Category: The Writers Gauntlet

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On this week’s The Writer’s Gauntlet sci-fi writer and time traveller Jay Oatway returns with the one simple trick of getting your novel published (and editors hate him!) A finalist in L Ron Hubbard‘s Writers of the Future Awards in 2025, his piece is very entertaining. Enjoy!

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-jay-oatway

https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/08/battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-jay-oatway

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This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye bearded enviable teacher Kev Harrison is expelled for promoting pagan rituals and blames his cat overlords!

His latest dark fiction novel, Pyres, is newly published by Northern Republic. His debut novel, Shadow of the Hidden, won the Independent Press Award for Horror 2025.

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-kev-harrison

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Joãowow Lucas survived a near-fatal choking by American crime novelist Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) to duel with me on this week’s rendition of The Writer’s Gauntlet! The first rule of The Writer’s Gauntlet is you cannot talk about The Writer’s Gauntlet….

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-joaowow-lucas

@jhlucas03 @chuckalahniuk @kayesadie @thehooghlyreview

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Who is brave enough to follow the mighty Mat Ricardo in my weekly Writer’s Gauntlet column for The Hooghly Review? She describes herself as The Worst Comedy Hack You’ve Ever Seen! A Midwestern U.S. farmgirl transplanted to Portugal who performs standup comedy in Lisbon’s best basements. Meet the brilliantly witty Jen Nafziger!

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-jen-nafziger

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This week on The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye, my opponent is the effortlessly erudite and witty Mat Ricardo – showman, best dressed juggler, and America’s Got Talent loser who wrote a book for kids about how to be criminals (The Magic in You, published by Faber!)

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-mat-ricardo 

He’s also been my guest on RTHK Radio 3 in my Mental Ideas Podcast and doc As Bad As It Gets and is an ambassador for Mental Ideas!

https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/07/battle-of-the-wits-sadie-kaye-versus-mat-ricardo

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BUZZ have been granted permission by The Hooghly Review to reprint my weekly column, The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye. They chose a different title for it though! Battle of The Wits is also the name of the affiliated podcast, which will be launching in all the usual podcast places (and some unusual ones) later this year! You can also follow our playlist of music from the IG posts of the columns on Spotify. Enjoy!

https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2026/06/the-hooghly-review-presents-the-writers-gauntlet-with-sadie-kaye-featuring-helen-lederer

https://hongkongbuzz.hk/category/battle-of-the-wits

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My new weekly Writer’s Gauntlet column for The Hooghly Review got off to a cracking celebrity start thanks to the wondrous wit and support of Helen Lederer, fairy godmother to witty women everywhere, award-winning author, comedian, founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize. The inaugural column was published 12 June 2026. The wittiest responders will be invited to join me on a podcast!

Helen’s memoir Not That I’m Bitter is a joyous explosion of hilarity and humanity. Read the reviews by top literary critics and famous wits like Joanna Lumley, Ben Elton & Stephen Fry!

https://thehooghlyreview.com/sadie-kaye-vs-helen-lederer

https://thehooghlyreview.com/the-writers-gauntlet-with-sadie-kaye

Think you’ve got what it takes to ride my Writer’s Gauntlet? Email or DM me on IG @KayeSadie

https://www.helenlederer.co.uk

https://www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk