The Open Page
issue one volume One
On wanting to write
When I was ten years old I have a very clear recollection that what I’d love to do more than anything was write a novel. I’ve had this yearning for as long as I can remember really. I didn’t write reams and reams of short stories. I’ve always been passionate about the novel form, so it was more how do I close that approach down into a shortened form rather than being a natural short story writer who opened out.>>clIck here for the full article
INTERVIEWS
2nd Place:
Kristina Møller
with
'My mother once told me'​
3rd Place:
Tom Miller
with
'Atlas' Curse​'
2nd Place:
Tom Mead
with
'Between Floors'​
Back in June we hosted our first creative writing competition with the intention of making our journal an open one. The three literary areas we chose to open the contest to were poetry, flash fiction and short story. Selecting poetry as one category was an obvious must: who can dismiss the rich beauty of the images and powerful messages that can be presented in a few tightly-woven lines?>>clIck here for the full article
EDITORIALS
Putting together a literary journal is a passion project that relies on the ability to actually ...feel passion, which means that depression can be quite limiting. It has taken a lot to get the journal off the ground but months after our announcement, here we are: The Open Page launches with three competitions, short story writing, flash fiction and poetry. These entries caused an enjoyable amount of bickering as we all fought for our favourites.>> click here for the full article
EDITORIALS
2nd Place:
Emily Noxon
with
'The Camry'​
3rd Place:
A.M Call
with
'Mars, Afterward'