Time for another catch-up of news and events...

* Congratulations to regular IS&T contributor Pat Jourdan who has one the latest Carillon magazine competition www.carillonmag.org.uk

* Writer, poet, journalist & editor Nancy Campbell has a new website to promote her editorial and proofreading services at www.campbellcopy.co.uk – Nancy is shortly heading off to the 'most northerly museum in the world' to take up a residencyfor the winter and spring at Upernavik Museum in Greenland, which is a tiny Arctic island with about 200 inhabitants. She adds "I will be occupying my time teaching writing workshops to Inuit children (drawing words with imported maple syrup in the snow) and I'm planning to work on a series of poems about snow and ice..."

* Cafe Writers have sent out a reminder that the closing date for their Open Poetry Competition 2009 (top prize this year is £1000) is fast approaching – the closing date is 30th November. Competition details, entry form and instructions for entry by email can all be found on the Competition page of the website www.cafewriters.org.uk

* Regular IS&T contributor Jeff Winke has been in touch to say his new collection of flash fiction and haibun – I'll Tell You So – has just been published. Click on the attachment for full details.