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Colin W Campbell

 

colin w campbell MSc  FRICS  FCIOB  MCQI  PPASI


publications
Updated July 2010. Writing credits currently listed here comprise work accepted for publication or receiving some other form of recognition by editors or competition judges  (see analysis)

2010

Out of Touch  (short story 1,389 words)
Runner up - Adult Creative Writing Club  Competition No. 106,  June 2010.

The Bite (flash fiction 989 words)
Accepted for publication online. The Straitjackets Magazine, Summer 2010.

One Last Hurrah (micro fiction 410 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Competition No. 105, May 2010.

Out of the Mist (poem)
Accepted for publication (print and pdf) in Blinking Cursor Literary Magazine Issue Three, 2010.

2009

The Maze (short story 1,488 words)
Accepted for publication (print and pdf) in Twisted Tongue Magazine, Issue 14, Dec 2009, ISSN 1749-9941. First published as Runner-up, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No 86, Oct 2008.

Bones in the Mud (flash fiction 521 words)
Accepted for publication (print and pdf) in Blinking Cursor Literary Magazine Issue Two, Winter 2009. First published as Winner, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 94, June 2009.

A Sure Thing  (flash fiction 959 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No 95, July 2009.

Just Kidding  (flash fiction 539 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No 94, June 2009.

Sitting Pretty  (short story 1,045 words)
Cherry-picked by the Editors at ABCtales, May 2009.

The Fat Guy's Birthday  (pantoum)
Accepted for publication, Twisted Tongue Magazine Issue 12, Jan 2009.

2008

Penelope's Poisonous Plan  (micro fiction 319 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 88, Dec 2008.

The Maze  (short story 1,082 words)
Runner Up, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 86, Oct 2008.

Mr Opportunity  (flash fiction 625 words)
Runner up, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 84, Aug 2008.

The True Friend of Fairy Farndale  (flash fiction 740 words)
Accepted for electronic publication, Fantasy Gazetteer Issue 6, August 2008.

At the End of the Day  (micro fiction 236 words)
Competition runner up and accepted for publication in electronic and print editions,
Gold Dust Issue 13, Summer 2008,  ISSN 1751-8180. First published, Aug 2006 as flash fiction competition winner, wearewriters.co.uk.

Grandpa's Walking Stick  (micro fiction 375 words)
Competition runner up and accepted for publication in electronic and print editions,
Gold Dust Issue 13, Summer 2008,  ISSN 1751-8180

Reflection  (pantoum)
Runner Up, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No.78, Feb 2008.

Look Again  (micro fiction 193 words)
Runner up, Between the Cracks Digest Big Love, Big Humor Flash Fiction Competition, Feb 2008.

2007

Snapshot   (flash fiction 915 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No.76, Dec 2007.

The Timepiece  (short story  1,679 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 75, Nov 2007.

A Wave from a Stranger  (short story 1,518 words)
Winner, Writers Billboard Short Fiction Competition, Dec 2007.

Windsong  (four haiku on a theme)
Honorable Mention, Sol Magazine Hidden Competition, Summer 2007. First published in Wanderings Magazine, 2006.

The Old Dream Catcher  (poem)
Second place, Sol Magazine, 'That's What I'm Talking Competition', Summer 2007.

The Deep End  (micro fiction 490 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 72, Aug 2007.

Wind in the Western Desert  (micro fiction 475 words)
Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 71, July 2007.

2006

Midnight Sun  (poem)
Second Place Tie, Sol Magazine, 'Rising Temperatures in the Arctic Competition', Autumn 2006.

Pebbles  (poem)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, Autumn 2006.

Dreams of Old Shanghai  (poem)
First Place, Sol Magazine, 'Dreams in our Hearts (Double Five) Competition' and
Editor's Choice, Summer 2006.

The New Boy  (micro fiction 400 words)
Accepted for publication, PDF and print editions, Gold Dust, Issue Eight,
Autumn 2006,  ISSN 1751-8180.

Best Treatment  (micro fiction 24 words - yes, just 24 words)
Commended, Leaf Books Short Short Story Competition, Aug 2006 and accepted for publication in print in the Leaf Books Short Short Story Anthology, The Final Theory and Other Stories, 2006,   ISBN 1-905599-29-3.

Living Ocean  (pantoum)
Short listed, Secret Attic monthly poetry competition and accepted for publication online and in print, July 2006.

Smelly Doufu is Cooking in Yunnan's City of Eternal Spring  (quatrain)
First Place, Sol Magazine, 'Sights and Sounds of Spring Competition' and
Editor's choice, Spring Edition 2006.

Lotus, Poppy, Rose and Snowdrop  (series of quatrains)
Honorable Mention, Sol Magazine,  'As Flowers Bloom Competition' for a series of unrhymed quatrains, Spring Edition 2006.

Storms  (haiku)
Winner, writers-network.com, Haiku Poetry Competition, 2006.

A Dream of Peace  (poem)
Listed among Top Ten Poems, writers-network.com,  2005 and 2006 .

2005  

Fishpond  (senryu)
Poem of the Week and cherrypicked, ABCtales, 2005.

Semester Goodbye  (senryu)
Third place tie, Sol Magazine 5-7-5 Competition, Summer 2005.

Shadow on the Ground  (poem)
Accepted for publication online, Firstwriter Magazine Issue 6, 2005.

An Old Pillar of Western Democracy  (poem)
Special Recognition Award, Voices Net Anthology 10, International Poetry Competition Book Volume 4, and accepted for publication in print, 2005.

Tango at the Crossroads  (pantoum)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, Winter 2005.

Visiting Chinese Schools in Malaysia  (online magazine article)
Accepted for publication online, www.china.org.cn,  the authorized government portal site to China. Illustrated article describes a 2005 visit by representatives of some fifty of China's leading universities at the invitation of the Chinese Schools' Association of Malaysia.

2004

Melting Time  (micro fiction 261 words)
Second place, Forum Short Story Competition, VoicesNet Arts Pagoda, 2004.

What the Ghost Left  (flash fiction 765 words)
Published online, ABCtales 2004 as a Ghost Story Competition entry. Not a winner but it did get an editorial mention and it's own hyperlink, which makes me feel comfortable about including it in my list of publications. (Well, it is my list).

Voicesnet Newbie  (limerick)
Accepted for publication in print, Voices Net Anthology 9, 2004

Unseen Terror  (pantoum)
Honorable Mention, Sol Magazine Pantoum Competition, July 2004.

Lotus Pool  (haiku)
Cherrypicked, ABCtales (as Rain on Lotus Pool), 2004.

Herbs  (poem)
Honorable Mention, Sol Magazine,  'Herb Garden Competition', May 2004.

Hearing Burns  (poem)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, April 2004.

Rhyming Haiku  (haiku)
First place, Sol Magazine, Five/Seven/Five Competition, March 2004.

Snooker and Billiards  (poem)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, March 2004.

Fountain Pen  (poem)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, March 2004.

Leaves Long Gone  (haiku)
Accepted for publication online, Sol Magazine, February 2004.

The Gentlemen of the Rotary Club of Blantyre, Scotland  (poem)
Accepted for publication, web-site of the Rotary Club of Blantyre, Scotland 2004.

Looking Overweight  (poem)
Honorable Mention, Sol Magazine, 'When I get Dressed Competition', February 2004.

1982 - 2003

QA Corner  (weekly column)
Regular weekly input on quality issues running for two academic years 2001-2003 in the Glasgow College of Building and Printing Staff Bulletin. A4 print publication with a circulation of about 400.

GTN Quality Assurance Guidelines  (academic resource)
Editor and contributing author of electronic format quality guidelines for the Glasgow Telecolleges Network, 2000-2001

Flexible Learning Packs  (academic resource)
Measurement of Doors  & Windows, Plaster-work & Render, and Brickwork. Produced in print for Glasgow College of Building and Printing students, 1998-2001.

Decision Making in Organisations  (professional/academic article)
Accepted for publication in print in Building Technology & Management Volume 17. A Publication of the Building Technology Society, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia, Article on corporate decision making, 1991,  ISSN 0127-8800.

Restoring a Dogg Kennell  (professional article)
Accepted for publication in print, Journal of the Chartered Institute of Building. Article on the restoration of a hunting lodge, April/May edition 1988.

Review a Matter of Routine  (professional/academic article)
Accepted for publication in print, SCOTVEC Journal. Article on curriculum development, September 1986.

A New Style of Building Education in Scotland  (educational article)
Accepted for publication in print, CIOB Scottish Branch News. Article on new educational philosophy, 1986.

Buildings Built on Meetings  (educational article)
Accepted for publication in print, Professional Builder, the Newsletter of the Building Technology Society, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Article on the dynamics of meetings, 1986.

16+ Coping With Choice  (educational article)
Accepted for publication in print, SCOTVEC Journal. Article on implementation of modular programmes, December 1985.

CAST Curricular Package  (professional/academic resource)
Principal technical author, National exemplar resource package for flexible learning, module 05140 Quantity Surveying, 1985.

CPD and the Building Professions  (professional/academic article)
Accepted for publication in print in Building Technologist Volume 11 84/85. The Annual Journal of the Building Technology Society, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia. Article on continuing professional development, 1985,  ISSN 0127-0397.

The Contractor and the Design Process  (thesis)
Accepted for publication in print in the Journal of the Construction Surveyors Institute. Thesis addressing the influence of the contractor on building design in the context of procurement methods and contractual arrangements. Serialised over two issues of the journal, 1984-1985.

16+ Action Plan and Technicians in Scotland  (educational article)
Accepted for publication in print, Surveying Technician, the Journal of the Society of Surveying Technicians. Article on implications of new educational philosophy, 1984.

Directing the Building Firm  (professional/academic article)
Accepted for publication in print, Journal of the Building Technology Society, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia. Article on corporate strategy, 1983.

Can the Quantity Surveyor Look Confidently Towards 2001
(professional article) Accepted for publication in print in the Surveying Technician, the Journal of the Society of Surveying Technicians. Article based on the text of a speech on the future of the profession, 1982.

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2005                                                     5                  1
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