Germaine Greer’s essay about Old Wives’ Tales prompts the Hub Editor to think about narrative and story-telling.

Hilary Wilce debates the benefits and distractions of writing competitions.

SJ Ahmed responds to Kavita Jindal’s blog about IWIE (Indian Writing In English) and poses some more question about the audience for Indian Subcontinental writing.

This year’s Hookline Book Competition winner, Jilly Wosskow’s A Young Woman’s Guide to Carrying On, is a rom-com - and is all the more satisfying for that, contends Tina Jackson.