Since 2019 I’ve been submitting short stories to The People’s Friend Magazine, and am delighted that my stories are now regularly featured. I was also thrilled to receive an invitation to be their Writer of the Week.

I’ve enjoyed entering some lovely competitions. Recent successes include: first place in the Roses Mini Saga Competition; second place in the Evesham Festival of Words Six Word Competition; a ‘Guest Author’ slot for my short story Reflections and an honourable mention for a 50-word story, both with On the Premises.

Thank you to Scarlet Leaf Review for publishing ‘The Books on the Shelf’: https://www.scarletleafreview.com/short-stories2/category/wendy-janes

One of my favourite short stories appears in the fundraising anthology A Kind of Mad Courage [UK / US] under the title ‘Verity’. It’s about a woman who has carried a family secret for far too long. One Amazon reviewer says: ‘So touching, really moving, I loved it.’

In 2013 I entered a competition run by Safkhet Publishing, and my short story, ‘From Hackney to Hollywood’ was chosen to be included in an anthology called Romantic Heroes under the title ‘The Stars They Never Own’. Unfortunately the anthology is no longer available, but it seems a shame for the story to disappear completely, so I’ve had a little tinker, and offer it here under its original title. I hope you enjoy it.