Hall of Fame

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(Please note that submissions may take a while to appear here and, because of time limitations, only those whose work is actually posted to the Hall of Fame will receive a reply from me.)

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9 April 2005

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Select from:

The Big Cheese by Isla McGuckin

Sailing on the Wrong Side of the River by Kim Cowley

The Price of Experience by John Sales

A Season's Fire an extract from a novel by Paul Reid

Clarence by Tracy Hartshorn (writing as Sally Quilford)

Postcards from Paradise by Gary Crossman

Digestive Missions by William Minty

Shark by Steven Newit

Cellar of Dreams (extract) by Katrina Crosbie

The Gifted (extract) by Camilla Kelly

Le Mas Fontblanche by Gill Baconnier

Retribution (excerpt) by Ron Jagger

The Treasure Hunt (excerpt) by Don Flockhart

Doing it in Eden by Tania Hershman

The Exhibition by Steve Smith

Childhood Ghosts by Claire Govier

Yours Forever by John McColl

Lizzy and the Very Bad Mood A story for very young children by Sian Scott

South Sea Bubble by Michael Davies

Dartmouth Conspiracy (extract) by James Stevenson

Jackson by Simon Marshland

Cronan the Librarian (excerpt) by Steve Westcott

A Shady Sort of Heist by Deborah Teller Snipes

An extract from Bruvvers in Arms by Steve Westcott

Watch with Mother by John Ravenscroft

Twenty-Four Hours by Eugene Orlando

The Sage an extract from a novel by Kevin Bennett

Friends for Life by Deborah Teller Snipes

Crowded Boy an extract from a children's novel by Cathy Rosario

Unfaithful Wings an extract from a novel by Tony Forder

Replay by Steve Fitzsimmons

The Ark of Primary Colours by Joanna Sargent

The Path of Tir-na-n-'Og extract from a novel by Karen Ann Pablos

The Man Across the Table by Deborah Teller Snipes

Cold by Norman Maher

The Hissing Tree extract from a novel by Nola Schiff

Nurturing Grandad by Julie Atwal

Ghost Walker an extract from the novel by Steve Marshall

Albert Porter’s Law by Jeanette McCarthy

Pizza For Tea by Kay Morritt

Brown Betty by Frances Spiegel

Erin by Jeanette McCarthy

The Doorman by Alec Taylor

Who Needs Chakras? by Emma Powell

Daytime Violence by Paul Jeffries

Tainted an extract from a novel by Kate Frost

Morning Has Broken by Stella Maynard

Original Art by Robin Watson

Inside the Bubble an extract from a novel by Paul Pilkington

Hides a Dark Soul an extract from a novel by Morag Clarke

Friends or Fortune? a novel for children by Leah Zotiades

The Century Spies a novel for children by Nick Green

The Time Pool an extract from a novel by William Minty

The Hut by Gary Simpson

Downtown by Stephen Cashmore

Secrets Unveiled (extract) by Catherine Blackwood

The Other Side by Emma Powell

A Pride of Souls (extract) by Linda Churchill

The Aurondium Ring an extract from a novel by William Minty

Trance Warriors: Book Two (extract) by Robert Auty

Albert’s Cross by John Sales - This is very different and highly recommended.

An Interrupted Dream (extract) by Rebecca McLean

Dinner And Moonlight With Maria by Ian Wolff

One of Us Has to Have Her by Jill Davis

Apollinaire's Apprentice an extract from a novel by Cat Reeson

Lifeblood by Daniel J. Tee

Forever an extract from a novel by Maureen Tripodis

Cranleigh an extract from a novel by Emma Powell

The Spaniard's Cross an extract from a novel by Sharon K. Garner

Crossed Wires by Sue Houghton

Magdalenes by Channing Hayden (extract)

Perspiration by Emma Peters (extract)

Elements of Truth an extract from a novel by Dave Bedworth

Bootdiver by David Walters

The Misogynist by Donal Twomey (From the Dublin Stories collection - highly recommended.)

A Poem About Cats an extract from a novella by Grant Elder

The Lost Garden by Tess Crosbie

Mary’s Dad by Robin Watson

The Inhabitants of Porcupine Mansion an extract from a novel by Mike Reed

Almost Human an extract from a novel by Paul Jeffries

The Canvas Inspector an extract from a novel by David Beake

Always Waiting by Carol Reeson

True Colours an extract from a novel by Helen O’Shea

Timothy Leary’s Dead & Dennis Hopper’s 61 an extract from a novel by by Ian Barnett (Beware of Ian's blunt language and acerbic sense of humour - but if you can cope with these, this comes highly recommended.)

Charlotte’s Conscience an extract from a novel by Claire Bolden

The Linen Man extract from a novel by David Beake

Life Inside an Egg by Jonathan Barnard

The Last Kamaki by Viv Robertson

Personal Injury by John Steer

Covert - extract from a novel by Ian Lumley

The Snowman by Steven G. MacDiarmid

Minutes of Meeting by Preethi D'Sa

Fruit of Deception - the opening to Rob Wyatt's new novel

The Spirit Never Dies (the sequel to Spirit of the Loch) by Mike Clark

Letters from Tearlaich (Part One) by Mike Clark

The Day the Fair Came by Susan Quinn

The Crying Boy by Viv Robertson

When Ducks Fly… (Shannon’s story) by Nena Sudar

An extract from The Dancing Master: a novel by Clair Goodwin Figes

The Child by Helen Gibbons

Extract from Unusual Associations by Margaret Chilvers

The Letter by Mike Clark

Scream at the Sun the opening to a novel by Steve McCafferty

A Special Life by Gary Simpson

A Boy’s Belief by Mac Hippolyte

Spirit of the Loch by Mike Clark (Highly recommended)

What’s It All About? by Grant Elder (An absolute 'Must Read')

Thomas Runs Away From Home by Gabriel Beltran

A Spanish Bull from the novel ‘Playing Arenas’ by Valerie Collins

The Club by Genevieve Beltran (An extract from Genevieve's hilarious new novel. Having a bad day? Read this - you'll feel heaps better...)

A Holiday to Die For by Tess Crosbie

Extract from The Song of Epho by Neil Mavrick

Extract from Lilies that Fester by Marion Ansell (Published recently by Mentor Books - Find out more here.)

The Secret Goldfish and Other Follies by Tan Teck Howe (extract)

Walking With The Mad by Ingrid Coman
Run from the Stars (extract) by Robert Billing

The Thirsty Giantess a tale for small children by Vivienne Hall

RULES FOR SUBMISSION

Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau, 87 Home Orchard, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 5XH

Phone: (044) 01454 324717

e-mail: jenny@jbwb.co.uk