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First Rule Of Nabokov Winner Announcement + Update On Award Structure

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 EditorialBlog, News, Winner Announcement

With Nabokov we saw a high watermark of entries, which necessitated a broad shortlist. December represents a holiday period for many around the world, a time of celebration, new ideas and challenges. This year was no different. First let’s welcome […]

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For Whom The Bell Tolls: How I Spend My New Year in Tokyo

January 2, 2017January 8, 2017 Ash WarrenNews, Non-Fiction

By Ash Warren Like Australians and soccer, it’s an unspoken truth that the Japanese have never really gotten into Christmas. It seems to lie in a rather lonely place on the edge of the plate somehow, next to the brocolli […]

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Winner Announcement: Quasimodo’s Quasi Oboe Award

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement

This week let’s talk about pathways.

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Winner Announcement: Company Mannequin Award

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement

This week we’re going to break with (recent) tradition a little bit and talk about scoring.

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Winner Announcement & News: Duets & Duvets Award – Part 2

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement

If it seemed like a long list this week, that’s cause it was. Duets & Duvets Part 2 brought together ten authors for a decathlon of dreamy and sometimes deadly flash fiction stories, breaking the shortlist record of 9 made […]

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Winner Announcement: Less Is Moreish Award

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement

For those interested in maths and stats, this week’s all gentleman-ly three author shortlist was one third the size of last week’s record breaking (and all female) shortlist for the Duets & Duvets Award Part 1.

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Subscription Referral Prizes

April 29, 2016May 6, 2016 EditorialNews

The subscription referral prize is a way for authors to get free feedback and help NiTH at the same time.

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Winner Announcement Duets & Duvets

April 26, 2016April 30, 2016 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement

A massive shortlist last week, with nine authors vying for top spot in a comp of romantic interludes, trysts, affairs, assassinations and assignations. And in the spirit of people coming together, there was more than one winner this week, but […]

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Winner Announcement: The Soup Heroes Award

April 19, 2016April 21, 2016 EditorialNews

It seems fitting that when we asked for stories about superheroes, two of NiTH’s most heroic writers stepped up the the plate. Better still, less than a point separated our two duelists. Let’s recap:

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While I’ve Got Your Attention – Patreon Campaign

April 13, 2016April 28, 2016 EditorialNews

A note from Martin on how we’re getting funded moving forward, as well as the direction of Needle In The Hay.

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Trilogy Award Part 3 | The Interviews

April 7, 2016 EditorialBlog, interviews, News

So part 3 of the Trilogy Award came with a bit of a surprise, a big surprise in fact, with authors challenged to write the final piece for someone else’s trilogy. Disruptive ideas don’t always work out, but this time […]

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Award Winning Stories 2016

March 14, 2016July 15, 2016 EditorialBlog, News
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Winner Announcement: NiTH Major Contest

March 6, 2016 EditorialBlog, News, Winner Announcement

The What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award   Love is a many splendour thing! Over the last month we’ve seen a myriad interpretations of what it can mean to us, the tragedy, the power, the fortune […]

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New Feedback Delivery Revealed

March 5, 2016 EditorialBlog, News

To make our competition feedback delivery more reliable (and efficient) feedback will now be hosted on the NiTH forums. Starting from ‘The Trilogy Award Pt:1” Each author will find their feedback under a private section in the ‘My NiTH’ section […]

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NiTH Major Contest Short List (Final)

February 24, 2016March 6, 2016 EditorialNews
What we talk about when we talk about love

Our final 11, as voted by the long list judging pool. Best od luck everyone!

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NiTH Major Contest Long List (Ongoing)

February 1, 2016February 24, 2016 EditorialBlog, News
What we talk about when we talk about love

Find new stories for our Major Contest Long List every day. Sunday 21st February: Chosen | Carmel Lillis Love Thy Neighbour | GJ Maher Saturday 20th February: A Favour | Daniel Norrish The Social Script Of Love | Kate McIntosh Friday 19th […]

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Information For Major Competition Long List 2016

January 30, 2016 EditorialNews
What we talk about when we talk about love

Hi all, In a couple of days we’ll begin publishing our major competition long list, bringing you great stories written by dozens of authors from around the globe. With over $2000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, it’s a […]

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Research In Google Docs App Is A Killer Feature

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 Talia McBrideNews, Technology In Writing, writers resources
Google Docs For Writers

If you’ve been using Google Docs for web in recent times you are probably familiar with the research option. It lets you highlight sections of text and search the web for meanings, images and statistics. Essentially it’s Google Search from […]

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Harry Potter Turns 35 Today & Here Are Some Gifs to Celebrate

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 Jana WinstonFunny, News

Born on July 1 1980, Harry Potter turns 35 today!

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Brandon Sanderson ‘Reckoners’ Trilogy Slated for Film Release

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Jana WinstonNews

If your a little sick of seeing all these goody two shoes superheroes cavorting around the big screen and saving the day then maybe it’s time to check out Brandon Sanderson’s Reckoners series. Optioned or film adaptation by Fox Studios. […]

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Featured Author: Amber Fernie

July 28, 2015 EditorialFeatured Author, News

Our featured author this month is a writer who needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. Rising up the ranks to currently hold the title of Winningest Author at NiTH (an honour she currently shares with British writer Debb Bouch), Amber […]

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‘Proof’ That John Snow Isn’t Dead

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Jana WinstonNews

Spoilers ahead, you have been warned.

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Winner Announcement: Porcupines Need Love Too Award

July 27, 2015 EditorialNews, Winner Announcement
Writing Contest Character Study

Three lonely hearts faced off in the Porcupines Need Love Too Award, A Character Study where writers were challenged to write about a character that had trouble connecting with others. Smaller short lists mean a better chance of coming first, […]

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The Real Reason Amazon is Bigger Than Walmart (NSFW)

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Talia McBrideFunny, News

You may have heard the recent news that Amazon is now valued at US$264 billion, making it ‘bigger’ than Walmart. The reason? John Potter tells you how it is.

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Meet Kepler 452b: New Candidate for ‘Earth 2’

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Jana WinstonNews

Kepler-452b. Remember the name of that planet, your grandchildren might live there.

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$750K SciFi and Fantasy Collection Donated to Iowa University

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Talia McBrideNews

The University of Iowa received a pleasent suprise recently when 73 year old local collector of Sci Fi and Fantasy fiction domated his entire collection to the University. Allen Lewis began reading genre fiction age of 12, but it wasn’t […]

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Pedal Zombies: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction

July 24, 2015July 28, 2015 Jana WinstonNews

If you like your Cycling, SciFi and/or feminism then you might want to check out Elly Blue’s Kickstarter for Pedal Zombies.  13 short pieces about the state of ‘The Situation’, where Zombies and humans must live together regardless of their […]

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The Wolf in the Castle: An Interview with Jeanette Stampone


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Jurassic Heart Surgery: An Interview with WOLVES author Ian Harrison

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