Found an email yesterday, buried deep in my in-box, telling me about a novel-writing competition. All I had to deliver was the first 2000 words and a one page synopsis with bio, contact details and age. The deadline was midnight yesterday, PST. As I have an unfinished novel that I recently pulled up, and still... Continue Reading →
World Press Photo Exhibition Horrifies and Informs
Another previously published story from my archives. This ran in the Budapest Times in October 2004. WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION HORRIFIES AND INFORMS by Alison Boston The winning images from the 47th World Press Photo Competition (2004) are not, for the most part, pretty pictures, nor do they tell a pretty story. Don’t let that... Continue Reading →
Budapest Autumn Festival: A Musical Journey
This piece ran in the Budapest Times in October 2004. Images via Zemanta. Budapest (Őszi) Autumn Festival A Musical Journey by Alison Boston October can be bleak. The leaves and temperatures fall, and the days get shorter. But if you live in Budapest and you feel like hibernating, forget it. The Őszi Festival starts on... Continue Reading →
