Writing On The Wall: 6 books

This 4th edition of Pulp Idol – Firsts continues the tradition of quality that we’ve come to expect from our winning writers.  Sharp, witty, intelligent, intriguing, compelling, chilling and utterly readable; here you will find writing that will challenge and excite, and most importantly, make...

Writing on the Wall’s Make Doves Not War creative writing competition was created as an exciting and engaging way to encourage children and young people between the ages of 8 – 16 to reflect on peace, war and conflict in the centenary year of the First World War.The writing you will read in...

Pulp Idol - Firsts 2012 is the third collection of first chapters from new and up and coming novelists who were finalists in the Pulp Idol writing competition organised by the Liverpool-based Writing on the Wall Festival. The competition takes place each year during the festival (usually held in May)...

Pulp Idol is a unique writing competition for novelists. Pulp Idol focuses on supporting new original voices and getting them heard. We strive to provide a platform for up-and-coming writers, helping with exposure to new audiences and providing contacts with key publishers and agents.

The work contained in this book was written by four Grandmothers, or Kinship Carers, who look after their grandchildren. They attended a ten-week Creative Writing course during the summer of 2014. This is writing coming straight from the hearts of women who are living through harsh experiences. Their aim is to support other Kinship Carers by giving them insight, guidance and inspiration.

This is the story of the first fifty years of my life. Many people wonder what life was really like back then, so here it is, from childhood, to my service in the navy, my career in butchery and electronics, through marriage, children, love and loss, with some tears but also many laughs along the way.