Homework for November meeting

November meeting will be the AGM, all members please try to attend for 7pm. The AGM will be followed by a workshop from author Nell Dixon on characters. In preparation for the workshop please look at a book you have enjoyed and decide who the main, secondary and minor charaters were and what role they played in the story. Bring the book and be prepared to explain your choices at the workshop meeting!

Homework for July

Write a short (500) word max play/story/poem/1st Chapter in the Spy/Thriller genre. Also, the group is asked to think of dates they would be available in September as we plan to go out for a meal together and write a restaurant review as our exercise.

Homework for June

For July's meeting - write a short story, aprox 500 words about a fictious holiday - any genre or style.

For May

Due to the success of the critiquing work the group will meet at 7.15 in May and finish off the outstanding critiques. Homework is the song lyrics!

The Strawberry Picker

Anthology opportunity. Write on one of the following topics: Animals, Strawberries, People, Irritants - either short story (500-4000 words), Flash fiction (500 words or less) or Poems (less than 50 lines)email to strawberryPicker@virginmedia.com state name and prefered contact method, title category and length of piece. Paste your entry into the body of the email - do not include attachments. Closing date 2nd June 2013 at 2.10am. Publication date is 8th December 2013. This is not a contest and there is no fee. Please ensure submissions are fully prepared for publication. Profits are for North Wales Air Ambulance and the British Humanist Assoc. Copyright retained by the contributor.

Homework for April

Homework for April and dates for your diary.

April - Pick anything from the Nawg contests list.

May Song lyrics - you can invent a tune or use a popular tune - write lyrics with a social concious or a protest. You can bring along an example of a song that inspired you.

Dates and details of theatre trips coming soon - this is so we can practice review writing.

Homework for March

Choose either open poetry - any style maximum 40 lines or Poem for Children any style or form - if you want a poem to be considered for inclusion in the Parish Magazine then you can tailor your poem towards this.