An Idea I've Been Turning Over: Giving Other Writers a Voice
I've been thinking about doing something a little different with my website.

As some of you know, I've spent the last few years writing and publishing my own books while studying Creative Writing at Birkbeck. It's been a learning curve, to put it mildly, and I know how difficult it can be to get your work noticed when you're an independent writer.

So I've been wondering whether there's room on tommykennedyiv.com for a few more voices.

The idea is simple. I'd like to explore the possibility of publishing short stories by other writers on my website, giving them a chance to share their work with a new audience.

It wouldn't be a publishing company, and I'm not launching a literary magazine. At least, not at this stage. It's simply an idea I'm considering.

I'm thinking about original short stories, creative non-fiction and other interesting pieces of writing. It doesn't matter whether you're an established author or someone who's never had anything published before. I'm interested in good writing, original ideas and stories that have something to say.

There are no plans to charge writers, and I'm not promising publication to anyone. If I decide to take the idea further, I'd explain exactly how submissions would work before inviting people to send anything in.

For now, I'd just like to know whether there's any interest.

Would you enjoy reading short stories by other writers on my website? And if you're a writer yourself, would you be interested in the possibility of having your work featured?

I'm still thinking it through, so nothing is set in stone. But sometimes an idea is worth putting out there and seeing what comes back.

Let me know what you think.

Tommy Kennedy IV

tommykennedyiv.com