Blood, Fangs and Health Kicks

Even Vampires, it seems, are not immune to the human obsession with the latest health fad...

Please listen to our latest WWJ podcast: 'Another Interview with a Vampire' by JW Hicks, read by the author.

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Don't forget to let us know what you think - and what you would like to hear in any future podcasts. And if you have a great idea for a podcast episode you'd like to have a go at yourself, we want to hear about that too. Just write to editor@wordswithjam.co.uk

Second Words with Jam Podcast

You have barely had time to finish reading the last edition of Words with Jam, and here we are bringing you more! Yes, our second podcast is here. We hope you will enjoy listening to Jill Marsh reading Jo Reed's wonderful story, 'Mr Muyila's Bull', first published in Mslexia in Spring 2009.

When Alele's father decides to marry her off to Mr Muyila in exchange for a bull, her mother has other ideas...

Click here to download, listen or subscribe.

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Print version coming soon ...

Lots of people have asked us for a printed version of the magazine. And we said, why not? So from the June 2011 issue, you can have your cake with jam and cream. The online version will remain FREE, but you can also have a paper copy, available worldwide.

We're not sure how much it will cost (depends on the number of subscribers) but it'll be around £5. Which works out at £30 per year - cheaper than a night down the pub.

Would you be interested?

If so, to help us cost the print version effectively, please register your interest at www.wordswithjam.co.uk/printversion. Subscription details will follow soon.

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We really are that pathetic, yes.

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Words With Jam Launches Its Own Podcast

We are very pleased to announce that, along with the February edition of Words with Jam, we are bringing you our very first podcast.

Clicking on http://wordswithjam.podomatic.com/ will allow you to listen to Catriona Troth reading from her article, ‘In Praise of Virtual Friends’. You can also download the episode, or subscribe to the podcast in order to be notified when new episodes are uploaded.

In the coming weeks we hope to be bringing you an exciting mixture of stories, articles and interviews – some from editions of WWJ and some that are recorded specially for our podcast subscribers. So you now will be able to enjoy Words with Jam on your bike, in the car, in the gym...

If you would like to comment on this first podcast, or suggest ideas for future episodes, please contact editor@wordswithjam.co.uk.

Upcoming Events with our 60 Seconder Emma Donoghue ...

Some events coming up in England to celebrate the paperback release of ROOM... not London but the much-neglected regions this time.

Woodstock Bookshop, 8 February, 7pm
Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, 9 February, 6.30pm
Bury Library (near Manchester), 10 February, 1.30pm
Doncaster Central Library, 10 February, 5pm
A talk about the research for my next novel at the Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, 11 February 2011, 6.15pm
Warwick Library, 15 February, 7pm
Tonbridge Library, 17 February, 7pm

Hope to meet some of you in the flesh.

All the best
Emma

www.emmadonoghue.com

February 2011 Issue - OUT NOW!

It’s that time again. Winter’s been tough, what with all the snow and the cuts and Christmas etc, but we’re here to bring some much needed artificial, energy-saving sunshine into your lives with our February issue of Words With JAM.

Cover star Guy Saville talks about his upcoming release The Afrika Reich, in which he twists history a little to make it even more gripping than it actually was; we have a (slightly delayed) look back at last year’s Wigtown Book Festival, and delve into the world of virtual friendships with Catriona Troth.

We’re delighted, yet a little bit scared, to welcome two new contributors this month, in the shape of Andrew Ramsay and his take on the world of comic geekdom, and Matt Shaw, cartoonist extraordinaire.

We have our usual round up of reviews, comment and idiocy as well as new feature The Rumour Mill, where we’ll be busting myths, some of which may even be vaguely writing related. And of course, there’s the small matter of our Comp Corner Last Lines competition. Let’s just say we were ever so slightly overwhelmed by the increase in entries for this one compared to previous Comp Corners. Wonder if that had anything to do with the brilliant prize on offer courtesy of Ruth Saberton? The ten top entries as well as the overall winner are announced within!

So pull up a chair, stick your feet on the pouffe and light your pipe. Words With JAM – it’s free and it’s here to stay. Get used to it.