I am new to the forum and a carer for my grandmother who has two forms of dementia. Watching her steady and rapid decline has been difficult and heartbreaking.
As a way of coping day to day I have taken to writing short stories about my experiences. Does anyone else do this?
I am putting together an anthology of short stories and poems that I hope to self publish as an e-book for Kindle. All proceeds will go towards the Alzheimer's Society.
The only rules are that each piece must be under 1000 words and incorporate the subject of dementia.
I have set up a Facebook page to promote it; https://www.facebook.com/ForgetMeNotFlashFictionPage
Click the link for guidelines and contact details.
Deadline for submissions: 30th September 2013
Any and all are welcome so if you know anyone who might be interested please spread the word.
In my role as a carer over the last 18 months I have been startled by the amount of funding being withdrawn from various services for carers and service users. It seems they rely more and more on charitable donations to keep going. That's why I'm putting together this book to give something back.
I'm looking forward to hearing from all you budding writers!
As a way of coping day to day I have taken to writing short stories about my experiences. Does anyone else do this?
I am putting together an anthology of short stories and poems that I hope to self publish as an e-book for Kindle. All proceeds will go towards the Alzheimer's Society.
The only rules are that each piece must be under 1000 words and incorporate the subject of dementia.
I have set up a Facebook page to promote it; https://www.facebook.com/ForgetMeNotFlashFictionPage
Click the link for guidelines and contact details.
Deadline for submissions: 30th September 2013
Any and all are welcome so if you know anyone who might be interested please spread the word.
In my role as a carer over the last 18 months I have been startled by the amount of funding being withdrawn from various services for carers and service users. It seems they rely more and more on charitable donations to keep going. That's why I'm putting together this book to give something back.
I'm looking forward to hearing from all you budding writers!
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