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If you want an up to date perspective on writing and publishing, you need to come to our monthly meetings and listen to the advice offered by our experienced speakers.  They may give you the inspiration you need to get started or the determination to keep going when the going gets tough.

PROGRAMME FOR 2008

Whether it's a piece of fiction or non-fiction - what makes a good beginning, stops a middle becoming a muddle, and how do you make the ending satisfying?

Step this way if you want to learn more.

       Date                   Speaker                       Background

  11th January              Bob Ogley                        Newspaper Editor & Author

   8th February              Michael Symes                 Shire Books Publishers

  14th March                 Vincent de Souza             Poetry Reading & Tips

  11th April                   Ann Pattison                    Interactive session on effective writing

    9th May                    Bill Kersey                       Behind the scenes (films)         

  13th June                    Jayne Buxton                  Author of "Take Someone Like Me"

 11th July              AGM                        Don't miss it!  Subs due.

  August                 Summer Break        KEEP ON WRITING!

 12th September            Jonathan Fryer                 Travel Writing 

 10th October               Joan Lock                         Writing Crime Novels

 14th November            Susie Cornfield                  Author of "The Sticky Rock Cafe"

 12th December     Xmas Party              Members & guests

MEMBERS' NEWS:

To buy Joan Brittaine's first exciting novel "The Shadow of Doubt", published by Upfront Publishing Ltd., ISBN No. 978184426402-5, contact Joan on Tel. 01883 340083/e-mail: joanbrittaine@talktalk.net. (Special price: £7.99 plus £1.50 p&p.) 

Two of Sarah Cox's novels, "Blood is Thicker" and The Wages of Sin" are soon to be published by Severn House, initially for distribution throughout libraries in the UK & USA.

Ann Pattison's first novel "Notes Out of Time" is available from www.lulu.com priced £7.99 including postage.

Margaret Shelley has won "The Lady" magazine's short story competition for her story "Name in Lights".

Teresa Tipping's short story "Music Man"  has been published on the Writersreign website: www.writersreign.co.uk after winning their short story competition.

 

 

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