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News from the editor:

Apologies for down time

We've had problems with our server over the past few days and it's taken a bit to get it sorted.
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Infinite Sky by C.J. Flood - out now!

C.J. Flood - or, as we know her, Chelsey Flood - has her first book out with Simon and Schuster.
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Length of Posted Pieces

I am often asked what is the ideal length of a piece of prose to post on here - and the answer is 1500 to 2000 words.
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Infinite Sky Comp - the results

The winner is: Sunday's Child for this heart-rending poem: http://www.abctales.com/story/sundayschild/infinite-sky
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ABCtales Poetry Pentathalon book is out!

The anthology of the Poetry Pentathalon entries is now out at a price of £6.99.
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