Short Story called A Diwali Tale by Barbara Pearman Diwali is a five day festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs. Barbara was one of our winners in Hi2020 new writer's opportunity to shine. Here are a few words from Barbara Is it really that long! A lot has happened since then. You may remember I sent you a chapter of a novel I was writing. Well lockdown provided me with the perfect opportunity to really get stuck in in a big way and in...
May 31, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1
The Hit - Short story read by the author JOHN LUGO-TREBBLE John writes the most exquisite romantic stories - each has a bit of an unnerving twist. Here we are priveldge to podcast one of john's beuatiful stories called The Hit Let us know in the comments your thoughts and if you would like to hear more or John's stories. Here's a little about John My mother used to say that from the moment I learned to walk, I was walking the other way. This statement did not just end up applying to my life, but...
Apr 11, 2022•13 min
London Book Fair 2022 Talks to three illustrators about "Getting your Illustrations Published" Donna Payne, Katie Knutton, and Juliette Rechatin will join the AOI’s Rachel Hill to talk about getting illustration published. The panellists will discuss how they find great new talent as well as nurturing relationships with artists. The session will look at working processes, and touch on contracts and negotiation as well as trends in the industry. Practical examples and honest straight talking will...
Apr 08, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
London Book Fair 2022 Talks to 3 independent women : The Tale of Three Start-ups three independent small presses, all run by award-winning women, and all recent additions to the Children's publishing world. Having had different experiences and with different motivations and approaches to setting up by themselves, the panel will look at what it means and what it takes to set up a company in the current Children's environment, and what they've learned from this experience. Rachel Williams, Publish...
Apr 08, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 2
London Book Fair 2022 ; Talk with 3 authors about How to make a living from writing The Society of Authors presents three authors about their experiences in writing and tell us about their journeys to getting published. Writing is hard – and making it pay is even harder. An expert team from the Society of Authors will guide you on how to earn pennies and make them add up to pounds. What opportunities are great, and what are best avoided? How can you negotiate a better deal? From pursuing a portf...
Apr 08, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
London Book Fair 2022 : Talk with Dutch poet Arnold Jansen op de Haar We are delighted to bring you a little tast from the famous London Book Fair 2022. After 2 years pawing the ground in the hope that covide restrictions would come to an end. We had the priveldge of covering some of the many events. I’m the Refrain of Other People’s Lives. Join Arnold Jansen op de Haar for an eclectic reading from his translated poems about his life and society. He will also take you on a tour of highlights in ...
Apr 08, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 5
London Book Fair 2022: Talks about Cover Design -the highs and lows of working with authors Jack Smyth and Nico Taylor will be curating a new book cover themed event at the London Book Fair. Using real-life case studies across a variety of publishers they’ll look at various aspects of the cover design process: from briefing forms to the cover meeting, the pressures of designing a bestseller to what makes something ‘good’, and much more. The event will be inclusive and is aimed at all who are int...
Apr 08, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Amatullah Padghawala is an Indian literary junkie with a head in the clouds imagination. She enjoys penning supernatural stories but doesn't hesitate to try her hands on contemporary fiction. She has composed mystery fiction stories as well, since the genre deeply interests her. Overall, she is fascinated by the world of fiction and can't wait to explore the remaining types- science fiction and historical fiction. Currently, she is penning her very own book with a unique concept called- The Inca...
Mar 22, 2022•13 min
Sarah Em is a twenty-nine year old teacher and writer. By day she juggles 9-10 year olds and classroom management and by night (or evening at least, she's not much of a night owl) she writes crime-fiction or non-fic think pieces on mental health and current affairs and is an advocate for tackling difficult topics and breaking down outdated taboos. When she's not writing, Sarah is a keen runner, reader and researcher (predominately of pirates, she once wrote 12,000 words all about them - ask her ...
Mar 19, 2022•13 min
The First from a disturbing set of short stories in this second book in the Aberration series by author, Andrew Segal. Combining the macabre with the mysterious, the outrageous with the unbelievable, these dark tales will force readers to reassess their views of human nature whilst demonstrating wholly unpredictable patterns of individual behaviour. The glint of steel defined the blade held in the man’s right hand. The shank was at least eight inches long. Its owner, in his twenties, over six fe...
Mar 04, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Happy London Press interview Andrew Segal to talk about his adventures that influenced his new series of rime Thriller novels. Andrew is our best-selling author, whose chilling novels have an exciting and different crime-thriller voice. He has introduced a relevant, choice for his central character – Tammy Pierre from The Caribbean. Many of our readers have commented that they really enjoy Andrew’s believable worlds and complex plots that have them guessing until the end. Previously, Andrew has ...
Jul 01, 2021•54 min
The Relaxing Guitar Bros talk about making music Two brothers from Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight who have spent all the winter lockdown writing and recording together to bring you our original relaxing guitar music, played to soothe the soul and ease your mind. Being musicians from a young age we both were eager to give something back and help in whichever way we could during this difficult time, we hope our music can be used to ease people's minds and make them feel calm and chilled. Our musi...
Mar 05, 2021•17 min
Author Conversation : John Lugo-Trebble Short story writer Talking about writing his latest story Sing! - Now available on the www.HappyStoryStore.com https://www.happystorystore.com/product-page/sing-by-john-lugo-trebble Summary about Sing Music is the universal language. It not only connects people but memories, places and can travel through time. “Sing!” follows the journey of Benny Goodman’s Sing (with a Swing) record from the early 80’s in The Bronx to London in the 90’s and Cornwall in the...
Feb 17, 2021•8 min
Calls of Nature; four exquisite poems by Alan Rayner The new era we are travelling into with the covid lockdowns is a time to reflect on the wondrous life around us that can spiritually heal us. Here Alan reads 4 of his beautiful poems that highlights nature's calm. About Alan I am an evolutionary ecologist, writer and artist. I was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1950 and gained BA and PhD degrees at King’s College, Cambridge in 1972 and 1975. I was a Reader in Biology at the University of Bath from ...
Jan 18, 2021•6 min
Welcome to 2021 - inspiring poems by Sara Chwialkowska. Sara is a young poet - whose work takes an insightful look into mindfulness. My name is Sara and I am an English university student, I love writing poetry and short stories to express myself. My end goal is to become a published author, but in the meantime I'm working as well as studying, and I hope my Instagram page and blog for HerInkStains continue to grow :) Enjoy ("!") Happy London Press : Sharing the experience of talented authors htt...
Jan 12, 2021•4 min
Hi2020 Top Tier Judges discussing their choices for the overall winning story Hi2020 Short Story Competition launch on 20th February 2020, with great radio fare on Wycombe Sound 106.6FM. Thousands of entries by new writer from all over Britain and the Home Countries embraced the challenge. 34 pre-judges generously gave up time to read and score each story - infact every story was read by four judges to get a wide breath of tastes, before the quarter finalists were selected for the Top Tier Judge...
Oct 27, 2020•17 min
The absolute show stopper winner of the Hi2020 Short Story Competition. Thousands of stories entered from all over the United Kingdom from which 35 pre-judges and 5 Top Their Judges read, debated and chose this fabulous short story by new writer Kayleigh Maddocks. This Show stopper winning storey along with 19 excellent short stories are published in a gorgeous coffee table art book with 25 artworks by award winning artists Clare newton FRSA. Limited Edition Artbook and stories To purchase this ...
Oct 27, 2020•10 min
Atonement Camp for Unrepentant Homophobes by Evan J. Corbin Atonement Camp for Unrepentant Homophobes follows the journey of Rick Harris, a closeted, self-hating, homophobic preacher who's sent to a camp run by drag queens for the incurably homophobic. Along his journey, Rick meets new friends who help him find his way out of the closet, but they soon discover the camp may hold its own secrets. A plot to discredit a newly-discovered, ancient Biblical text affirming God's love for all mankind, ga...
Oct 14, 2020•13 min
The Soul Talk by Akshitha shot sensual poem On a rainy evening I was enjoying the weather to the hilt with the petrichore and thunderstorms. I was feeling a deep connection with nature. I started appreciating every bit of god's creation the moon, sunset and I wanted to share this infinite beauty of nature in different incarnations. So I started to pen down the stream of thoughts flowing in my mind. Close your eyes and imagine the nature's scenes while I start the podcast and do share your experi...
Oct 07, 2020•6 min
Lock Down Diaries; Masks by Kristina Pakhomenko My name is Kristina. I’ve spent more than twenty years in professional sport before I understood that I had passion for completely different things. Very interested in conspiracy theories, yoga, esoterics and spiritual practices. Coincidences are not coincidences and within ourselves we project what we further see in reality. All my intentions are revolved around understanding more of how the thoughts work. All my thoughts are about where they come...
Aug 03, 2020•11 min
Dear Publisher "Shark Attack!" by Peter la Trobe Welcome to our first in the new series of blog posts, written by a wonderful mix of published authors, renown writers and worldly bloggers. What’s in a name? Every writer, and every wannabe writer, has been here, or hereabouts: you’ve spent hours drafting and redrafting your story. Your Mum has heard the various versions so many times that she gets a strange look in her eye when you say – listen to this, what do you think of it now? Follow our NEW...
Jul 15, 2020•5 min
Lockdown diaries Episode 5 Meaning of Choice by Kristina Pakhomenko My name is Kristina. I’ve spent more than twenty years in professional sport before I understood that I had passion for completely different things. Very interested in conspiracy theories, yoga, esoterics and spiritual practices. Coincidences are not coincidences and within ourselves we project what we further see in reality. All my intentions are revolved around understanding more of how the thoughts work. All my thoughts are a...
Jul 14, 2020•10 min
Lockdown diaries series 2 by Akshitha I am Akshitha an app developer and very passionate about writing and love travelling and get lost in the beauty of nature. I love spending time with friends and hanging out.My 3 am friends are my greatest strength and we always stand for each other. I write what i feel and what i learn from the situations. I want to spread more awarness about mental health among people. So i have started a page on instagram to connect with people. https://www.instagram.com/i...
Jul 06, 2020•4 min
Maid Maleen by Brandi Gang Hello, my name is Brandi Gann, I have always loved telling a good tale. My goal as a storyteller is comparable to those storytellers of old. You know, the ones in front of a campfire spinning tales and magic alike. Each part of importance emphasized by a burst of flame or powerful silence. I want to tell stories like that. Stories of hope, of love, and of the magic the two of those can create. As you can probably tell, I tend to write fantasy and romance. This piece is...
Jun 29, 2020•19 min
The Sun the Moon and a Thousand furs by Brandi Gann My name is Brandi Gann and I have always loved telling a good tale. My goal as a storyteller is comparable to those storytellers of old. You know, the ones in front of a campfire spinning tales and magic alike. Each part of importance emphasized by a burst of flame or powerful silence. I want to tell stories like that. Stories of hope, of love, and of the magic the two of those can create. As you can probably tell, I tend to write fantasy and r...
Jun 22, 2020•14 min
Lockdown diaries episode 3 by Chameleon in High Heels ; Change is coming Carola (AKA Chameleon in Heels) is a teacher, mother of two humans and a puppy, lover of high heels and clothes by day and a passionate and fierce writer any other time of her waking life. She is curious about humans, their emotions, what motivates them and makes them tick. She loves learning and investigating, digging into sensitive and emotional topics, always keen to understand every side of a story. Five years ago, afte...
Jun 15, 2020•6 min
Lockdown diaries episode 2 by Chameleon in High Heels : Fear of going out Carola (AKA Chameleon in Heels) is a teacher, mother of two humans and a puppy, lover of high heels and clothes by day and a passionate and fierce writer any other time of her waking life. She is curious about humans, their emotions, what motivates them and makes them tick. She loves learning and investigating, digging into sensitive and emotional topics, always keen to understand every side of a story. Five years ago, aft...
Jun 08, 2020•8 min
Lockdown diaries episode 1 by Chameleon in High Heels : The front door closes Carola (AKA Chameleon in Heels) is a teacher, mother of two humans and a puppy, lover of high heels and clothes by day and a passionate and fierce writer any other time of her waking life. She is curious about humans, their emotions, what motivates them and makes them tick. She loves learning and investigating, digging into sensitive and emotional topics, always keen to understand every side of a story. Five years ago,...
Jun 01, 2020•6 min
Happy London Press Podcast 6: Wellness Week : Nurture Mind, Nourish body by Kate Bishop The last in the series: The state of mind, during this Coronavirus lock down ,can cause immense stress at home. The secret to overcoming problems is by moving your body, eating well and drinking plenty of water. Kate's last podcast is on how to keep healthy, happy and sane whilst working from home especially amidst a pandemic. Our Coach in residence this week is Kate Bishop, who has made six amazing podcasts ...
May 09, 2020•10 min
Happy London Press Podcast 5: Wellness Week : Virtual Friends beats loneliness by Kate Bishop We all feel lonely from time to time. Feelings of loneliness are personal, so everyone's experience of loneliness will be different. And living and working alone can feel especially isolating, Kate gives us some tips on how to remain connected during lockdown; even though we are physically distancing we can still be social. Our Coach in residence this week is Kate Bishop, who has made six amazing podcas...
May 08, 2020•3 min
