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The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here!
Congratulations to Léonie Gregson, the overall winner of The People’s Friend New Writers Prize, who will receive the £10,000 writing bursary for her “beautifully written, compelling” short story “Fossils”.
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“When we see people in disasters, we see them as if they could be members of our own family, and that’s why we are so passionate about helping them.”
@Khalsa_Aid
founder Ravi explains how the organisation got started and grew to an international force in this week's issue.
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We're not the only ones typing away today! Meet the new
@polscotdogs
recruits in our March 10 issue, as we chat to PDS Richard Moffat about their future careers and the life of a PD.
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We can't believe it! We have received one of the highest honours ever! It's official! We're in the Guinness Book Of Records!
@GWR
We are the longest running women's magazine! Please retweet and spread the news!
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Who doesn't have vivid childhood memories of Ladybird books? In this week's issue, we chat to
@LBFlyawayhome
Helen Day about her fab collection of them and the travelling exhibition that's bringing joy and nostalgia across the country. Check out:
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We're delighted to be sharing our feature on
@simon_dell_tog
and his wild mice with you in this week's issue. Simon's mouse pics have cheered us all up, and we hope they do the same for you! Happy new issue Wednesday, folks...
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In this week's issue,
@GillPlusFive
finds out about
@CityHorses
- the mounted police unit that covers the heart of London. In the feature is Police Horse (PH) Scooby - pictured below, who we're delighted to hear is back on the streets after an injury! 👍
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With a bit of sadness, we bid farewell to Fiction Ed Shirley today. Or rather, we're sad, but she can't stop smiling! Things won't be the same without her. We wish her all the best for the future and her well-earned freedom. As of Monday, Lucy will be our new F.E.!
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October 27 is
#NationalBlackCatDay
started by
@CatsProtection
to celebrate these beauties! You can read all about it this week!
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Wow! 155 years ago today a certain magazine went on sale! Here in 2024 we're still going strong! There's no-one like us! Thank you to all our wonderful readers, writers and contributors!
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Attention! We're looking for 3000 word stories from authors who haven't yet been published in the "Friend". Send yours to friendfiction
@dctmedia
.co.uk
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Our Liz at the
@CatsProtection
#NationalCatAwards
today! At the Savoy, no less. You can read all their wonderful stories on the CP website:
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Happy Birthday to us! 153 years ago today a magazine was launched that went on to become a record-breaker! Your "Friend" has sailed a steady ship and she'll always put her readers first! Did someone say cake?
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Happy Birthday to us! We are 155 years young! We champion fiction and are open to all writers...that's what we've done for 155 years. All our short stories in this week's issue are by debut "Friend" authors!
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At the "Friend" HQ we're in the same building as comics like The Beano and Commando, and a lot of the team worked on Jackie and girls' comics in the past. What comic do you remember the most from your younger years? Or a favourite comic character?
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And it begins! Our
#LoveDarg
campaign for 2019 with
@CatsProtection
starts in this week's issue. Everything you knit will help cats still looking for their for ever home, and this year's knits are quick and easy. Let us know how you get on!
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Remember our lovely
#CloseKitFriends
yarn-bombed bus tour we did in September? Well, all that yarn is being put to good use! One of the uses is cosy blankets for cats staying at
@CatsProtection
across the country!
@StagecoachEScot
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A couple of the "Friend" team are on holiday, but here's the Fiction squad with Jacky our new Digital Editor!
@JennyWorstall
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What an opportunity! The "Friend" is offering this incredible bursary for a new writer. Click on the link for more information.
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Meet our judging panel for The People’s Friend New Writers Prize! They’re helping ‘Friend’ staff pick the winners from the huge number of entries we had as we hunt for the country’s best new writing talent. Congratulations to everyone who entered!
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And we are a winner!
#PPASMA19
Our winner for
#PPASMA19
Special Edition of the Year is… The People's Friend Special Collector's Edition!
@TheFriendMag
#PPASMA19
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Our head judge is someone who is no stranger to writing and creating fantastic stories, the brilliant actor, writer and producer,
@sally_lindsay
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Aw! Watch out for our wee feature on the new recruits in our March 10 issue!
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Have you seen the latest TV ad from the "Friend"? It's airing on ITV3 right now. We couldn't be more pleased with it! What do you think?
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The People’s Friend is deeply saddened by the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne. We will be joining the rest of the nation in observing a period of mourning. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family.
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Listen up, agents. We have a mission for you. It's from the top. Fiction Ed Lucy is looking for stories from October onwards for the weekly and January onwards for the Special. 2000 and 3000 words, please. Any genre. Now go and see Q for your gadgets.
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8 vowels, 11 consonants, an exclamation mark and a comma appeared in court today.
They are due to be sentenced next week.
#UKPunDay
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It's official! Drum roll, please! Click the link to discover our brilliant new Fiction Editor! SQUEAL!!
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From all of us at
@TheFriendMag
we wish you a merry Christmas. We'd also like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your support during 2020. It's meant the world to us all that you've been there. 2021 WILL be better.
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Someone has been in touch to say they heard that we're not reading manuscripts at the minute because we have too many. This is completely false! We're one of the few magazines who consider every single story that we receive and we'll continue to do so! Please retweet!
#amwriting
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Today The People's Friend were able to pay our respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as her cortège made its way through our home of Dundee.
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We are so proud!
There was one outstanding winner in the Media Brand of the Year category. They perfectly met each of the 5 judging criteria points & has shown it has diversified into a multi-channel, multi-layer brand.
Well done The People's Friend,
@DC_Thomson
Thomson
#PPASA2022
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Fancy writing a story? Fiction Ed Lucy is looking for late summer stories of 2000 and 3000 words!
#amwriting
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Can we just say a HUGE thank you to our incredible IT team who have worked miracles to get over 1000 people from the company successfully working from home!
#legends
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Happy New Year from everyone at the "Friend"! Thank you for all your support over the past year and here's to a tremendous 2022!
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Folks, if you enjoyed our interview with
@LBFlyawayhome
's Helen Day in last week's issue, join us for a face-to-face chat with Helen on Facebook Live tomorrow (Friday!) at 11am (BST!). Hope to see you there!
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Our fabulous new issue is out tomorrow! We have stories by Moira Gee,
@pam_gough
@SJPfiction
@TeresaAshby
@Jacmor63
@BecRobinWriter
and Alison Carter.
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Good morning, Friends! It's a very different Monday morning, but we're here! Your PF team are all working from home and we're getting the best magazine in the world ready for you!
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WOW! Our 8000th issue! We feel very honoured and excited!
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We have a new team photo! With some new faces☺️ It's great to be back together again. A huge "hello" from The People's Friend!👋
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Good morning! Please give a warm welcome to "Friend" debut author, Salome Simwizye!
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We are delighted to introduce you to Maria Clark who is our Writer Of The Week!
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Happy Birthday to us! Today we celebrate our 151st birthday! We're stronger than ever and we're honoured to be here for writers of all experience!
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"Friend" Editor Angela has an update on the situation regarding the ALCS. Follow this link to our website to read it:
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Here are some things to remember!
1. Anyone can submit stories to us.
2. You don't need to have been published before.
3. If you're not sure about content, genre etc, you can ask us.
4. Fiction in magazines is really important!
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate our incredible illustrators who bring so much magic to the "Friend" stories and covers. 🥰
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As you know, we're all about fiction! We simply love good stories and so do our readers! Read Fiction Ed Lucy's latest blog to discover even more opportunties for writers!
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Please give a warm Monday welcome to our Writer Of The Week, louise McIvor!
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From all of us here on the "Friend" we would like to wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
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Please give a warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Karen Houseman!
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It's Monday! Yes, it's time to meet our Writer Of The Week, John Holmes!
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We all love a good mystery! Could you write one for us? Our Pocket Novels are 37,000 words long and we're looking for cosy crime!
#amwriting
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Please give a warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Samantha Bentall!
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Please give a warm Monday welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Liz Filleul!
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Please give a warm Monday welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Stefania Hartley!
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Please put your hands together for our Poet Of The Week, Laura Tapper!
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Good morning, world! How is everyone getting on? How many cups of tea did you drink over the weekend? Your "Friend" family are here for you throughout the day!
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Please say hello to our debut Writer Of The Week, Margaret Geraghty!
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Before we left the office we divided up all the manuscripts for reading and took them home...that's why today we signed up a brand new People's Friend author! Times may be hard, but never give up!
@TheFriendMag
is here to stay and we will always champion fiction! Get writing!
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Pink ladies! We couldn't believe it when Shirley and Lucy came into work today in practically matching outfits! PF Fiction Editors assemble!
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Here's Editor Angela and a happy "Friend" team
@warnerhotels
Alvaston Hall Hotel for our 150th Birthday Bash! Keep an eye out over the weekend for more great photos!
#pf150
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Very exciting!
I’ve teamed up with
@peoplesfriendmagazine
as Head Judge of their New Writers Prize, and to get the nation reading for as little as 6 minutes a day! Grab a brew and give yourself some me time 📕🫖
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Our wonderful new look magazine is out today! Don't worry...our brilliant stories and features haven't changed, but your beloved magazine looks brighter and better!
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We're still the champion of writers experienced and new! Anyone can submit a story and we know that fiction is here to stay!
#ShortStories
#Fiction
#Authors
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It's Monday! That means we get to introduce our Writer Of The Week, debut author Jane Mooney!
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"There have been places where we've been the first people to visit!" Dr Heather Stewart from
@BritGeoSurvey
tells us about some of her incredible expeditions as a marine geologist in this week's issue, including mapping the five deepest points of the world's five oceans!
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Fiction Ed Lucy has some festive greetings from the team!
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A very warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Lesley-Anne Johnston!
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We have some news!
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In this week's Fiction Editor's blog, Lucy is looking back at some of the girls' comics of years gone by! Do you recognise any of these?
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Please give a very warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Amanda Smith!
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There's big news coming...the new member of the Fiction team will be revealed soon!
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We were saddened to hear of the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, this afternoon. He will be remembered for his lifetime of service to the British people, and for his devotion to the Queen and the Royal Family.
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The first ever cover! Actually quite hard to read, even full size. There's a replica of the issue inside our Special 169, which goes on sale January 23.
#PF150
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Wow! What a year it's been! Thank you for your wonderful company throughout the past 12 months! We're taking a festive break and we'll be back for more lovely chats on Tuesday, January 9th!
#PFWritingHour
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It's Monday! It's time to meet our Writer Of The Week Jill Barry!
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Please give a warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Liz Filleul!
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That feeling when you get when you email a debut author to accept their story!
#NeverGiveUp
#FriendFamily
#Writing
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Our first Christmas lunch in 2 years!🎄 Very festive and VERY filling as we try to stay awake at our desks😴😂 We hope you're enjoying the run up to the holidays!
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Yay! Our new issue is out tomorrow! We have stories by
@BecRobinWriter
@AudBrooksWriter
Carol Probyn Bailey Morgan Charmaine Fletcher
@katefbaker
and
@TeresaAshby
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It's Monday! It's time for our Writer Of The Week! Say hello to Emma Dee!
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"No child should carry their life in a bin bag". But for kids in care, sometimes it's the only thing they have to move their stuff around in. Read about
@wearemadlug
, the company who give a bag to a child in care for every bag you buy from them, in this week's issue.
@dawnsgeddes
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WE WON! Oh, what a night! Editor Angela attended the
#PPA_Live
#PPASA22
#PPAScotland
last night and the "Friend" scooped the Media Brand Of The Year Award!
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We may have lost track of what day it is, but we know that our new issue is out tomorrow! We have brilliant stories by
@TeresaAshby
@ThompsonEirin
@TheSicilianMama
@lilysslave
Jennifer Gregory
@MsBethWatson
and Wendy Janes.
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We're record breakers! We're officially the longest running women's magazine!
@GWR
Spread the word!
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It's one of those weeks! We have a new Special out tomorrow as well! There are wonderful stories by
@authorgabrielle
@TheSicilianMama
@GraemeEdwards1
@HYuretich
@k_blackadder
@MargretGeraghty
Charmaine Fletcher, Alison Carter,
@MsBethWatson
@ABBK1
@TeresaAshby
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Please give a warm welcome to our Writer Of The Week, Sarah Swatridge!
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A quick correction to something we tweeted during the writing hour this week: we ARE still looking for Christmas stories for our weekly issues - deadline mid September. We are also always open to seasonal submissions at any time of the year.
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152 years ago today
@TheFriendMag
appeared on shelves for the very first time! All these years later we're still giving our readers the best fiction and features around! Thank you!
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It's been such an exciting day with the announcement of our New Writers Prize winner!
We also have our weekly and Special issues out today - it's very busy at the "Friend" office!
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We know how much you like to meet our Writers Of The Week, so please give a warm welcome to Pauline Bradbury!
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Good morning! Please say hello to our Writer Of The Week, Sue Hassett!
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Yay! We're at the midway point and it's time for a new issue! We have a packed one this week and you can enjoy stories by
@TeresaAshby
@authorgabrielle
@ABBK1
@LauraTapper93
and more!
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It's Monday and we're delighted to introduce our Writer Of The Week, Claire Gallgher!
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“Our aim is to change outdated perceptions of Down’s syndrome." Thanks to
@sallyjenkinsuk
for the fab feature in Special 218 (on sale now) about Jamie McCullum
@5ushi
and his organisation, Wouldn't Change A Thing
@Wouldntchangea1
, challenging the negativity surrounding Down's.
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"The People's Friend" is a champion of fiction. Did you
know . . .
1. Anyone can submit, whether you've been published before or not.
2. We pay on acceptance.
3. You will then get your very own editor to work with.
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