Philip Loyd

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05/02/2026

Released in 1995 and directed by Richard Sears, An Evil Town was a big winner both at Cannes and the New York Underground Film Festival. The short film is based on the story of the same name by Cha…

05/02/2026

My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock (1910) is a humorous confession from a man who turns a simple bank errand into an escalating catastrophe of nerves, misunde…

05/01/2026

Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse: A contest from Livingston Press, at the University of West Alabama, the Changing Light prize is awarded to one novel-in-verse per year. No entry fee. Reco…

05/01/2026

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is the story of a ghost who is the victim of pranks by two inhabitants of the house he is haunting. The first of Wilde’s stories to be publish…

05/01/2026

Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick is a 1954 short story about a man, Larry Thomas, who buys his wife Doris a cuckoo clock, which becomes a focal point for th…

05/01/2026

The Bath Novel Award 2026 DEADLINE: May 31 A prestigious competition for unpublished manuscripts. Entrants are typically asked to submit the first 5,000 words plus a synopsis by the…

05/01/2026

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