N.K. Wardley
Scarlet Stiletto Malice Domestic Category - Winner 2020
And the results are in - my story, The Garden Fork Murder, took out first prize in the Scarlet Stiletto Malice Domestic category. So...
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N.K. Wardley
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Ampersand Prize 2020 Shortlist
On a recent Sunday, I was scrolling through emails (confession: I have a ridiculous number of email accounts) when that glorious word,...
N.K. Wardley
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Scarlet Stiletto 2020 Shortlist
I read widely: genre fiction, bookclubby lit fiction, YA and middle-grade fiction. But crime is one of my genre fiction faves. Not...
N.K. Wardley
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Historical Novel Society of Australia 2019 short story competition: LONGLIST
Exciting news this morning, my short story Dear Anna has made it onto the longlist for this year's HNSA short story competition. Dear...
N.K. Wardley
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
Varuna, here I come
I am beyond thrilled to have had my middle-grade manuscript chosen by Affirm Press as part of their 2019 Varuna Mentorship Award for...
N.K. Wardley
- Sep 6, 2018
- 5 min
Ever wondered what happens on a writing retreat?
Wonder no more ... read on, and I’ll tell you. I spent the weekend at the Relax and Write Retreat hosted by Edwina Shaw and Helena Pastor...
N.K. Wardley
- Jun 18, 2018
- 1 min
Flash fiction, anyone?
I love this competition. Each heat is over in a heartbeat (well, 48 hours). Feedback from judges. Feedback on the forum. And a few 1000...
N.K. Wardley
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
NYC Midnight Short Story Competition 2018 - Round 2
The top 3 stories from each heat in Round 1 were each given a new prompt for Round 2. Over the Easter weekend, I was given 72 hours to...
N.K. Wardley
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
Tasmanian Writers Prize 2018
Exciting news in the Nicola Wardley Reads & Writes journey this week. My story, Hell’s Gate, received an award in this annual...
N.K. Wardley
- Mar 28, 2018
- 1 min
NYC Midnight Short Story Competition 2018 - Round 1
The results are in: the winner of Heat 31 was my story, Lightning Ridge. Which means (... drum roll ...) in a day and a half I will be...
N.K. Wardley
- Feb 15, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: Recipes for Love and Murder
Book by Sally Andrew My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this story. It has a leisurely, character-rich style to it reminiscent of...
N.K. Wardley
- Feb 2, 2018
- 1 min
Malicious Mysteries
My story The Lesson in the Lens won a Highly Commended in the Stringybark Malicious Mysteries Award 2018. The book is available for...
N.K. Wardley
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
NYC Midnight Flash Fiction 2017 Challenge 3
The top 5 entrants from each group of 30 were invited to enter round 3. My prompts were action_adventure story / fish market / remote...
N.K. Wardley
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
NYC Midnight Flash Fiction 2017 Challenge 2
My prompts for this round were ghost story, holding cell, chopsticks. I have entered the story in a competition, so cannot post it here...
N.K. Wardley
- Jan 13, 2018
- 4 min
NYC Midnight Flash Fiction 2017 Challenge 1
My prompts: genre - fairy tale / location - boxing ring / object - plunger The Favour by Nicola Wardley 1000 word flash fiction Result:...
N.K. Wardley
- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
NYC Flash Fiction Competition 2017
2017 was the first year I have entered this competition. Entrants receive a prompt, a genre, and a location, and have 48 hours to submit...
N.K. Wardley
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
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