tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31933553451848402482024-03-12T20:09:14.236-07:00Worcester Writers' CircleBlog for the writers' circle based in Worcester, UK.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-67872179624044333752015-01-28T10:16:00.003-08:002015-01-28T10:16:33.044-08:00New Page On WebsiteThere is a new page on Worcester Writers' Circle website called
'Samples' where you will find examples of members' writing. Visit: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fsite%2Fworcesterwriterscircle%2Fhome&urlhash=JYBS&_t=tracking_anet" rel="nofollow" target="blank">https://sites.google.com/site/worcesterwriterscircle/home</a><br />
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Members are invited to send examples of their work to the <a href="mailto:pollyrobinson@mac.com" target="_blank">web editor</a>.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-70242065020271051622015-01-28T09:49:00.000-08:002015-01-28T10:14:01.556-08:00Don't miss WWC's Mark Billen's first collection of stories: <i>Tales From The Forest – </i>Mark says ‘You won’t find The Forest, Whytteford, Humbury, Salchester,
or any of the villages, on a map.’ His wonderful locations in which
‘Tales from the Forest’ is set include Whytteford, with a church in ‘a
rather isolated spot in a hidden valley,’ and Brookford, where
Great-Aunt Brenda lived.
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As a successful playwright, Mark continues to have his plays for
children such as ‘Cinderella’s Sisters’ and ‘The Love for Three Oranges’
performed worldwide.<br />
You can get copies of Mark’s first book of short stories direct from <a href="http://blackpear.net/2014/12/06/tales-from-the-forest" target="_blank">Black Pear Press</a><br />
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The paperback book and the eBook are also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-From-Forest-Mark-Billen/dp/1910322024/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1422439832&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-57139947397367376472015-01-13T04:56:00.003-08:002015-01-28T09:50:25.899-08:00Malvern’s Mad March Book Promoters Present...<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Jill Peer</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Jill</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"> has sent us details of the</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"> Mad March Malvern Book Promoters Month and Mad March Book Promotions:<br /><br />Malvern Book Promoters Mad March Month of Promotions<br /><b>Please read on and mark into your diary all our events</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><br /><br />The programme for each of the following events will vary so
you can come to all of them and enjoy a different session with equally
inspiring uniqueness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Come join us lift your spirits and perhaps get an original, personally signed locally made, book.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Contact Jill Peer on 07754950939 to let us know you plan to come along. ADMISSION FREE unless stated<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Malvern’s Mad March Book Promoters Present</b></span><br /><br />WORDS FOR HIKERS and COFFEE DRINKERS <br />at Cafe H20 Walwyn Rd Upper Colwall WR13 6PL <br />on <b>Monday 10th March</b>, from 1.30pm <br /><br />TUNES AND WILD WORDS FROM OUR BOOKS come and enjoy a drink with us at Wetherspoons, Worcester Road, Malvern WR14 4QS <br />on <b>Thursday 12th March</b>, from 7pm <br /><br />WORDS and SONGS FOR CHILDREN – STORY TELLING WITH ANIMAL PUPPETS <br />at Cafe H20 Walwyn Rd, Upper Colwall WR13 6PL <br />on <b>Friday 13th March</b> 3.20pm–4.20pm Children's promotion only with puppets and short tales<br /><br />SPOKEN WORDS AND SONGS TO SHOP WITH including <i>The Hat–Making Ladies Blues!</i> at the Lyttleton Rooms, SPRING CRAFT FAIR, Chuch Street, Malvern on <b>Saturday 14th March</b><br />a small presentation of our rhymes, tales and songs at the craft market. <br />10am till approx 3pm <br /><br />and finally...<br /><br />LOCAL WORDS AND MUSIC AT THE BOOK SHOP ON THE HILL <br />a small charge for free refreshments at the Book Co–operative shop St. Ann’s Road, Malvern</span></div>
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Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-6044474878080332762014-12-03T05:21:00.001-08:002015-01-13T06:11:05.422-08:00Latest News from Worcester Writers' Circle<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Kevin Brooke</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Kevin's short story 'The Jogger In The Park' has been selected for the Black Pear Press Competition Anthology <a href="http://blackpear.net/2014/12/28/wonderful-news-seaglass-and-other-stories-is-here" target="_blank">'Seaglass And Other Stories'</a> – congratulations Kevin from all at WWC.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kevin's story 'Running Away' has won first place in the 2014 Erewash Writers' Open Short Story Competition 2014. <br /><br />The
Judge, Malcolm Welshman, chose Kevin's story for first place and said
"Running Away was...superbly written. So much so it outclassed the rest
and so headed my list."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations Kevin especially as this comes hot on the heels of his successful new book <i>Jimmy Cricket</i> see below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><b><u>Kevin launches new book - <i>Jimmy Cricket</i></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kevin Brooke’s book launch at The Hive,
Friday 26 September, saw a full house listening avidly to extracts from this
story about a boy.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Jimmy is fifteen. His parents have been killed in a motorway
accident. When he’s forced to move over a hundred miles to live with his
nan, Jimmy struggles to cope with the upheaval in his life. His one
real friend, Dean, has even bigger problems than Jimmy, and together
they can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Then they are arrested for
shoplifting. While all this is going on, a girl called Dayla arrives on
the scene to complicate things further. </i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Jimmy becomes involved in a bereavement club with a difference,
he is given the chance to find some stability at last.</i></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The question
is—will he take the opportunity?</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the back of recent successes – both highly commended and runner-up
in two separate national short story competitions – Kevin Brooke launched the publication of his new book, <i>Jimmy Cricket</i>, aimed at early teens.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">‘There’s no more exciting yet terrifying time in your life than early
to mid-teens,’ he said. ‘Seen through the eyes of the main character,
Jimmy Latham, this story shows how teenagers can, with the right
support, survive just about anything. Set just after Jimmy’s fifteenth
birthday and a year after the death of his parents in a car accident his
life is in disarray. But then…he’s given the chance to focus on
something positive.’</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">We asked Kevin to tell us more about the main character and the story.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">‘Does he get himself into trouble along the way? Oh yes. Does he get
involved with things that he shouldn’t? Of course he does. Does he fall
in love? Try and show me a teenager who doesn’t. Does he finally, with
the help of those around him, sort himself out? Well, you’ll just have
to read the book and find out the answer!’</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although aimed at teenagers, Black Pear Press is convinced <i>Jimmy
Cricket</i> will be successful as a crossover book; a spokesperson said,
‘It’s a rare opportunity to support a local author who knows his target
audience so well. When we read <i>Jimmy Cricket</i> we couldn’t put it down; it has great ‘PTQ’ (page turning qualities).</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">‘I think adults will enjoy the story as well,’ Kevin added. ‘It may
even give the parents the opportunity to find out what their sons and
daughters are really getting up to…’</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><i>Jimmy Cricket</i> is published by </span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://blackpear.net/2014/09/20/cricket-is-the-answer/" target="_blank">Black Pear Press</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Sue Pritchard</b></u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Writing as Frances Bennett, Sue's first thriller Seeds of Destruction was published and launched recently.
The novel features celebrity chef, Hester, whose orderly life is thrown
into chaos by her stepson,Simon. Hester views Simon with maternal affection, unaware that he harbours a dangerous obsession. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">The seeds of destruction have their roots in Simon’s bitter and lonely
childhood. On the death of his grandfather he becomes wealthy enough to
abandon his teaching job and, with ruthless determination, plans to
remove anyone who stands between him and the attainment of his dream.
Gradually losing all touch with reality, his behaviour becomes
increasingly bizarre, with terrifying, destructive consequences.<i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Seeds of Destruction</i> was launched Sunday 12 October, 16:00-18:00 at St Swithun’s Institute, to considerable acclaim.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;">For your copy go to:</span> <a href="http://blackpear.net/2014/09/25/celebrity-chef-in-first-novel/" target="_blank">blackpear.net</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Polly Robinson</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Polly
has two poems exhibited in the basement of Croome Court as part of the
'Soul to Sole' project, the first is about the 2nd Earl's wife, Anne
Somerset, Countess of Croome, and the second is about the head gardener
in the 18th century, William Dean, who wrote the <i>Hortus Croomensis</i>.
Polly was pleased to be invited to continue her association with Croome
as one of the 'Croome Poets' who will be doing walking tours and
performing poetry in Croome Park in 2015 and will publish booklets of
their poetry about Croome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Her latest publication successes include two poems in the Paragram Poetry Anthology 2014. </span></div>
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<u><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Alan Durham</span></b></u></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Alan launched his first novel <i>The Hen Race </i></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Sunday</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"> 26 October at Benedictos in Sidbury, Worcester - a great success.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Young
Tom York is growing up in a railway community. An idyllic childhood
sees Tom learn about hens, trains, ballroom dancing and the folly of
climbing onto the pig sty roof. In due course, Tom discovers the truth
of the situation, his parents are struggling to cope with scars from
WWII.</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"> This is a time of mangles
and tin baths, love, laughter and crises, when strong communiti</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">es worked
together to achieve the near miraculous. Based on a true story, The Hen
Race is a celebration of survival, of modest heorism and the
extraordinary courage of ordinary people. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Alan
says, 'I'm an old bloke who writes a bit.' He enjoys writing short
stories and the occasional rhyming thing. He's happily married to Tana.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><i>The Hen Race</i>
has 'been floating around' in his mind for over forty years; some would
say its publication is long overdue! It's set in the 1950s, a decade
roughly coincidental with the early years of Alan's life. He was brought
up in the East Riding of Yorkshire and now lives in Worcestershire.</span></div>
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<u><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">Mark Billen</span></b></u></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;">This year, 2014, Mark has had two plays published. <br /><br /><i>Cinderella's Sisters</i> ... happy ever after? is published by <a href="http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/Scripts/Results.aspx?iSc=2144" target="_blank">Lazy Bee Scripts</a>. <br />A production has been booked by Dreamaker Drama Education Centre, Beijing for January 2015. (That's how they spell Dream Maker!)<br /><br /><i>Aladdin's Arabian Nightmare</i> is published by <a href="http://www.comedyplays.co.uk/cpv5/flp/flp87_syn.html" target="_blank">Comedy Plays</a>. <br /><br />The
Henry and Fred series now has twelve titles. The latest is 'Martin and
Miriam's New Friend'. The Henry and Fred books can be purchased at the <a href="http://www.henryandfred.co.uk/" target="_blank">Henry and Fred website</a>.<br /><br />Mark's well-established play <i>Seeking Sleeping Beauty </i>will be performed by the University of Derby Students' Union Theatre Society 5th and 6th December 2014 in Derby UK.</span></div>
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<strong>Short Story Competition 2014</strong><br />
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<li>The first Black Pear Press (BPP) Short Story Competition is now open</li>
<li>Closing Date Friday 26 September 2014</li>
<li>Send us your short story maximum 1500 words</li>
<li>Entry fee: £5 per story</li>
<li>For rules see below</li>
<li>Judges: Authors Rod Griffiths, Tony Judge and novelist and award winning short story writer Alison May</li>
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<strong>The first ever Black Pear Press Short Story Competition!</strong><br />
We’re looking for short stories of 1500 words or fewer to be submitted to us before 26 September 2014.<br />
<strong>Competition Rules</strong><br />
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<li>Closing date is 26 September 2014.</li>
<li>The maximum word limit is 1500, not including the title (no minimum).</li>
<li>Authors may submit as many stories as they wish.</li>
<li>Submitted
pieces must not have been published elsewhere, must be the entrant’s
own original work and available, if selected, to be published in the
anthology.</li>
<li>Translations of anyone else’s work are not eligible. Copyright remains with the writer.</li>
<li>Entries may be published on the BPP website and may be included in an anthology.</li>
<li>Entries must be in English.</li>
<li>Submit entries by email to <a data-mce-href="mailto:pr@blackpear.net" href="mailto:pr@blackpear.net">pr@blackpear.net</a></li>
<li>The subject line of the e-mail must read: BPP Short Story.</li>
<li>Entries
should be attached as a Word or an RTF document. Give your name and
contact details in the body of the email, as well as the title and word
count of your submission(s) and a circa 50 word profile of the writer in
the third person. If you are paying by PayPal, your receipt
no/transaction code should be included. Do not put your name or email
address on the entry itself. Entries should be single spaced, in a clear
font, 12pt.</li>
<li>The winners and runners-up will be announced on the BPP website and on the BPP Facebook page.</li>
<li>There is no theme. All styles and genres are welcome.</li>
<li>No correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of this competition.</li>
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Entry into the competition is taken to be acceptance of these rules.<br />
All entries will be judged anonymously.<br />
Judges: Rod Griffiths, Tony Judge and novelist and award winning short story writer Alison May<br />
Results announced 14 November 2014.<br />
First prize: £75<br /> Second prize: copies of two BPP publications<br />
Please note that entries sent without the entry fee will not be considered and stories should be submitted only once.<br />
All
entries will be acknowledged within 48 hours of receipt of your
payment. If you have not heard from us within a week please contact us.
It is your responsibility to confirm your entry has been received.<br />
No
alterations can be made after receipt, nor fees refunded. The judges’
decisions are final and no correspondence can be entered into. No
entrant may win more than one prize.<br />
Due to the anticipated number of submissions, we cannot accept any that do not follow submissions guidelines and rules.<br />
Good luck!<br />
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Enquiries may be forwarded to <a data-mce-href="mailto:pr@blackpear.net" href="mailto:pr@blackpear.net" target="_blank">pr@blackpear.net</a>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-40084865690389113262013-11-08T07:41:00.003-08:002013-11-08T07:41:57.555-08:00Worcs LitFest & Fringe Christmas Fayre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Worcester Writers' Circle are delighted to show you a wonderful event organised by LitFest - a Christmas Fayre at Bromyard Road Methodist Hall, 10-4 Saturday 7 December.<br />
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Here's your chance to get unique gifts for friends and family.<br />
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Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-11730004036502676692013-11-08T07:36:00.003-08:002013-11-08T07:36:31.037-08:00Tenbury Mistletoe FestivalThe date to launch this year’s Mistletoe Season has been arranged for Friday 22nd November when the town Christmas Lights are switched on by Tenbury High School’s Head Girl, aka Tenbury’s Mistletoe Queen. <br />
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This year the festival will include events such as the Regal Trust professional pantomime to be performed over the weekend 21st & 22nd December.<br />
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The main event is the Mistletoe Festival and the date has been fixed for Saturday 30th November, which has been designated as the Festival Day.<br />
This day will also promote ‘Taste of Tenbury’ highlighting the link to kissing and mistletoe; professional dancers, musicians and storytellers will perform alongside members of the community to entertain the audiences between 10am and 4.30pm - don't miss out - be there!<br />
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And here is news of a special event with the nations Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy:<br />
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<br />Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-41772182187114753642013-07-19T04:58:00.002-07:002013-07-19T05:25:21.109-07:00£2,500 Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Five great reasons for entering the 7th annual Troubadour International Poetry Prize<br />
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<li>Shortest turnaround just 5 wks from deadline (21st Oct) to contacting winners (25th Nov), tying up those valuable poems for the shortest time possible </li>
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<li>Every poem is read by both our distinguished judges Deryn Rees-Jones and George Szirtes, no sifters, no shortlisters .</li>
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<li>Prizes not just the £2,500 top prize but twenty-two more prizes plus Troubadour season tickets</li>
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<li>Prize reading the chance to read your prize-winning poem at the Troubadour alongside George and Deryn and fellow prize-winners at our December prize-celebration</li>
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<li>Going forward the top three poems are forwarded to 'the Forward': C.J. Allen, our 2012 3rd-prize-winner, is now on the five-poet shortlist for 2013 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem </li>
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Enter by e-mail or post, full details below and on website <br />
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Good luck!<br />
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<b>Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2013</b><br />
Sponsored by Cegin Productions<br />
(see our Poems page for 2007-2012 prizewinners and prizewinning poems)<br />
Judged by Deryn Rees-Jones and George Szirtes with both judges reading all poems<br />
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<b>Prizes</b><br />
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<li>1st £2,500, 2nd £500, 3rd £250</li>
<li>plus 20 prizes of £20 each </li>
<li>plus a spring 2014 coffee-house-poetry season-ticket</li>
<li>plus a prize-winners' coffee-house poetry reading with Deryn Rees-Jones and George Szirtes on Mon 2nd Dec 2013 for all prize-winning poets</li>
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Submissions, via e-mail or post, by Mon 21st Oct 2013<br />
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<b>Judges</b><br />
<b>George Szirtes</b> (b. Budapest) came to England as a refugee aged 8: since his work first appeared in Faber's Poetry Introductions in 1978, he has published over a dozen poetry collections, plus selected poems, new and collected poems, essays, art criticism, selected prose, libretti, poems for children, and public lectures (in Fortinbras at the Fishhouses, Bloodaxe, 2010); has edited anthologies and has translated poetry, drama and fiction. His latest collection is The Burning of the Books and Other Poems (Bloodaxe, 2009). Among numerous prizes he has been awarded the Gold Star of the Hungarian Republic, and the TS Eliot Prize for Reel (2005).<br />
<b>Deryn Rees-Jones</b> (b. Liverpool) spent much of her childhood in North Wales and now lectures at Liverpool University. She published her first collection, The Memory Tray, in 1994, followed by Signs Round a Dead Body (1999) and Quiver: A Murder Mystery (2004). Co-founder of LUPAS, a network which aims to bring together scientists and poets for creative collaboration, her critical study Consorting with Angels: Essays on Modern Women Poets was published by Bloodaxe in 2005. Chosen as a PBS Next Generation poet in 2004, she has won an Eric Gregory Award and her latest collection,Burying the Wren (Seren) was shortlisted for the 2012 T.S. Eliot Prize.<br />
Both judges will read all poems submitted.<br />
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General: Entry implies acceptance of all rules; failure to comply with all rules results in disqualification; submissions accepted by post or e-mail from poets of any nationality, from any country, aged over 18 years; no poet may win more than one prize; judges decision is final; no correspondence will be entered into.<br />
Poems: Poems must be in English, must each be no longer than 45 lines, must fit on one side of one A4 or US-Letter-size page, must show title and poem only, must not show poets name or any other identifying marks on submitted poems (whether submitted by post or as e-mail attachment), must be the original work of the entrant (no translations) and must not have been previously broadcast or published (in print or online); prize-winning poems may be published (in print or online) by Troubadour International Poetry Prize, and may not be published elsewhere for one year after Monday 21st October 2013 without permission; no limit on number of poems submitted; no alterations accepted after submission.<br />
Fees: All entries must be accompanied by submission fees of £5/6/$8 per poem (Sterling/Euro/US-Dollars only); entries only included when payment received via<br />
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By Post: No entry form required; two copies required of each poem submitted; please include the following details on a separate page <br />
Poets Name and Address, Phone No, E-Mail Address (if available), List of Titles, No. of Poems, Total Fees, and EITHER PayPal Receipt No. OR cheque/money-order/postal-payment enclosed; no staples; no Special Delivery, Recorded Delivery or Registered Post; entries are not returned.<br />
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By E-mail: No entry form required; poems must be e-mailed to CoffPoetry@aol.com as attachments (.doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf only); please include the following details in your e-mail message <br />
Poets Name and Address, Phone No, List of Titles, No. of Poems, Total Fees, and EITHER PayPal Receipt No. OR cheque/money-order/postal-payment to arrive by post within 7 days; no Special Delivery, Recorded Delivery or Registered Post.<br />
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<b>Deadline</b><br />
All postal entries, and any cheque/money-order/postal-payments for e-mail entries, to arrive at Troubadour International Poetry Prize, Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON W4 1ZP postmarked on or before Mon 21st Oct 2013. Prize-winners only will be contacted individually by Mon 25th Nov 2013. Prize-giving will take place on Mon 2nd Dec 2013 at Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour in Earls Court, London.<br />
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<b>Acknowledgement/Results</b><br />
E-mail entries acknowledged within 14 days of receipt of both entry and payment; postal entrants may include stamped, addressed postcard or envelope marked 'Acknowledgement' and/or stamped, addressed envelope marked 'Results' if required; results will be sent to all e-mail entrants (and posted on website and mailed to all postal entrants who included a 'Results' envelope) after announcement of results on Mon 2nd Dec 2013; no correspondence will be entered into.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-11051432269539339882013-06-19T07:13:00.003-07:002013-06-19T07:13:51.103-07:00You Can't Be Serious<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The talented members of Worcester Writers’ Circle presented a
selection of their humorous stories, plays and poems in an evening at
The Hive that left people helpless with laughter! Members of the Circle
read from their new humorous Anthology ‘You Can’t Be Serious’ which was
launched at the event. Sales were brisk as the writers demonstrated
their deft writing skills.<br />
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Professionally MC’d by writer Tony Judge, we were treated to many
original and inspiring pieces. The pic above shows the play ‘Put It On
The List’ written by Andy Kirk and performed by Andy and Sue Pritchard.
Andy’s mum was in the audience and the first laugh came when Andy
assured us that his play was <i>not</i> based on his mum!<br />
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Altogether, some 19 members of the Circle entertained a packed studio
at The Hive. Tana Durham read the second in a series of ‘Hinny’ stories
about a Geordie lass who gets into all sorts of bother.<br />
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Copies of the Anthology can be purchased for £4 from Chair of the Circle, Sylvia Herbert – contact Sylvia at: <a href="mailto:sylvia@sherbert-pr.com" target="_blank">sylvia@sherbert-pr.com</a>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-10602043560666142092013-06-10T22:31:00.001-07:002013-06-10T22:31:23.534-07:00Wells Festival of Literature 2013 - Competitions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Short Story and Poetry -Entry Fee £5, Prizes £500, £200 and £100 plus a local prize of £100<br />
Judges - Della Galton (Short Stories) and Sean Borodale (Poetry)<br /><br />Crime Novel (our fastest growing competition) Prize - introduction to a publisher plus £100<br />Judge - Janet Laurence<br /><br />Closing Date 31st July 2013<br /><br />For full details please visit <a href="http://www.wellslitfest.org.uk/" target="_blank">Wells Festival of Literature</a> or phone 01749678411Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-25006095542057395942013-05-24T01:01:00.000-07:002013-05-24T01:02:52.797-07:00For women who weren't born yesterday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-3818673930347234652013-05-15T02:57:00.003-07:002013-05-15T02:57:54.417-07:00The Short Story CompetitionCALLING ALL SHORT STORY WRITERS!<br />
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<br />Now in its third year, The Short Story competition is open for 2013 entries: <a href="http://www.theshortstory.net/" target="_blank">www.theshortstory.net</a><br />
<br />This competition is looking to publish the best short stories from around the world.<br />
New or established writers welcome.<br />
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Winners will be announced in December 2013 and the stories will be published on The Short Story website.<br />
<br />Deadline for submission is 15th September 2013.<br />
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Word limit: 1,000 - 4,000.<br />
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Entry fee: £5 via PayPal<br />
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First prize: £300<br />Second prize: £150<br />Third prize: £50<br />
<br />For further details please go to the website: <a href="http://www.theshortstory.net/" target="_blank">www.theshortstory.net</a>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-22706507195901052352013-05-11T00:42:00.003-07:002013-05-11T00:45:37.899-07:00The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Search For Local Writers<style>
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one of the largest and most prestigious in the world. During our 63rd Festival
in 2012 we sold over 140,000 tickets and held 500 events on our Festival sites
in beautiful parkland in the centre of regency Cheltenham. 2013 promises to be
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local writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Support of the local
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that we have a central theme running through this year’s Festival which is memory
and how it shapes us both individually and as a society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This ties in with the 100th anniversary of
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an especially apt time to consider the fundamental role memory plays in
underpinning our lives, our wider culture, our interpretation of the past and
our shaping of the future. It is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
a theme which offers fertile ground for the Festival to explore, especially in
our events focussing on autobiography and memoir, poetry, history and of course
fiction. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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for inclusion in our Locally Sourced series, it would be helpful if you could
send us a copy of your book – if already published – or if yet to be published
some background information alongside a short excerpt from the manuscript. We’d
be very grateful if you’d send us a copy rather than any original manuscript,
illustrations or artwork as we won’t, I’m afraid, be able to return documents
submitted.</span></div>
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before, we are careful to keep work on file so there is no need to send us
another copy if you wish your work to be considered again. Instead, please send
a brief updated email of any new work and highlight previously submitted work
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GL53 7LS. The deadline is 7<sup>th</sup> June 2013. </span></div>
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suggestion, or require further information, we will be in touch as soon as
possible after the deadline. If you have not heard from us by the end of July,
then please assume that there is regrettably no room in the programme on this
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that we will again be running our “You heard it here first” open mic session
for new writing which enables local writers to perform a 5 minute excerpt of
their work on stage at the Festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
date and time is yet to be set, but watch this space!</span></div>
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Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-61779980686416043742013-05-03T00:51:00.002-07:002013-05-03T00:51:52.254-07:00Wigtown Poetry Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="headFontBold">Scotland’s International Poetry Prize, Open to All</span><br />
<span class="small">In association with The Scottish Poetry Library</span><br />
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<span class="bodyBold">The prestigious Wigtown Poetry Competition awards prizes annually to poets writing in English, Scots or Irish Gaelic or Scots.</span><br />
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<span class="bodyBold">The competition is open to anyone throughout and
outside the United Kingdom. Winners are invited to the festival, where
we celebrate the prize with a special event.</span><br />
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<span class="headFontBold">Judges</span><br />
This year the <a href="http://wigtownbookfestival.com/poetry-competition/2013-judges" target="_blank">judges</a> are Robin Robertson, Meg Bateman and Liz Niven.<br />
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<span class="headFontBold">How to Enter</span><br />
<a href="http://wigtownbookfestival.com/poetry-competition/enter-online" target="_blank">Enter online ></a><br />
You may also enter by post: <a href="http://wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/files/2013WigtownPoetryComp.pdf">download application form (.pdf)</a><br />
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<span class="headFontBold">Prizes</span><br />
<span class="bodyBold">Main Prize £2000</span><br />
<span class="bodyBold">Runner-up £400</span><br />
<span class="bodyBold">Eight additional prizes of £25 each</span><br />
Judge: Robin Robertson<br />
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<span class="bodyBold">Gaelic Prize £250</span><br />
Judge: Meg Bateman<br />
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<span class="bodyBold">Scots Prize £250</span><br />
Judge: Liz Niven<br />
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<span class="headFontBold">Deadline for Entries</span><br />
Closing date for entries is Friday 31st May 2013. No entries will be accepted after this date.<br />
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<span class="headFontBold">Fee Structure</span><br />
The first poem submitted costs £7.00<br />
Multiple entries: the first three poems cost a total of £19.00.<br />
<span class="small">Each subsequent entry after the first three costs £5 or a total of £14 for every additional block of 3, ie:<br />
1 poem £7; 2 poems £14; 3 poems £19; 4 poems £24; 5 poems £29; 6 poems
£33; 7 poems £38; 8 poems £43; 9 poems £47; 10 poems £52; 11 poems £57;
12 poems £61 etc.</span>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-62985719743052457682013-04-25T02:18:00.002-07:002013-04-25T02:18:28.688-07:00Produce outstanding theatre for young audiences: Theatre Centre<h4>
Write Lines: New Writing for Young Audiences Conference</h4>
Do you write plays for young audiences, or do you want to? Celebrating 60 years of working with writers to produce outstanding theatre for young audiences, Theatre Centre hosts a daylong conference for writers and theatre professionals on Thursday 20 June. The keynote speech will be delivered by playwright Bryony Lavery. Other guest speakers include playwrights Amanda Dalton, Rob Evans, Philip Osment and Evan Placey; and industry professionals Anthony Banks (NT), Jonathan Lloyd (Polka Theatre) and Purni Morell (Unicorn Theatre). <a href="http://www.theatre-centre.co.uk/events/conferences" target="_blank">Reserve your place today!</a><br /><br />Adrienne Benham Award 2013: £2,000 prize now accepting applications<br />Theatre Centre offers the Adrienne Benham Award, a £2,000 seed commission, to support the work of a promising playwright interested in exploring the Theatre for Young Audiences sector, but who has little experience in the field. The award is intended to steer gifted writers towards young audiences by giving them a seed commission and attachment to Theatre Centre as they develop an original idea for young audiences. Prize: £2,000 seed commission and attachment. Deadline: 7 June 2013 at 12 noon. Further information (including the full criteria and application form) available from the <a href="http://www.theatre-centre.co.uk/events/awards" target="_blank">Theatre Centre website</a>.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-63637246223743012782013-04-25T02:00:00.002-07:002013-04-25T02:04:11.831-07:00Listen Up North Writing Competition2013 is the centenary of a moment that changed history.<br />
Audio entertainment website listenupnorth.com is very pleased to be<br />
running a NATIONAL writing competition as part of the Emily Inspires!<br />
programme of events. The events commemorate 100 years since the death of<br />
Suffragette Emily Davison who sustained fatal injuries at Epsom Derby<br />
whilst protesting for 'Votes for Women'.<br />
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We want to create awareness of Emily and how she continues to inspire our<br />
our lives today. Therefore we would love as many people as possible to<br />
enter (and not just women!)<br />
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The closing date for this competition is May 10th, 2013.<br />
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Winning entries will be read out over the Emily Inspires! commemorative<br />
weekend in Morpeth (13-15 June 2103) and recorded for listenupnorth.com<br />
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Prizes include an i-Pad, a 2 night stay in Longhirst Hall a luxury<br />
Northumberland hotel http://www.longhirst.co.uk and £100 cash donated by SCA<br />
paper products of Prudhoe.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.listenupnorth.com/writer-profiles/writing-competition" target="_blank">here</a> to link to the competition page where you will find full details including terms & conditions.Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-4889576952649292012013-03-30T23:39:00.004-07:002013-04-25T02:30:57.921-07:00News and Competitions<h3>
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Poets from the North of Ireland: Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, Paul Muldoon, Medbh McGuckian and Ciaran Carson</h3>
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Is the importance of Northern Irish writers all down to 'the Troubles'? 'Certainly not!' the 'Muldoon' generation would answer.</h4>
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And was that next-generation's post-modern detachment the only possible response to the serious, committed poetry of the 60s/70s? Was the shift to 80s/90s wit, surrealism, tricksterism and obscurity simply a reflection of a wider shift in poetry in general, or a product of local difficulties? And how much is contemporary poetry in English influenced by both phases of that particular Renaissance.<br />
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A chance to spend Sunday discovering and discussing six major Irish poets! For more information go to: <br />
<a href="http://www.coffeehousepoetry.org/" target="_blank">coffee-house poetry at the troubadour</a><br />
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Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2013</h4>
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Judge: Esther Morgan<br />
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Closing date: Tuesday 9th July 2013<br />
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First Prize: £1000 and a residential writing course at Tŷ Newydd<br />
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Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competitions opens this month with a great first prize of £1000 cash and a residential course at Tŷ Newydd, The National Writers’ Centre for Wales. Tŷ Newydd is renowned for its excellent writing courses, taught by outstanding poets, in a beautiful setting.<br />
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We are delighted that Esther Morgan has agreed to judge all entries: Since winning an Eric Gregory award in 1998 Esther has produced three collections of poetry. The first, Beyond Calling Distance, was published in 2001 by Bloodaxe Books and went on to win the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and was also shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the third, Grace, was shortlisted for the TS Eliot award in 2011. She has taught at UEA and was editor of Reactions Magazine.<br />
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Adults: First Prize £1000 and a week at Tŷ Newydd<br />
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Second Prize £500<br />
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Third Prize £250<br />
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See website www.poetry-festival.co.uk for details of the Young People and Children’s competition section.<br />
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Winners have the opportunity to read their poems at next year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.poetry-festival.co.uk</a> for further details of our poetry competition and to download an entry form, or telephone 0845 458 1743 and we will put a leaflet in the post for you. Entry fees: first poem £5, for each subsequent poem £3. Children and Young People enter free for first poem.<br />
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Ledbury Poetry Festival date for the diary 5 – 14 July 2013. If you wish to join our email list and receive a programme in May email: <a href="mailto:boxoffice@poetry-festival.co.uk" target="_blank">boxoffice@poetry-festival.co.uk</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st"><i>Ledbury</i> was home to poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning</span></td></tr>
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Seasiders Write!</h4>
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Hello!<br />
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We hope that you and your group find something interesting at Seasiders Write! which is about to visit various coastal towns around the country.<br />
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You will also find a number of useful resources on the site at: <a href="http://www.seasiderswrite.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.seasiderswrite.co.uk </a><br />
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You and your members can also obtain a free copy of "How I became a highly paid writer" by simply identifying the resorts from the images on the On Tour page of the site. Starting top left and going down the left hand side of the 17 images and then top right and down to the bottom just tell us (using the contact form onsite) the name of each resort from 1-17. We`ll give you a little help and tell you that No 6 is Morecambe!<br />
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Have fun!<br />
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Kind Regards,<br />
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Neil<br />
<a href="http://www.neilbromage.com/" target="_blank">Neil Bromage</a><br />
Freelance Writer <br />
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The Harry Bowling Prize for New Writing </h4>
We would like to let you know that The Harry Bowling Prize for New Writing, sponsored by Headline and MBA Literary Agents, is calling for entries now. <br />
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<b>New for 2014</b><br />
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This year we are very excited to announce that as well as our established novel writing prize we are breaking new ground and have a fantastic new flash fiction prize.<br />
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The winner of our novel writing prize will receive a cheque for £1000, an in-depth editorial consultation and exclusive lunch with publishing experts. While our flash fiction winner will see their work published online and receive £100.<br />
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Recognised by the publishing industry, The Harry Bowling Prize for New Writing was launched in 2000 and is an established award for talented new writers. Many of our previous winners have signed successful publishing deals as the result of winning this prize, including our two most-recent winners. We hope to continue our successful track record of finding talented new storytellers, who can inspire and entertain us, just as Harry Bowling did in his bestselling novels.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.harrybowlingprize.co.uk/">www.harrybowlingprize.co.uk</a><a href="http://www.harrybowlingprize.co.uk/" target="_blank"> </a> for all the information you need about the prize, including details of how you can enter, top tips on how to succeed and inspiring stories from previous winners.<br />
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Entries close on 30 September 2013 and you can follow us on twitter (@harrybowling) or on Facebook to keep up to date with all our latest news. The winner will be announced in February 2014.<br />
<br />Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-87488350233811983002013-03-19T02:09:00.001-07:002013-03-19T02:09:24.943-07:00Living Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Writers at the Living Library, Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, 18 March 2013.<br />
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Students from year 7 and year 8 (11-12 year olds) took part in an interview session with the writers. There were around 30 students in each group who asked thoughtful questions and were interested in the writing process as well as where ideas come from. Three writers from WWC took part: Rod Griffiths, Sylvia Herbert and Polly Robinson. Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-7255204150629673352013-03-08T15:42:00.000-08:002013-03-08T15:45:46.084-08:00Worcester Writers' Circle<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">Worcester</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Writers’ Circle (WWC) is an enthusiastic group who enjoy writing for pleasure and publication. Some of us are beginners, and waiting for our big break. Others are experienced professionals who have had their work published.</span><br /><span lang="EN-GB">The Circle was established in 1941 and is one of the longest continuously active groups in the country.</span><br /><span lang="EN-GB">Novelist Caroline Graham is our Patron and lifetime member.</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you write, we may be able to help you.</span><br /><span lang="EN-GB">We encourage all aspects of writing from short stories, novels, articles, poetry, plays and even pantomime. We provide you with a forum to test out your ideas.</span><br /><span lang="EN-GB">At meetings we:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><br />Following the success of the first WLF Walk, renamed 'Poets in the Mist', which we were delighted to support, we announce the next one around the water in Worcester: Words On Water ~ details to follow on the <a href="http://www.worcslitfest.com/" target="_blank">Worcester Literary Festival website</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">The Circle had its first meeting on June 26th 1941, and has met continuously ever since. During that time it has had a variety of members but they all shared a common enthusiasm for writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">WWC includes both professional writers and beginners, and everyone is encouraged to bring work to read at the bi-monthly meetings which currently are held in Dancox House, St Clement's Gardens, Worcester on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Starting at 7.30, they last for two hours. Encouragement and gentle criticism are offered together with suggestions on markets that could be approached.</span></div>
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Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-62386179867310453402012-07-05T03:08:00.000-07:002012-07-05T03:08:13.399-07:00Apologies for the break here. Taliah has removed to the Orkneys for a few years and what with one thing and another, we're just catching up. We have been busy though ! Circle members helped and performed at 'Literally in a Day' at the The Hive, Worcester's new library/history centre, in April. This was one of three 'taster' events for the building, which opened to the public on 2nd July and will be officially opened by the Queen on 11th. And we participated, volunteered and ran events at the second Worcestershire Literary Festival in June. Congratulations to member Damon Lord for coming fifth in the Worcestershire Poet Laureate competition, held at the festival's launch event at the Swan Theatre on 15th June, and to Andy Kirk for being a finalist in the Flash Fiction competition. We're all fired up now to get out and about more with our work. Edinburgh...?Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-9625378889943133102011-11-06T15:24:00.000-08:002011-11-06T15:29:10.004-08:00From the WWC mailbox<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><img src="http://www.unicornkiosks.com/images/postbox/pbox8-250.jpg" alt="Old English post box" width="331" height="459" align="left" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 24.0px Georgia; color: #ff0099"><b>Launch of DAW's One Act Playwriting Competition 2012</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">Monday 17th October 2011. Today, DAW launched its annual Playwriting Competition. The competition aims to encourage the writing of plays for theatre in English and Welsh. Previous prizewinners have been published and performed as a result of promotion through our New Writing Scheme.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>THE WINNING PLAY IN EACH CATEGORY</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE OF £250</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>AND WILL BE PUBLISHED</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">PLAYING TIME: 20-50 MINS – A MINIMUM CAST OF TWO</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">An Adjudicating Panel appointed by the Drama Association of Wales will read and consider the plays entered into the Competition and will award the following prizes:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• Best Play for a Youth Cast (16-25 years) - £250</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• Best Play in the Open Category - £250</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• Best Play in the Welsh Language - £250</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• plus commemorative Prizewinners Medals</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• <b>The above plays will also be published by DAW Publications</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• Also:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">• The Best Play from a Wales Based Playwright will be awarded a bursary to<b> </b><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #ff0099">T</span><span style="font: 12.0px Lucida Grande; text-decoration: underline ; color: #ff0099">?</span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #ff0099"> Newydd, the National Writers’ Centre for Wales</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS OF LAST YEARS SERVICE...</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>If you would like to make use of DAW’s Script Reading Service whilst your play is with us, please send £37.50 as the combined price of both competition entry - £17.50 and Script Reading Service - £20.00</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">For a hard copy of the application form, please contact Teresa on Cardiff <span style="color: #0000cc">+44 (0) 29 2045 2200</span> or</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #ff0099"><span style="color: #333333">email: </span><span style="text-decoration: underline">teresa@dramawales.org.uk</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333">For a downloadable entry form by pdf or word format, visit our website: <span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #ff0099">www.dramawales.org.uk/pages/playwritingcompetition.html</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>Closing date: 31st January 2012</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><span style="font: 12.0px Verdana"><b>T</b></span><b>HE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED FROM ENTERING IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE WALES - WE RECEIVE ENTRIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333333; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>With special thanks this year to Christchurch Theatre Club, Dorset</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; color: #333333"><b>------------------------------------------</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Dear Writers:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I would be very pleased to offer your group a free writing workshop at one of your regular meetings. I have taught writing for many years and so perhaps I will be able to offer something of interest.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I will make no charge, but only ask if I might be allowed to bring the new book that I have written, <i>Freeing My Sisters</i>, Olympia Publishers, for your members to see and buy if they wish.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Some possible topics you may wish to consider for the workshop are Building a Character, The Importance of Setting, Point of View (or Viewpoint). Naturally, if you have a specific topic you would like assistance with, please let me know.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">With all best wishes,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Wilma Hayes</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">---------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial"><b>Discover the pleasures of poetry with the T S Eliot Prize reading groups!</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 5.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Now in its second year, this scheme is based on the shortlist for the 2011 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry, announced on 20 October.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The judges, Chair Gillian Clarke, Stephen Knight and Dennis O’Driscoll, have agreed on the ten-book shortlist:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Black Cat Bone</i></b></span><b> John Burnside Cape</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>The Bees </i></b></span><b> Carol Ann Duffy Picador</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Profit and Loss </i></b></span><b> Leontia Flynn Jonathan Cape</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Night </i></b></span><b> David Harsent Faber</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Armour </i></b></span><b> John Kinsella Picador</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Grace </i></b></span><b> Esther Morgan Bloodaxe</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Tippoo Sultan’s Incredible</i></b></span><b> Daljit Nagra Faber</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>White-Man-Eating Tiger</i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Toy-Machine!!!</i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>November </i></b></span><b> Sean O’Brien Picador</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Farmers Cross </i></b><span style="font: 13.0px Arial"><b>Bernard O’Donoghue Faber</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"><span style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i>Memorial </i></b></span><b> Alice Oswald Faber</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">From today groups can <span style="color: #0000cc">download three poems</span> from each book, together with reading group notes on the poems, a biography and photo of each poet.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The PBS website will offer readers the opportunity to <span style="color: #0000cc">vote for their favourite poet</span> and to take part in discussion of the shortlist on our <span style="color: #0000cc">facebook page</span>. The result of the reading groups’ vote will be announced at the award ceremony.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Anxious about poetry? <span style="color: #0000cc">Who’s Afraid of T S Eliot?</span> is an article<b> </b>suggesting ways in which you can overcome any anxieties you may have and free yourself up to enjoy poetry.<span style="color: #339966"> </span>The article offers some helpful comparisons along the lines of ‘if you like this… (novel) you might like to try that… (poetry collection)’.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Generous <span style="color: #0000cc">reading group discounts</span> are available and readers can sign up for a weekly email which will cover the ten poets in turn and keep you up-to-date with news on the Prize.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">There will also be <span style="color: #0000cc">a prize draw</span> for tickets for the celebratory <b>T S Eliot Prize Readings</b> in the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank on Sunday 15 January 2012.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Reading groups can download the poems from the site and incorporate them into their reading plans, or order books from the PBS if they wish to read further. We also hope to encourage the setting-up of new poetry reading groups. Pam Johnson’s article on the site shows how to go about it and describes how her own group enjoyed reading last year’s shortlist.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The winner of the <b>2011 T S Eliot Prize</b> will be announced at the award ceremony on Monday 16 January 2012, when Mrs Valerie Eliot will present the winner with a cheque for £15,000. The shortlisted poets will each receive £1,000.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial"><b>For further information please go to </b><span style="color: #0000cc"><b>www.poetrybooks.co.uk/projects</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial"><span style="font: 15.0px Arial"><b>or </b></span><b>contact: Hilary Davidson or Chris Holifield </b>at the <b>Poetry Book Society</b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial; color: #0000cc"><span style="color: #000000"><b>tel</b> 020 7831 7468 <b>emails</b> hilary@</span>poetrybooks.co.uk<span style="color: #000000"> and </span>chris@poetrybooks.co.uk</p></span></div>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-67224847394743903352011-11-06T15:20:00.000-08:002011-11-06T15:24:25.005-08:00Competition Listings<p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">Events Listings</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">Festivals around the UK<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Aldeburgh International Poetry Festival</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">www.thepoetrytrust.org</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">London History Festival</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">14th to 24th November 2011 at Kensington Central Library and Waterstone's Kensington</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">www.londonhistoryfestival.com</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Dylan Thomas Festival</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">http://www.dylanthomas.com/index.cfm?articleid=8653</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Richmond Upon Thames Literature Festival</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000">2011 will see the 20th Richmond literary festival. </span>http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/arts/literature_festival.htm</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Cambridge Winter Wordfest</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">At the ADC Theatre in Cambridge</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">http://www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk<span style="color: #000000">/</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Southwold Literature Festival</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Part of the Ways with Words series of literature festivals, held in the lovely seaside resort of Southwold, Suffolk</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Competition Listings for November</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b>Closing November 1st</b><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Bridge House Short Story Competition</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Prizes: 1st - Six months one-to-one mentoring; runner-up - five short story critiques. A total of fifteen winners will also have their stories published in a collection.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Entry fee: £5.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">4Screenwriting Competition</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Free to enter. looking for 12 talented, original writers who currently have no broadcast credit but want to write for television drama. Run by Channel 4, over a 5 month period participants will work on their own 1 hour script for an original series or serial, and attend two weekend talks and script-meetings.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">http://4talent.channel4.com/extra/4SC<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b>Closing November 5th</b></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Words With Jam/Cornerstones Literary Consultancy</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Prize: Win a free General Report on a manuscript up to 100,000 words in length. Entry is Free. Send the opening paragraph (no more than 100 words) of your as yet unpublished novel. Further details on web site. <span style="color: #0000ee">wordswithjam.co.uk/compcornercornerstones</span><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b>Closing November 15th</b><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Creative competitor</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Free to enter competition for stories upto 300 words.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">http://creativecompetitor.com/competitions/new-competitions/free-writing-competition/<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Contest (USA) Grand Prize: $1500, domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 26th annual Festival in New Orleans (21-25 March 2012), VIP all-access Festival Pass for 2012 (value $500), public reading at a literary panel at the 2012 Festival, and publication in Louisiana Literature. For original short stories up to 7000 words in length. Visit <span style="color: #0000ee">www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests</span> for full guidelines.<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The London School of Liberal Arts</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The Subversive Image Competition, Prizes: 1st prize: £200, 2nd prize: £100. Entry is Free. Visit the competition page on our website for guidelines.<span style="color: #0000ee"> libartslondon.co.uk/portfolio/competition/</span><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">221b Magazine Winter Annual</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Free to enter competition for detective stories up to 12,000 words. email to <span style="color: #0000ee">editor221b@yahoo.co.uk</span>. For full details please see our website: <span style="color: #0000ee">221bmagazine.co.uk/</span><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b>Closing November 18th</b></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The Women’s Empowerment Project Book Prize</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Entry is £20. The competition winner will have their book published and receive competitive royalties.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000">Full details on web site. </span>twepbookprize.wordpress.com/<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><b>Closing November 30th</b></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The Betty Trask Prize</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Free to enter competition for novelists under 35. Prize fund of £20,000.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000">Details on the web: </span>http://www.societyofauthors.org/betty-trask<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Cafe Writers Open Poetry Comp</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">For poems with a maximum of 40 lines there are generous prizes of up to £1000</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000">Details on the web: </span>http://cafewriters.awardspace.com/competitions.htm<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Cinnamon Press Poetry/ Short Story/ Novella</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Three categories with great prizes. Details on the web: <span style="color: #0000ee">http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/</span><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Fish Publishing Short Story</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="color: #000000">For stories up to 5000 words. Details on the web: </span>http://www.fishpublishing.com/short-story-competition-contest.php<span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span style="font: 16.0px Times; color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Inktears Short Story Competition 2011 (UK) </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">For short stories on any theme between 1000 and 3000 words in length. Stories may be previously published (prior to 30 April 2011) or unpublished. Visit <span style="color: #0000ee">www.inktears.com</span> for full details.<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Leaf Books First Chapter</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Submit the first 2000 words of your novel to win.post Leaf Books Ltd, 2 Hastings Place, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, U.K. CF64 2TD<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Magma 50th Issue Poetry Competition (UK) </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">For unpublished poems up to 80 lines on any subject. Poems will be judged by George Szirtes. Poems of up to 10 lines will also be considered for the Magma Editor's Prize (first prize of £500, second£200).Visit <span style="color: #0000ee">www.magmapoetry.com/competition</span> for full details and to download postal entry form, or to enter online from 16 October onwards.<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Mary Gornell Memorial Short Story Comp</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">For stories up to 2000 words. Details on the web: <span style="color: #0000ee">http://www.ashbywritersclub.com</span>/<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">The New Writer Prose and Poetry Prize</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Story: 500-5000 wds. Micro Fiction: 500 wds. Poems: Single poems up to 40 lines. Collections 6-10 poems. Articles (literary theme) 2000 wds. Email <span style="color: #0000ee">admin@thenewwriter.com</span> with queries) The New Writer, PO Box 60, CRANBROOK, TN17 2RE<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The Plough Poetry Prize</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Prizes up to £1000. Details on the web: <span style="color: #0000ee">http://www.theploughprize.co.uk</span>/<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Soul-Making Literary Competition (USA)</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The competition now has 12 categories which include short story, flash fiction, young adult writers prose, humour, and novel excerpt. Address: The Webhallow House, 1544 Sweetwood Drive, Broadmoor Vlg., CA 94015-1717, USA. Visit <span style="color: #0000ee">www.soulmakingcontest.us</span> for more information and complete rules.<span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Swanezine - Short Story Competition 2011</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Free to enter with a 1000 word max no minimum.To enter go to the website. <span style="color: #0000ee">swanezine/short-story-competition</span><span style="font: 16.0px Times"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span style="font: 16.0px Times"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition - Fiction</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; ">Short stories 500 to 5,000 words, micro fiction up to 500 words; on any subject or theme. Details on the web: <span style="color: #0000ee">thenewwriter.com/</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "> </p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-37514925099726230912011-10-23T05:33:00.001-07:002011-10-23T05:33:41.288-07:00Sunday humor<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><img src="http://www.allowe.com/images/DemotivationalPosters/Demotivation05.jpg" width="400" height="335" hspace="5" vspace="5" /></span></div>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-51155070545594338762011-10-23T05:17:00.000-07:002011-10-23T05:18:52.754-07:00Play in a Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 17px; "><a href="http://theatre-education.co.uk/play-in-a-day-ks2/" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; "><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-564" title="play-in-a-day" src="http://theatre-education.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/play-in-a-day-masks2-150x150.gif" alt="" width="150" height="150" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Saturday, October 22 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-22T10:00:00"></span>10:00am</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-22T20:00:00"></span>8:00pm</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="dtend"><span class="fn org">Worcesterer Arts Workshop</span><div class="adr"><div class="street-address">21 Sansome Street</div><div class="street-address"><br /></div><div class="street-address">This is a full day event for actors and writers of all ages. Starting at 10am, the writers will be given a plot summary which they must use to create a short script, and they will direct the actors to bring their vision to life! This play will have a spooky, Halloween theme, giving writers a chance to create a fantasy world of monsters and ghouls, and actors a chance to explore their paranormal alter egos!<br /><br />The performance itself will be at 7:30pm for those who just want to watch the end result!</div><div class="street-address">Created by - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=547411646" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=547411646" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: underline; ">Nicholas Frank Munro Turner</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/motherbear09" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=580555105" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">Lisa Ventura</a></div></div></span></span></span></div>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193355345184840248.post-54828494214983931312011-10-23T05:09:00.000-07:002011-10-23T05:12:22.682-07:00Sebastian Peake<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.therightshouse.com/publicspeaking/sebastian-peake-2/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(44, 147, 200); outline-width: medium; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; "><img width="282" height="380" src="http://www.therightshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Sebastian-Peake-282x380.jpg" class="attachment-featureduser wp-post-image" alt="Sebastian Peake" title="Sebastian Peake" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: medium; border-right-width: medium; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; visibility: visible !important; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">TICKETS ON SALE NOW for Gormenghast: The Life And Work Of Mervyn Peake</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></strong>The Worcestershire Literary Festival are delighted to be bringing Sebastian Peake back to Worcester on Saturday 29th October 2011, 7.30pm at The Fownes Hotel to reprise his talk “The Life And Work Of Mervyn Peake”. For more information and to buy tickets <a href="http://www.worcslitfest.com/gormenghast-sebastian-peake-talks-about-the-life-work-of-mervyn-peake/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 103, 184); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">click here</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tickets can be purchased via the box office Worcester Live on 01905 611427, by visiting the Worcester Live box office in the Crowngate Shopping Centre in Worcester or online by visiting<a href="http://www.worcslitfest.com/gormenghast/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 103, 184); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">www.worcslitfest.com/gormenghast/</a> and paying via paypal.</p></span></div>Worcester Writers' Circlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924279592974669251noreply@blogger.com0