Luke Neima's blog

It’s not Christmas yet but ABCtales already has a few present for you — head over to our brand new ABCtales Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqv-2OQ7QXdMkXjcDREV9A and have a watch of Tony reading ‘Grumpy Old Man’. Now there’s a stunning performance for you. Just as good – and even more festive – is Rich’s rendition of ‘It Was the Night Before Christmas, See?’ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqv-2OQ7QXdMkXjcDREV9A/videos?view=1...

A big thanks to everyone who came out on Wednesday to ABCtales’ Winter get-together. It was a wonderful evening, filled with fantastic readings and even a few surprises (not least of which was the true identity of Rosa Tabula!) And despite all the carousing and the many pints consumed, we also managed to raise £120 for the Railway Children. Thanks to everyone who came! We’re planning to have our next get together in London in late March, but,...

One last reminder that the ABCtales Winter get-together in London is happening tomorrow, Wednesday, December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub in Bloomsbury. The address is 25 Rathbone Place,W1T 1JB , and we hope to see as many of you as possible. I f you're in the city (or even outside) come on down, have a pint and stick around for some fantastic readings! Tony and I will be at the pub from 6:30PM to discuss the redesign of the site, so come by...

This week we've been hard at work updating the site after our transition last week. I think we're almost there, although there are, as always still a few naggling (and important) details. We'll get there soon - but thank you all for bearing with us and your support and feedback during the change! I'd like to let everyone know that the ABCtales Winter get-together is happening next week here in London, on December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub...

This week we've been hard at work updating the site after our transition last week. I think we're almost there, although there are, as always still a few naggling (and important) details. We'll get there soon - but thank you all for bearing with us and your support and feedback during the change! I'd like to let everyone know that the ABCtales Winter get-together is happening next week here in London, on December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub...

It's been an exciting week for ABCtales. As you can all see the redesign has now been implemented, and with it comes a set of new features. I hope you've been having fun with them, and on the whole everything has transitioned rather well! There are, of course, more than a few bumps along the way, but we'll be working these out over the next few weeks. We'll also be experimenting with the aesthetics, so don't be surprised if you come to the site...

We have been talking about doing a few aesthetic changes for some time, and with some help from our IT team we are proud to announce the launch of a new face for ABC. The majority of the changes should be in place by the end of the day on November 28th, and some things may be missing in the interim - but we'll have everything back in place by then. The site may also be down for a few hours while changes are being made. If things are missing or...

I’m proud to be announcing ABCtales’ Winter Prose and Poetry Competition! The theme is ‘Winter’ — but the thematic is loose and you can incorporate it as much or as little into your work as you’d like. This is a fifty/fifty competition – half of the proceeds will be split between our winners, and half will go to funding ABCtales (which is still bearing the brunt of the cost of our latest redesign!) Rules: The competition is open to all ABCtales...

ABCtales has just published its 100 000 th story — this is a major milestone for us and I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your continuing support of the site, and for filling it with so much excellent work throughout the years. From its inception in September of 2000 ABCtales has been dedicated to supporting writers and helping them to develop in every way we can. And the stories speak for themselves – we’ve seen dozens of...

ABCtales now has a new Twitter account: @ABC_Tales. Follow us for great reading recommendations, as well as event, competition and news announcements - we'll keep you informed with just about everything that's going on at ABC. If you’re already following @tcookabctales, keep an eye on your feed as the new account, @ABC_Tales, will be following you shortly. We'll keep posting updates on both accounts over the next week. Luke