. I'd have loved to see Claire Massey reading in that tremendous dress.

You can read my story In the Box or listen to me reading it here. And also launched was a growing haiku by Maya Chowdhry – well worth a look!

I returned to the news that a poem of mine had been short-listed in the Grey Hen Press competition. I don't really think of myself as a poet; it's something I feel moved to have a go at from time to time, usually with rubbish results, so I felt chuffed about this.

And a guest blog of mine has now been posted over on My Bookish Ways – with a chance to win a copy of Wildthorn!

Finally, watch out for THE AWFULLY BIG BLOG ADVENTURE ONLINE LITERARY FESTIVAL.

On 9th and 10th July 2011 forty children's authors from the Scattered Authors' Society, including Adele Geras, Mary Hoffman, Liz Kessler, Celia Rees and yours truly will be offering something exciting every half hour from 9.30am to 7.30pm. Don't miss it!

Talk of many things…including ice cream! is a post from: Jane Eagland