All Gloom and Doom?

*Thoughts Become Words on a White Board © Gretchen Bernet-Ward 2022*

A DEPRESSING LIST

OR SOMETHING TO WORK ON

FOR A BETTER FUTURE?

Our Belloo Creative playwriting tutor Katherine Lyall-Watson asked us to suggest issues of importance to today’s society, issues which affect us all and need addressing. As we called out our single words, strong topics emerged to write about, and to heighten awareness for the future.

Founded by four women in 2013, Belloo Creative creates original new works fusing body and text. The Co-Artistic Directors of Belloo are Caroline Dunphy and Dr Katherine Lyall-Watson.
Belloo creates innovative, inclusive and experiential work including transcultural content.
Belloo delivers content globally across artforms that inspire imagination, collaboration and change.

♥ Gretchen Bernet-Ward

Why do we care so much about shortlists? And I am on one!

I am honoured to be on the Shortlist in such esteemed company.
Here’s Jen Storer telling us all about shortlists…♥ Gretchen Bernet-Ward

Girl and Duck

Someone recently asked, what’s the big deal about a shortlist?

What’s the big deal?

A shortlist groups together the best!

It acknowledges the most accomplished of a long and always healthy collection of entries.

It’s also how we make competitions like the Scribbles Creative Writing Awards, manageable — both for the judges and for the competitors.

Imagine if we only gave out two prizes, two ‘nods’, per category. Judges would tear out their hair. Creators would feel jaded and demoralised. And rightly so!

A shortlist gives more people a chance to shine. It spreads the love a little further.

Yes, indeedy. To be on a shortlist is a great honour. And a great thrill.

Not only can it boost us emotionally, psychologically and creatively, it can also boost our career.

Publishers and agents care about shortlists. Funding bodies care about…

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