Barry Lee Thompson

  • Create a story with 100 words

    I just entered three stories into the Fundación César Egido Serrano Microfiction Contest. The deadline is midnight tonight (Spanish Peninsular time), so there’s still time to get your three (or fewer) stories in to the running. Each story can be no more than 100 words (not including an optional title). Stories may be written in…

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  • Hot off the press

    My contributor copy of the latest issue of American Writers Review has arrived in the post. I started reading it this morning, and became so absorbed I forgot all about the pot of coffee on the stove! It’s such a beautiful book. I’m thrilled to be a part of it. Find out how to get…

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  • Tonight on Vision Australia Radio …

    On Cover to Cover tonight, Elwood Writers pays tribute to founding member Jennifer Bryce, who died in April. Join Helen McDonald, Margaret McCaffrey and myself with presenter Tim McQueen at 8pm Melbourne time. I’ll be talking about how I first met Jenny at a literary event in 2007, and reading her beautiful and moving short-story…

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  • Captured in a Moment…(Blink) | AWR 2023

    The latest American Writers Review is hot off the press and hitting the shelves as we speak, and I’m thrilled to have two stories included in this year’s edition: ‘Rightaway’ and ‘Why Do You Continue To Smoke When You Know It’s Bad For You?’. I love the artwork on the cover, and can’t wait to…

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  • ‘The Americans’ on Cover to Cover

    Back in March I published a blog post about ‘The Americans’, the fourth story in my collection Broken Rules and Other Stories. That blog post was featured on episode 472 of Cover to Cover on Vision Australia Radio on 12 May, along with a new reading of the story itself. Listen to the podcast here,…

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