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FRIDAY 26th FEBRUARY, 2010 - ISSUE 53 is now alive and well and residing in the homes of people benevolent enough to give the issue a shelter from the harsh realities of mis-spellings, bad grammar and sinful syntax. Issue 54 is due to be adopted by the aforementioned homes at the beginning of April. If anyone wishes to order a copy, please see the ABOUT link below.

ALSO, news of the WRITER'S MUSE WRITING COMPETITION SPECIAL ISSUE will be posted here soon, along with news, rules and prices for WRITER'S MUSE WRITING COMPETITION 2010

Remember, the 2008 Writing Competition Special Issue is still available. It contains fifteen of the entries for the competition, including the three winners. If you'd like to receive a copy of The Good The Fab and The Cuddly, please see the details below.

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RISING COSTS HAVE FORCED OUR FIRST PRICE RISE IN THREE AND A HALF YEARS! From issue 50 (August, 2009) a single copy of Writer's Muse will costs £3.50 plus 75p postage and packing (£4.25 total). OUR APOLOGIES FOR THIS.

Issue 53 contains:

EDITORIAL by JIM PALMER & MIKE SOMERS
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER by STEVE DAWSON
SAVING THE NATION by BRIAN DARWENT
THE INVASION OF THE WADDLIES by WILLIAM WOOD
THE “H” FACTOR by JOHN RIDDLE
MADELEINE by MICHAEL CARTMEL
THE GRACE OF SUSIE STRIDE by MARK WAGSTAFF
READERS’ LETTERS by THE PUBLIC
THE SOUL COLLECTOR by SHIRLEY GOLDEN
LETTER TO THE WOODLAND TIMES by MATTHEW HARDIMAN
BOOK REVIEW: RED STILETTO BY SHEILA ADAMS by JIM PALMER
DELIVERANCE (PART 3) by R. J. DENT

Writer’s Muse presents the 2008 Writing Competition special issue - The Good The Fab and The Cuddly.

Writers featured are: Prize winners:
Shirley Golden - Dead Ringer
Mark Wagstaff - Memorial
Greta Jordan - “No Mummy”

Also:
Helen Crossley - Life Begins at Forty
R. J. Dent -The Purple Butterfly
Shirley Pettit - Wine Snob
Kevin Brookes - The Knife
Shirley Golden - Theory of My Mind
Andrew Beardmore - Them Mozzies
Adrian Kirsten - The Reunion
William Wood - How and When
Shirley Golden - Into The West
Bryn Fortey - Sunken Cities
Alfred Kessler - The Sister’s Touch
Greta Jordan - The Best and Last Blow
Away Sponge Cake



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