Margaretta James | Updates

Highly Commended in Short Story Competition

Margaretta James — Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

My story "Stars Over Jacob's Ladder" was highly commedned in the Stringbark Short Stories Competition for 2025. It is included in the compilation "From Here to Eternity" on Smashwords.

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Focus on Australia

Margaretta James — Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

My latest offerings very much reflect the lifestyle and culture of Australia.

My middle grade book "Yowie Dreaming" is now on Amazon and is set in the Australian bush.

I have also been lucky enough to be included in a wonderful short story compilation from Stringybark Stories. The book is called "From Here to Eternity" and is now available on Smashwords. My story is called "Stars Over Jacob's Ladder" and it is set in Brisbane.

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Another Middle Grade Book

Margaretta James — Thu, 1 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yowie Dreaming is now available on Amazon. It has had a very successful launch.

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Award for Under Brambles

Margaretta James — Fri, 7 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Short Story Collection

Margaretta James — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I have just re-edited and republished an old short story collection. It is amazing how much some stories can date in 15-20 years! In one of the stories, I had a character exercising using a Nintendo Wii. I'm sure some people still do that, but it certainly doesn't sound contemporary. Anyway, if you want some "crunch time reading" as one reviewer put it, Under Brambles is now available as an Amazon ebook and on Kindle Select.

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New Book

Margaretta James — Thu, 2 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I've just released my children's book "The Dragon Way Home". The children I used as beta readers really liked it (although they are relatives). If you have children aged between about 8 and 14, you could go over to Amazon and give it some love. It will be 0.99¢ for the next few weeks.

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