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A Treasury of Back Issues


It may have escaped your attention over the last fast-paced year or so that each issue of the Inner Circle Writers’ Magazine is available as a back issue.

Just go here and scroll down to find the individual links for any issue that you may have missed:

Of course, if you’re a subscriber, you are entitled to each issue from the point at which you subscribed — just let me know if you want any issue that you may have missed.

Yes, the back issues are more expensive — they cost the princely sum of £4.00, as opposed to the £2.00 they cost when released (even less if you subscribe). But that’s still a minuscule amount to pay for the vast amount of quality each issue contains.

Here’s a summary of what’s inside each issue, though of course every single edition contains more than I can easily list:

Issue # 1 (March 2019)



FICTION from Warren Alexander, Gary Bonn, Samantha Hamilton, Copper Rose, David Bowmore, Mark Kodama, Jill Kiesow and Steve Carr, as well as poetry from Shawn Klimek.

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS with Steve Carr telling us about his life and career; plus John Green, Carmen Baca, Melinda Newmin and Justin Wiggins.

EXPERT ADVICE, ANALYSIS, ARTWORK, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH by William Shakespeare, adapted by Grant P. Hudson - the first part of an ongoing comic strip presentation of this classic tale, THE G. P. HUDSON ART STUDIO presents a portrait of J. R. R. Tolkien, ARTICLES, REVIEWS, CONTESTS AND GAMES, NEWS, FREE GIFTS FOR EVERY READER, A SPECIAL SUBSCRIBERS’ PACKAGE OFFER and much more.

Issue # 2 (April 2019)



FICTION from David Bowmore, Gabriella Balcom, Peter Astle, William Masters, P. A. O'Neil, Jan McCulloch AND Part One of one of the greatest short stories ever written: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster.

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS with Rich Rurshell interviewing Kate McCoid, and the special first edition of a feature you won't want to miss called Desert Island Books with this month's guest, David Bowmore.

THE GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE

EXPERT ADVICE, ANALYSIS, ARTWORK, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, THE G. P. HUDSON ART STUDIO, ARTICLES, REVIEWS, CONTESTS AND GAMES, NEWS, FREE GIFTS FOR EVERY READER, A SPECIAL SUBSCRIBERS’ PACKAGE OFFER and much more.

Issue # 3 (May 2019)



FICTION from David Bowmore, Alexander Marshall, Marlon Hayes, Rich Rurshell, Julie C. Eger and poetry from Jay Mehta PLUS Part Two of one of the greatest short stories ever written, THE MACHINE STOPS by E. M. Forster.

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS, EXPERT ADVICE, ANALYSIS (BRIGHTON ROCK by Graham Greene), ARTWORK, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Part Three by William Shakespeare, adapted by Grant P. Hudson, THE G. P. HUDSON ART STUDIO presents a portrait of Geoffrey Bayldon as Catweazle, ARTICLES including A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-EARTH: Gandalf the Fearful Part Two and A PERSONAL HISTORY OF COMICS plus much more.

The first ten contestants in THE GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE WRITERS’ WORLD, SUBMISSIONS STATION with links to publishers who are accepting submissions right now!

You’ll also find FREE GIFTS FOR EVERY READER and a SPECIAL SUBSCRIBERS’ PACKAGE OFFER plus much more!

Issue # 4 (June 2019)



Inside the power-packed FOURTH issue:

•A candid interview with RIHAM ADLY (plus an article and story)

•News of a NEW Clarendon House Anthology: TEMPEST!

•The much-anticipated next stage in the GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE with a challenge you can try at home too!

•The unmissable concluding parts to David Bowmore's The Affair of the Missing Tiara and E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops

•POETRY from Shawn Klimek and Mark Kodama

•DOZENS of submission opportunities

•Amazing artwork, enlightening articles, fabulous fiction and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Issue # 5 (July 2019)



Inside the fun-filled FIFTH issue:

•BILL SWIGGS tells us the behind-the-scenes story of his book BLOOD IN THE DUST

•See inside the fabled home of famous writer C. S. LEWIS!

•Read the FIVE 1,000 word WESTERNS that form the next stage in the GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE!

•FANTASTIC FICTION from Brandy Bonifas, Jill Kiesow, Steve Carr and the first part of Thomas Hardy's classic tale THE WITHERED ARM!

•POETRY from all over the world

•The next episode in the dramatised serial The Tragedy of Macbeth

•DOZENS of submission opportunities

•Amazing artwork, enlightening articles from expert writers and editors and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Issue # 6 (August 2019)



Inside the scintillating SIXTH issue:

• Internationally acclaimed author MEHREEN AHMED talks to us about her life and work

•See the visual diary of author STEVE CARR!

•Meet the THREE FINALISTS in the GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE!

•FABULOUS FICTION from Sharon Frame Gay, Peter Toeg, Kerri Jesmer and the second part of Thomas Hardy's classic tale THE WITHERED ARM!

•POETRY from JAY MEHTA

• DESERT ISLAND BOOKS with TONY J. FYLER

•The next episode in the dramatised serial The Tragedy of Macbeth

•SEVEN NEW CLARENDON HOUSE ANTHOLOGIES!

•Astounding artwork, enlightening articles from expert writers and editors and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Issue # 7 (September 2019)



Inside the special SEVENTH issue:

• Author and artist RIK TY takes us on an inter-dimensional tour

•See the textured imagination of photographer STEPHANIE DORN

•Read the THREE FINAL STORIES in 2019's GREAT CLARENDON HOUSE WRITING CHALLENGE GRAND FINAL!

• FICTION from Warren Alexander, Andrew Scobie, and the chilling climax to Thomas Hardy's classic tale THE WITHERED ARM!

•POETRY from SHAWN KLIMEK

• DESERT ISLAND BOOKS with SILVANA McGUIRE

•The next episode in the dramatised serial The Tragedy of Macbeth

•Submission opportunities through CLARENDON HOUSE ANTHOLOGIES!

•Astounding artwork, enlightening articles from expert writers and editors and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Issue # 8 (October 2019)



Inside the enthralling EIGHTH issue:

• Historical Mystery and Romance Author ELIZABETH BAILEY talks to us about her books and writing career!

• FICTION:

WRONG TRAIN Part Two by Warren Alexander

THE SCENT OF GOODNESS by Mehreen Ahmed

THE STRANGE WELL by Archit Joshi

THE OPERA MUST GO ON by Heather Hood

and our special Master Author Showcase THE SIGNALMAN Part One by Charles Dickens

• POETRY CORNER with Evelyn M. Lukey, Stephanie Bardy, Warren Alexander and Neelima Dondapati.

• ENLIGHTENING EXPERT ARTICLES from DENNIS DOTY, JULIE C. EGER, DENISE O'HAGAN and more

• DESERT ISLAND BOOKS with RLM COOPER

•The next episode in the dramatised serial The Tragedy of Macbeth

•Submission opportunities through CLARENDON HOUSE ANTHOLOGIES!

• PLUS: A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-EARTH: Tolkien’s Heresy - the article that was banned by the Tolkien Society!

JUSTIN WIGGINS goes to the Logos Theatre in South Carolina to see The Horse and His Boy performed on stage

AN UNEARTHLY CHILD Part of our occasional series featuring the BBC Television series Doctor Who — this month: Enter the Third Doctor!

ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S PSYCHO An audiobook review by Tony J. Fyler

and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

including

A SPECIAL FREE GIFT FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS: THE SEVEN LEVELS OF ATTENTION full colour e-manual!

and

A WRITER'S WORKSHOP with Grant P. Hudson!

Issue # 9 (November 2019)



Inside the numinous NINTH issue:

Donise Sheppard takes us BEHIND THE SCENES at PIXIE FOREST PUBLISHING

Feast your eyes on the fantastic artwork of LINDSAY NORMAN

Relish the fiction of Gabriella Balcom, Susannah Bell, David Bowmore and Charles Dickens (with Part Two of THE SIGNALMAN)

Delight in the poetry of Shawn Klimek and Shweta Goyal

Get EXPERT ADVICE from Dennis Doty, Samantha Hamilton, Jeffrey Stephens, Gary Bonn and Julie Eger

Find out how Tolkien’s imagination worked in A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-EARTH: The Mountain and the City

Let Richard Prime investigate the question ROBIN HOOD: FACT OR FICTION?

PLUS THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Part Nine by William Shakespeare, adapted by Grant P. Hudson, a WRITER’S WORKSHOP, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MARKETING, and much much more including a fabulous SUBSCRIBERS’ FREE GIFT: The Seven Levels of Attention!

Issue # 10 (December 2019)



Inside the terrific TENTH issue:

It's a POETRY SPECIAL with work by Eileen Hugo, Marlon S. Hayes, Edward Ahern, Jay Mehta, Maria J. Estrada, Elizabeth Brown, RLM Cooper, Jim Bates, Holly Scott, Sharon Frame Gay, Julie Eger, Linda Imbler, Shawn Klimek, Hugh Honea, and Denise O’Hagan

PLUS FICTION including A FURY THAT BURNS Part Two by Susannah J. Bell, INSANELY BRAVE EXPLORERS by Gary Bonn DRAGONFLY LUCK by C. L. Steele and THE SIGNALMAN Part Three by Charles Dickens

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS: A POET’S LIFE with Christine Tabaka and AN INTERVIEW WITH A POETRY EDITOR with Denise O’ Hagan

EXPERT ADVICE: from Dennis Doty, Marlon Hayes and others

GRAMMAR NINJA with Samantha Hamilton

AND A SIMPLE CHECKLIST FOR STUDYING POETRY A Writer’s Workshop with Grant P. Hudson

and much more including THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MARKETING, ARTWORK including THE POETRY OF LIGHT by Craig Alexander

and ARTICLES: A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-

EARTH: Tolkien and the Kalevala; POETRY IN THE WORDS OF POETS; AN UNEARTHLY CHILD Part of our occasional series featuring the BBC Television series Doctor Who; A WRITING CALENDAR and a review of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT with Tony J. Fyler

PLUS A SUBSCRIBERS’ FREE GIFTGet your copy of The Seven Levels of Attention!

Issue # 11 (January 2020)



Inside the inspiring ELEVENTH issue:

Rising star author R. A. Goli talks about her life and work plus we get a glimpse behind the scenes of Welcome to Blekeleigh Court by Samantha Hamilton, plus enjoy our Christmas fiction including Love’s Gift by C. L. Steele, The Bard by Mark Kodama, Claire’s Special Day by Shawn M. Klimek and the next part of A Fury That Burns by Susannah J. Bell — in addition, you get a special Christmas Master Author Showcase, a complete short story The Hint Of An Explanation from Graham Greene!

Our expert advice includes Why You Should Edit with Susannah J. Bell, Junk Drawer Writing with Julie Eger, Understanding Graphic Designers with John Green and The Wonderful World Of Marketing: Finding Your Audience with Grant P. Hudson

We take a look at the art of the Mediaeval Manuscript and continue our adapted feature The Tragedy Of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, but that’s nowhere near all! Articles include A Window Into Middle-Earth: A Journey To The Real Mordor with Grant P. Hudson, Did I Really Write That? with Gary Bonn, Reflections On The C. S. Lewis Symposium At Montreat, North Carolina with Justin Wiggins and An Unearthly Child part of our occasional series featuring the BBC television series Doctor Who: this month, The Sixth Doctor.

Even that’s not all, though: there’s news of a special game, the Inner Circle Writers’ Magazine Subscriber Game, and we introduce not one but TWO new imprints offering more opportunities: Outlook Books and Linden Books!

There are free gifts for readers and a subscribers’ free gift too!

Don’t miss out! Get your copy now for only £2.00 or subscribe for £20.00 to get 12 issues!

Issue # 12 (February 2020)



Inside the terrific TWELFTH issue:

FICTION including ONE LAST QUESTION by Gary Bonn, MONTANA REMAINS by Carol White

and drabbles by Dawn DeBraal, G. Allen Wilbanks, Shawn M. Klimek and David Bowmore

plus the final part of A FURY THAT BURNS by Susannah J. Bell and MASTER AUTHOR SHOWCASE: THE PURLOINED LETTER by Edgar Allan Poe

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS especially SPOTLIGHT ON THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SAMANTHA HAMILTON

EXPERT ADVICE: GRAMMAR NINJA with Samantha Hamilton, DRABBLE ME THIS with Steve Carr, THE BEST ADVICE I NEVER USED with C. L. Steele and HUNTING FOR A STORY with Julie C. Eger

Plus THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Part 11 by William Shakespeare; A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-EARTH: Middle-earth and Narnia — a comparison; A TRUE INKLING EXPERIENCE with Annie Mae Platter

and much, much more!

Issue # 13 (March 2020)



Inside the thrill-packed THIRTEENTH issue:

FICTION including SAFETY NET by Gary Bonn

POETRY CORNER with Elizabeth Brown, Jay Mehta and Jim Bates, DORA by Giuseppina Marino Leyland, THE MOTHER TREE by Jason Holden, FREE’S TALE: NO HOME AT CHRISTMASTIME Part 1 by Gabriella Balcom, MR. JASPER’S PORCH by Marlon Hayes

and MASTER AUTHOR SHOWCASE: THE VERGER by W. Somerset Maugham

INTERVIEWS AND SNAPSHOTS

AUTHOR MICHAEL WILLIAMS talks to us about his life, his work and his influences

EXPERT ADVICE

GRAMMAR NINJA with Samantha Hamilton

WHERE DO STORIES COME FROM? with Julie Eger

PROCESS NOT AH-MESS with C. L. Steele

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MARKETING: What the World Wide Web Does - and Doesn’t- Do For You with Grant P. Hudson

Plus THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Part 12 by William Shakespeare; A WINDOW INTO MIDDLE-EARTH: The Power of Words

and much, much more!

As I say, just go here to make your selection:

And of course, if you subscribe, you don’t need to do anything as painstaking as making a selection ever again — each new issue comes to you by email every month!

Enjoy this vast treasury of delights, designed with YOU the writer in mind!

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