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Well it may have taken several years but I am finally delighted to tell you all that I have actually won a writing competition! 🙂 https://twitter.com/CrossingtheTees/status/1386752273376808961?s=20 Hurray! I took first prize in the Crossing the Tees Short Story Award and I’m delighted, not least because it’s a working class story set in my beloved NorthContinue reading “Winner!”

I’ve had a bit of a slow start to the writing year due to home-schooling, better known as the 7th circle of hell! But some good things are in the pipeline. I have stories in some forthcoming anthologies, which I can’t wait to share with you later in the year! My work will appear inContinue reading “Forthcoming stories in Anthologies”

It’s hard to imagine things getting better right now. As a New Year dawns the world is still gripped by the pandemic and anger and fear seem paramount. I try to find solace in writing but new challenges already abound! We are back to homeschooling and by day 2, already fraught! Teaching a primary school-agedContinue reading “Happy New Year! 🎉🎉🎉🎉”

I’m delighted to have a flash fiction story ‘The Complex Art of Matriarchal Duplicity’ published at Reflex Fiction today – this story was longlisted in their Autumn competition and will appear in next year’s anthology! You can read it here … https://www.reflexfiction.com/the-complex-art-of-matriarchal-duplicity-flash-fiction-by-kathy-hoyle/

Welcome readers! It’s taken a while but I finally have a website. I’m still tinkering with it but at last you’ll be able to follow links to my work and read some of my stories, book reviews and articles. I am also offering a brand new critique service at a very competitive rate which youContinue reading “Kathy Hoyle – Author!”