Writers Forum

Recently, I realised that I should probably be numbered with those who spot trains, collect stamps and play Warhammer; in other words, I seem to have developed a bit of an obsession. I collect magazines about writing. Included in this growing collection are the most recent eight issues of Writers’ Forum (hereafter referred to as WF). Although I have avidly read each issue of this monthly magazine, until a couple of months ago my actual output of written words has been, well, almost non-existent. I’ve obviously been operating under the common delusion that the mere ownership of ...

Writers’ forum is a bi-monthly magazine published by Writers International Ltd. It’s the main market rival to the more popular Writers Magazine. Where it differs from its rival is it's target audience, which is mainly writers of short stories. In every issue there are features and articles about how to improve your writing technique, hints and tips about writing for a certain genre – this month it is erotic fiction. There is a master class feature, which runs for more than one issue; currently this is explaining how to build good characters for a novel or short story. While it is aimed at the fiction writer, the magazine does contain a ...

In my spare time, I'm a writer. I write short stories and reviews (obviously) with the occasional attempt at a novel. As well as various comedy pieces and poems as the mood takes me. As I write to be read, I'm always looking out for publishing opportunities, competitions and things. And so it is that about three times a year I make the time-honoured mistake of picking up a copy of Writer's Forum from Smiths. The format is set in stone. A picture of a (usually) female writer on the front, generally with a smaller photo of another writer who's just won their first publishing contract. Promises of fantastic competitions and awesome publishing ...