News from Wildfire Words

Falling free submissions are growing steadily. The publishing opportunity on this surprisingly broad theme is extended until 31 October. 

Open Submissions 10 Thank you again to everyone, worldwide, who submitted to Wildfire’s ever-popular unthemed submission window that closed 31 August. Apologies that illnesses affected the Wildfire team which is now restarting the editing process. Please check the OS10 page to see if your work is published,

Win cash prizes and/or publication 

Our prestigious 7th annual single-poem competition themed Free Speech vs Fake News, offers cash prizes of £300 for best audio and best text, plus runner-up cash prizes and publication for all long-listed poets. Closes 31 October

Wildfire’s 2nd Audio Book Competition gives you the chance to win your own audio book of poetry, prose, or a mixture. Plus one of three cash prizes. All longlisted writers will have two works published in the 2^nd ABC Anthology.
To discover audio books, look and listen to last year’s prize winners -- Ghosts of Former Patients, From Lack to Love, Caterpillar Tracks and (coming soon) Human to Human. 
Another option is a free ticket to the Transatlantic joint launch of From Lack to Love & Caterpillar Tracks

Recording your words. If you have had your writing published recently, please send audio of it or email info@wildfire-words.com to request one of the Wildfire team to read it.

Our recording sessions for work recently published or submitted start at 11am or 7pm on Saturday 10 October. Book here and we will send you a Zoom link and start time. 

Hoping to see or hear you soon at Wildfire Words

Howard, Marilyn, Katherine, Annie, Bradley

Wildfire Words team

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