Hysteria 8 launch event and winners announcements

Well, what an evening. It was the first time I’ve ever held a launch event for a book, let alone an anthology for the Hysteria Writing Competition. And it was the most fun. With my special guests and friends helping out, together with a few technical (no make that human glitches) we got through it and the feedback from attendees was that they enjoyed it too. The point of the launch was to announce all the winners of the categories and the Guess the Cover competition. And the winners also had their entries read by my good friends and Distinguished Toastmasters (check them out on LinkedIn and you’ll see they all have DTM alongside their names), Steve Graham (my husband as well), Laura McHarrie, and Caroline Brewer. It was also a joy to be joined by three of the readers who had read the entries that came in and who were the arbiters of what made it into the finalist’s enclosure, as well as the overall winners. Without the whole reading team, this competition would not be possible and I want to say I have an enormous debt of gratitude to them all. Last night I was joined by Gill Scholey, Laura Besley, and Diane Jackman to discuss reading for competitions and their own writing journey. The entire event was recorded and you can see the video below or on Vimeo. The audio is on my podcast so you can listen on your next walk or journey through Spotify or Apple podcasts if you prefer. Finally, congratulations go to: Tracy Davidson, winner of the Poetry category wi...
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