P17 Issue 12 Launch and Mic Night
Once again we’re ready to unleash another issue of page seventeen upon the public. Are you excited? You should be excited. It’s another heady mix of prose and poetry from … Continued
emerging writers
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It’s Not a Marathon
We are writers. So what does that mean? We write. Simple at that, really. There can be a lot of build-up around ‘being a writer’ – it’s mostly harmless validation, … Continued
Page Seventeen 2015 Competition Shortlists
It’s been months in the making, but we’re finally closing in on the release of Issue 12 of page seventeen. And how do we always kick off this last leg? … Continued
The Evolving Idea II: Adaptation
Last year I waxed lyrical on how ideas can evolve and change over time, even within a single short story that can become something totally different to its original intention. … Continued
An Update on P17 #12
Page seventeen’s submission window for the 2015 issue is still ticking along and taking submissions (as well as waiting for yours if you haven’t submitted yet!). But in the meantime, … Continued
The Beginning
Page seventeen has the specific focus of providing a home for new writers to have something published. Through both general submissions and competitions, the annual collection invites every individual looking … Continued
Page Seventeen, Issue 12
Yes, page seventeen is once again a thing, and shortly we will be opening our submission window again. The opening date is only a week away! One of the defining … Continued
Characters
The relationship between writers and the characters they create is often a tangled one. While not all of us are going to become as entangled with our characters as the … Continued