Writers Enjoying Words Articles

The Shadow Fairy

Published 14th February 2024

At the begining of things there was only blackness and then vibration. The Shadow Fairy tells the charming story of how a kind fairy came to give colours and shadows to the waiting universe. The Shadow Fairy by David Hiscox is available from Amazon in paperback or for Kindle

With Grave Consequences

Published 13th January 2024

The third D I Mandy Wilde novel by Jacqueline Harrett Published 5th December 2023 Diamond Books ISBN 1915649323 A dead teenager. A dying mother. A missing baby. DI Mandy Wilde and her team have a mystery to solve. With her pregnant twin sister, Joy, back in Cardiff the tension isn’t all work based. Life has […]

National U3A Short Story Competition

Published 1st October 2023

The results of the 2023 competition have been announced. There were over 400 entries across the UK. The top 13 finalists are available to read at https://www.u3a.org.uk/learning/short-story-competition-2023 Noelle Bryant from Writers Enjoying Words was delighted to be placed in the shortlist.

The Whispering Trees

Published 16th February 2023

The Whispering Trees by Jacqueline Harrett Published Nov 2022 by Diamond Books ISBN 978-1915649188 The second DI Mandy Wilde novel. The unidentified body of a young man is found in Nant Fawr woods, Cardiff, giving DI Mandy Wilde and her team a big problem. There’s only one clue – his expensive handmade shoes.But where is […]

Greenscapes

Published 6th September 2022

by Janet Laugharne ISBN 978-1-912455-33-1 Published by erbacce-press 2022 https://www.erbacce-press.co.uk/janet-laugharne

The Nesting Place

Published 12th July 2022

“The Nesting Place“by Jacqueline HarrettPublished 2021 ISBN: 1838402675 My debut crime novel, ‘The Nesting Place’, was published by Diamond Crime, a new Indie publisher (a form of publishing that doesn’t rely on the Big 5 publishing houses) They have been a joy to work with and, as writers themselves, the team have been collegial and […]

What Lies Between Them

Published 15th April 2022

By J. L. Harland Publisher: Dixi Books (UK) LimitedISBN: 9781913680350Number of pages: 256 Janet Laugharne and Jacqueline Harrett have been members of the U3A Writers Enjoying Words group for many years. They write together under the pseudonym J. L. Harland, as well as separately under their own names. Both are delighted to belong to a wonderful group of […]

One Syrian Summer

Published 12th April 2022

“One Syrian Summer“by Dorothy Al-KhafajiPublished 2018 Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1912362937

Between Two Rivers

Published 12th April 2022

“Between Two Rivers: A Story of Life, Love and Marriage from an English Woman in Baghdad“by Dorothy Al-KhafajiPublished 2013 Publisher: Parthian Books ISBN: 9781908946874