Emma Champion’s first ever piece of short fiction has garnered the attention of the judging panel in the 46th New Millennium Writings Awards, 2018. The 6000-word story, entitled YOUR HUMAN, was entered into the competition last year, with winners and finalists announced in January 2019. New Millennium Writings is a prize-winning literary journal based in … Read more
It is a very rare thing to discover something new about something you know so well. Like when you discover your other half secretly collects stamps four years into your marriage; or that moment you figured out how to open those blasted milk cartons without mullering them to buggary. Imagine my surprise then, when last … Read more
“Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Marchant, Ladies and Gentleman, it is my great honour to have been asked to speak on behalf of everyone graduating here tonight, to express our sincerest gratitude to all at the University of Hertfordshire for your part in our success. I’m encouraged to see a writer receive tonight’s honorary award. Writing is the … Read more
November 1997: My mother and I go to a preview screening of James Cameron’s Titanic the night before its official release date. The film has a profound impact on me and my life. After paying to see it a further seven times, I then get a job as an usher at my local cinema, … Read more
Happy Bank Holiday, Festivalites! I hope that you are all enjoying the long weekend. Just a quick note to say that, with the 2012 Norwich Film Festival fast approaching, it is imperative that those of you with a dream to become the next Spielberg, Nolan, Cameron or Jackson do not miss the chance for … Read more
Now, more than ever, it is incredibly important that the medium of film, a great source of escapism, exploration and fantasy, should be celebrated countrywide, not just in our nation’s capital. Film should be accessible to people everywhere, extending its reach to all who share an interest in movies. It is my wish to see the … Read more
Facebook is a marvellous communication tool. You can catch up with friends, reunite with long-lost school pals, start groups that ally you with like-minded souls, set up pages for self or business promotion…the list is endless. However, would it have ever have occurred to anyone, let alone a fifteen year-old schoolboy marred by disability, to … Read more
Those who follow the teachings of the law of attraction will know that visualisation, gratitude and belief can will your dreams into reality. Who could ever have imagined the extent to which these techniques can be successful? Back in the sixties, somewhere in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a young girl named Phyllis looked up adoringly at her father; … Read more
For centuries, one question plagued Man more than any other; that question was: “What is the meaning of life?” Now, here in the 21st century – an age of progression and innovative entertainment – the question has changed; the question is now: “What is the meaning of Lost?” JJ Abrams’ head-scratcher of a television … Read more
Well, it’s that time of year again, folks! That time when crazy Emma Champion buys a bottle of wine, some microwave popcorn, and stays up all night to bring you all the news and gossip from the Academy Awards live as it happens! Why does she do it, I hear you cry: dedication; dedication to … Read more