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The content for 'Voices from the Web 2008', UKA's annual prose and poetry anthology, will be announced Monday 25th August 2008!

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UKAlive! In London, Sat 26th July 2008.

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We hope loads of you will be able to join us this year for yet another evening of fun, frolics and, of course, prose and poetry readings. Please don't hesitate to bring Granny, Granddad, Aunt Mathilda, the cat and anyone else you can think of!
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"FOOTPRINTS IN THE ASH twists and turns through treachery, greed and betrayal in its plot of archaeological mystery, with highly entertaining and authoritative descriptions of people and events along the way ... a craftily written thriller, full of absorbing puzzles and characters."

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· Sonnet - Poetry Workshop Challenge Poetry (by e-griff)
This is an old one, but I hope worth a re-run. It's about a place, possibly UKA, but probably another place, a place inhabited by poetry luvvies.
· Art couples Poetry (by artisus)
hmm
· Daffni's poetry workshop challenge Poetry (by delph_ambi)
The challenge was to write a sonnet about a specific place. I've picked my neighbour's back yard.
· Helen of Troy Poetry (by Shywolf)
Whose beauty makes the old young again; Sweeping off their feet the heavy dust of history, They give dancing a new name: poetry - Shy
· Over the rainbow section 2 Prose (by razoo)
Continued from initial 'over the rainbow' excerpt.
· Careful prospects Poetry (by Aurelio)
some risks are worth taking...
· Minna Prose (by e-griff)
This is for delph's five-fruit prose workshop challenge. It is an old story of mine from years ago, which David mentioned the other day as a favourite of his. Many of you will not have seen it before, so ... I'm afraid the fruit has been woven into the cakes :-)
· Measured immeasurability Poetry (by Aurelio)
defining the undefinable
· Stablemates Poetry (by artisus)
once upon a time I wrote poems about three colours...
· High five Prose (by red-dragon)
For delph_ambi's challenge of including your five-a-day within a 24 hour flash fiction event - and very challenging it proved to be! Do parents and children really communicate?
· Portmeirion sonnet Poetry (by red-dragon)
This is for Daff's 'place' sonnet challenge. At least I've had a go...though some of its iambics got lost on the journey!
· The river of weakness Poetry (by razoo)
A melancholy poem about ones struggle to suppress thier sorrows.
· Trawsfynydd - Accross the Mountain Poetry (by teifii)
Here is my second attempt at a sonnet for the challenge. I'm not happy with it but felt I should at least try to obey the strictures of my own challenge. I've learnt my lesson; don't think I'll ever try again to work within the confines of a sonnet -- much too restricting. But it was interesting trying.
· Over the rainbow section 5 Prose (by razoo)
continued from section 4
· Weekend sign-shaker. (by DocOrange)
Beep for peace... (a repost).
· Solitude Poetry (by Albermund)
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· In repayment of kindness. (by DocOrange)
The stow-away.
· Adorable detestation Poetry (by razoo)
a poem capturing the paradoxical emotions of combined love and hate for a particlular individual.
· Oranges Are the Only Fruit Prose (by Rupe)
My effort for delph_ambi's prose challenge - which stipulated that you had to mention five portions of fruit. Comedy sketch. Light this time. And newly reduced.
· The Test Poetry (by razoo)
a poem written in appreciation of the true qualities of great literature, and based on my own personal experience of gaining such appreciation.
· Gotcha! Prose (by RoyBateman)
It's the day coppers dream of - when that elusive criminal who's so often given them the slip is finally within their grasp...
· Over the rainbow section 3 Prose (by razoo)
continued from section 2
· WANIAY2 Chapter 18 first draft Prose (by delph_ambi)
No crit necessary at this stage, but read and enjoy if you have a moment. This will undergo many major revisions before it's finished.
· The King & Queen of Fruit Prose (by discopants)
Prose challenge and, daft as it is, very probably a conversation I have had on a night shift... This submission will self-destruct in 7 days.
· Over the rainbow Prose (by razoo)
Melissa Perl is an eighteen year old orphan, living in Mulberry village with foster parents Emma and Gary, following the horrific death of her mother during the birth of her now deceased sister Tracy through cancer, as well as her fathers suicide shortly after. Blinded by her belief that the only way for her to ever reunite with her parents is to acquire talent needed to deem herself worthy of joining them in ‘the village of the stars’, Melissa becomes desperate to seek greatness and emulate the talents that her parents once held. Doing so proves immensely difficult, and is the cause of much of Melissa's melancholy. This novel is still very much a work in progress. That printed below is the opening few chapters of the novel. It was started two years ago and as of yet remains unfinished. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
· Kaela (Chapter 3 + 4) Prose (by jagged66)
Now the action begins. Anyone who is reading this, please could you be kind enough to type a comment and let me know what you think of it. Thank you.
· Unpromising Horizons Poetry (by artisus)
prosetry
· Something to pass on Poetry (by potleek)
Just something to pass on
· Over the rainbow section 4 Prose (by razoo)
continued from part 3
· Bluebell Wood. Poetry (by Romany)
A response to Daffni's sonnet challenge.
· DORK and the POETRY HIT SQUAD Prose (by zenbuddhist)
THE RETURN OF THE DORK
· African Legacy Prose (by Bootylicious)
1st part of a short story based on some autobiographical aspects of my life.
· if the dress Prose (by littleditty)
140 word flash
· The Potion (A Fiction Fight Back! story) Prose (by e-griff)
Right. Let's have some fiction back, and not some namby pamby flash stuff! This is my own version of a story Rupe posted just after he joined. It's lain around critted to pieces and unfinished for all that time, now is completely rewritten and hopefully enjoyable. C'mon guys, I need support ... pse read and comment.
· Bubble Thing Girl Prose (by Matty)
A story about an alien attempt to shrink-wrap the Earth, and a little Japanese girl's fight to save the situation. This is chapter one.
· Summer Triangle Poetry (by Corin)
A walkingthe dog poem.
· Kaela (Chapter 1 + 2) Prose (by jagged66)
"Kaela" is a tale of death, betrayal, the struggle for hope, and things that are not considered as being possible. A young woman is struggling to regain her sanity after an attack from two years ago. Alcohol has acted as her friend for a while now and her real friend Louise is trying to cope with her brothers, who are arguing more than usual about a deadly secret.
· Fair exchange Poetry (by Aurelio)
some proposition
· Barry Porter and the Garden of Mud part two Prose (by JeffDray)
Here's part two of the epic tale of Barry Porter and his horticultural adventures. We meet a new character who seems somehow familiar.
· Signal Fires Poetry (by Jolen)
Just trying to write a bit again. Thanks to Little Ditty for edit suggetions
·  (by Corin)
A Walking the dog poem.
· Small George Prose (by Harry)
“I’m gonna strike it rich in Giantland,” he boasted.
· Poor little drugs girl Poetry (by CVaughan)
No names no pack-drill
· Dead On Arrival Poetry (by Jolen)
Inspired by reading some old poetry online
· Expectancy Poetry (by Aurelio)
hanging in the air
· Wood Stacks June 23rd Poetry (by littleditty)
Fiesta of St John, fires on the beach
· A Little Treasure Poetry (by Bradene)
A memory from 1984 http://www.ukauthors.com/modules.php?name=News&file=edit&op=StoryQueueModify&uname=Bradene&qid=24385
· The Actors Poetry (by artisus)
WFP/P Challenge: Bluepootle's word "Break" - a bit surreal
· Hearing A Heart Break Prose (by Bradene)
An Edited version of Wednesdays prose/poetry flash challenge. The word was Break
· conspiracy theory 911 Poetry (by Albermund)
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 UKA Writer of the Month
Sorry, but WOTM will be on holiday for the month of August - back in September!

UKA's WRITER OF THE MONTH

JULY 2008

Emma (Emerald)

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