Sneak Peak!

The end of 2011 was a flurry of activity, from preparing for NaNoWriMo onwards, with things (writing-wise, in particular!) happening all over the place most every day. Not to even mention Christmas. One of the best things that December brought, though, (besides Christmas!) was the publication of the first edition of The Verso Review! After a slight fault with the first print, it was re-printed and distributed to contributors and buyers. The first run have nearly all gone now, so if you were thinking about purchasing a copy it's probably best to do so while stock lasts!

And don't forget that the deadline for 'The Serial Writer Competition' is the end of this month! We've had some pretty good entries, but we're still looking for more! Details, and link to the competition can be found on the sidebar. -->

Anyway, I thought I'd share a few snaps of this first edition in celebration of tVR's first ever publication! Enjoy!

The Serial Writer Competition

tVR magazine (The Verso Review) is running a writing contest!

To celebrate the launch of the magazine, tVR is on the search for a short story writer to pen a story for a year's worth of magazine issues (4)! tVR is looking for a short story of no more that 12,000 words in total, split into four parts (approx 3,000 words each) to run as a serial across the next four editions of the magazine.

One winner will have their story published, and along with two runners-up will receive an annual subscription to the magazine, as well as an e-voucher worth £10 for FirstWriter.com website. You can find more details about this competition, as well as about the magazine, on the website here.

So if you enjoy writing, or have ever wanted to see your work in print, please send in your submissions! There is no entry fee, and the deadline is midnight (GMT) on 31st January 2011.

Good luck!

Issue 1: Launched!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to say that the first edition of 'The Verso Review' (see the sidebar) went on sale today! You can order this first edition, or take out an annual subscription via the webpage!

The theme for this first issue was 'Time', and the submissions we received were both phenomenal in terms of written content, and hugely creative when it came to interpretting the theme. It was so hard to limit the number of selections that made it through, there were some really brilliant works in there, but unfortunately only a limited number of pieces we could print. I'd really like to thank everybody who did submit work to tVR magazine, successful or otherwise - you guys rock! And I hope you'll consider submitting again in the future. The theme for our second edition will be 'Space'.

Congratulations to those that did get selected to appear in the debut edition of tVR magazine! The list of successful writers includes:

• Jim Bainbridge


• Cath Barton


• Andrew Campbell-Kearsey


• Lewis Humphries


• Simon Leyland


• Chris Sav


• Philip Webster

You can read the selected poems and short stories by the authors listed above, as well as a short biography on each writer, in the debut edition of tVR magazine ('Issue 1: Time'). Purchase a copy on the website, only £3!