© Thames Valley Writers’ Circle
Iain Pattison
One of the Circle’s highlights each year
is the Barbara Olive Smith Memorial
Trophy which is judged by an external
judge who is also asked to provide a
critique for each entry. Iain, we are
delighted to say, continues to support us
by being the person who takes on this
onerous task.
Iain is a full-time author, creative writing
tutor and competition judge. His short
stories have appeared in numerous
women’s magazines, UK and US anthologies, and been
broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
To give participants an idea of what Iain likes, here are a couple
of quotes from an interview he did for The Word Hut web site.
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Iain’s Tips
These are some of the tips that we’ve picked
up from Iain’s critiques in past competitions.
They’re tips, not rules, so they are flexible
and open to interpretation. Hopefully, they will
help you to avoid the worst of Iain’s “buts”.
These have moved to the Tips page.