HISSAC is a loose network of writers who keep in contact with each other for the purpose of critiquing and encouraging each other’s work. Feedback is imperative for all writers who want to grow and improve, and sometimes family and friends cannot provide the objectivity we need.
We also provide a critiquing service (go to ‘Improve your Writing’) where you can get advice from a professional published writer about how to bring your stories and novels up to competition and publishing standards. We aim to keep prices down, so that those on low incomes can also take advantage of this opportunity, and therefore this service is subsidised by the money raised from our Annual Open Short Story Competition.
To join HISSAC costs nothing: just fill in the Membership Form and return it to us, and we will add you to our database and send you out a list of writers with whom you can initiate contact. You can then proceed to contact as many or as few people as you like.
We hold an Annual Open Short Story Competition which is open to everyone, members or not, the entry fees of which are used to fund the organisation, maintain the website, subsidise writing tuition, and, of course, provide the winner of the Annual Competition with a nice big cheque!
On that subject ... here are the 2011 Short Story winners. You will be able to read their stories here on the website in a few days time.
| Placing |
Author |
Title |
| WINNER |
Sue Healy |
Last of the Shower |
| 2nd Place |
Helen Kampfner |
Can you gut it for me |
| Joint 3rd Place |
Douglas Bruton |
A Pebble from the River for Annie |
| Highly Commended |
Lane Ashfeldt |
The Plough and the Stars |
| Highly Commended |
Alex Cox |
The First Snow of Winter |
| Highly Commended |
Leo Madigan |
The Naked Fishermen |
| Highly Commended |
M.J.Smith |
The Turkey Cock |
You can now pay securely on-line with your credit card or PayPal- click here to enter the competition or pay on-line tuition fees
Some Publications by Members & Previous Winners
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