Welcome to carolfenlon.com

The home of Carol Fenlon, northern female novelist, short story writer and poet; partner in the Manuscript Clinic, a proofreading and editing service for writers, students and businesses

Carol lives in Lancashire and has been writing short stories and poetry for fifteen years, many of which have been published in mainstream magazines and small press publications. She has also won prizes for her work in many literary competitions. Her debut novel Consider The Lilies, won the Impress Novel Prize 2007 and was published by Impress Books in June 2008. 

 

Carol is on the editorial board of the journal Short Fiction in Theory and Practice. She is also an active member of several writing groups, including Edge Hill University's Narrative Research Group,  Skelmersdale Writers’ group and Ormskirk Writers’ and Literary Society.

Member of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists and also of the Society of Authors.

 Agent: Sallyanne Sweeney: Watson,Little Ltd.

Carol lives in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK and is available for creative writing workshops and for readings from her work.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

The Rise up and Build  and My Ideal Town writing and art competitions have now been judged and the prizegiving ceremony is now being organised by Skelmersdale Library. The date of the award event will be posted here shortly.

Skelmersdale Writers' Group kicks off the New Year with a brand new programme, follow the link above.

SKELMERSDALE NEW TOWN IS 50

Check the Skelmersdale 50 website to see the best of Skem talent showcased. Coming soon - Skem The Musical - find out more on the website. Click here

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKELMERSDALE NEW TOWN!.

Saturday October 8th saw major celebrations at Skelmersdale Library to commemorate the designation of Skelmersdale as a new town 50 years ago in 1961. Skelmersdale community groups turned out in force, George Orr wowed us all with his fantastic collection of Skem postcards  and our very own Skelmersdale Writers' group involved everyone in writing Skem's giant poem. Kids and adults had fun doing their own new building upstairs with hunks of clay while outside there was a display of vintage cars and the Fire Service brought along one of their engines. We all had a fabulous day and we owe it all to Marianne Howell and the staff at the library who organised it. More events are to follow, Marianne will be giving a talk next Thursday 20th October on the history of Skelmersdale so get down there and book yourself a ticket. On Monday 31st October, at 5pm, I will be presenting a talk at the library entitled, 'A Vision Of Utopia - Why Skelmersdale Was Chosen' which will be about the way ideas of planned cities have developed throughout history and how Skelmersdale came to be picked as a new town site. Ring the library on 01695 720312 for more details of either of these events.

See more photos of the 50th anniversary event on the Skelmersdale Writers Group page

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN SKELMERSDALE WAS FIRST DESIGNATED AS A NEW TOWN?

WERE YOU ONE OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE NEW TOWN?

WERE YOU INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF SKELMERSDALE NEW TOWN?

I am currently compiling  a history of the making of the new town and am looking for old newspapers, photographs or simply people's memories of what Skem was like when it first became a new town. If you can help, please email me at writeme@carolfenlon.com

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Read Carol's latest short story 'Play With Me' in Radgepacket  Vol 5, now published by Byker Books . You can still get Radgepacket Vols 3&4 which contain more stories by Carol, available directly from Byker or from Amazon. If you like rough tales of the inner city, these collections are for you.Buy Radgepacket 5 here

Short Fiction in Theory and Practice - a new peer reviewed literary journal dedicated to the short story. In the inaugural issue, Carol reviews three contemporary collections of short fiction. Published by Intellect.  To find out more, how to subscribe, and how to submit work click here 

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