Barry Lee Thompson

Barry Lee Thompson

  • Double the cheer

    Congratulations to Transit Lounge on two of their titles making the shortlists for this year’s Queensland Literary Awards. Details here. A doubly good reason to celebrate!

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  • Queensland Literary Awards 2021

    I’m over the moon that Broken Rules and Other Stories has been shortlisted for this year’s University of Southern Queensland Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection. To see the five shortlisted books and read the judges’ comments on them, click here. More information on the Queensland Literary Awards can be found at State

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  • Gone

    One morning he set off on his walk, but when he reached the point where he usually turns back and heads for home, he kept on going. For hours and hours, on he went, and all the while behind him the city was diminishing. Days later, when he remembered to glance back, the skyline had

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  • Fundación César Egido Serrano | VI International Flash Fiction Competition

    “”The César Egido Serrano Foundation was created to propose that the word be the tool of coexistence between cultures and religions and against all violence.” With a first prize of 20,000 dollars up for grabs, the César Egido Serrano Foundation has launched the VI Edition of their International Flash Fiction Competition, under the slogan ”Faced

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  • American Writers Review 2021: Turmoil and Recovery

    Originally posted on Elwood Writers: As of this writing, the pandemic continues, killing record numbers of people. Moreover, countries that had enjoyed democratic governments are facing authoritarian attacks. Divisions run through the fabric of our homes, our families, our nations. At the same moment, there are wellsprings of hope, love, and connection. ‘Our 2021 Issue’,…

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