tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98914952011-12-22T20:37:18.919ZWe are a long established Writers Circle based in Felixstowe, Suffolk. This Weblog will be about us, Writing, Writing Competitions, Writing in Felixstowe, life and generally what we are up to as a Group and individuals and what interests us. We are based in Felixstowe but our membership comes both from a wide area within Suffolk and we also have many 'online' members from around the UK, Europe and the US.Felixstowe Scribblershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274770852065036825noreply@blogger.comBlogger10271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891495.post-4558050440275657232010-10-22T15:28:00.003+01:002010-10-22T15:33:09.653+01:00

Follow the new Felixstowe Scribblers weblog at http://scribblers2010.blogspot.com/

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Until we are able to repair the link on the sidebar of this weblog, the information shown in that section is subject to updating.Please note there is no phone contact with our group, instead all communications should be made by email to scribblers@btinternet.com.Our 2010 programme of meetings is shown here:FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS 2010 PROGRAMME All meetings at Felixstowe Library Start 7.30 pm and

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Here's hoping you all had lovely Christmas and that you will have a Happy and prosperous New Year. As you know our first meeting of 2010 is our Annual General Meeting and the agenda is shown below.FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERSANNUAL GENERAL MEETING7.30 PM TUESDAY 5th JANUARY 2010FELIXSTOWE LIBRARYTHE AGENDA1. Apologies for absence2. In Attendance3. Secretary's Report on 20094. Ratification of

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A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALLAND A HAPPY AND ££££££PROSPEROUS££££££NEW YEAR.

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EMAIL ADDRESS: scribblers@btinternet.com FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating the REPORT FOR 15th DECEMBER 2009Apologies: Trish, Dick, Ros, Amanda, Angela P, Rosie.In attendance: Debbie, Tony, Liliane, Jack, Jane, Peter, Ruth, Ann and Dave (chair).Orwell Connection : Dick was unable to attend Scribblers as three of his four poems for the Orwell Connection Christmas Poems were selected and

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Our next meeting, the final one of the year, takes place on Tuesday 15th December at 7.30 pm. There is no homework this time as we will have a short creative writing exercise in the first half of the meeting. After the break, we'll have time to relax and celebrate the completion of another year at Scribblers with our own little Christmas party. If you wish, please bring along some nibbles etc and

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News is filtering through that our friend and author, Rochelle, was involved in a "hit and run" car crash last Saturday night. Fortunately she escaped serious injury. Our wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Our next meeting will also be the last one of 2009. For some members the year has produced publication and a promise of the release of two novels, for others they have progressed steadily at their own pace. There have been health scares and concerns, but most of all we have achieved publication of our own anthology. Every contributor has become a published writer! So well done one and all!Our

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT FOR 1st DECEMBER 2009Apologies: Barry, DebbieIn attendance: Jane, Amanda, Ros, Duncan, Les, Liliane, Linda, Sandy, Tony, Trish, Dave, Ann, Dick (chair).Welcome to two new faces at our meeting, Linda who writes ‘all sorts’ and Duncan a science fiction writer. Also welcome back to Les who returned after missing a few meetings. Dave’s wife Ann

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Some happy Scribblers at the recent anthology book launch. Photo that appeared in Richard Cornwell's column in the Evening Star on Tuesday 1st DecemberHAVE YOU GOT YOUR COPY YET?

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The Anthology book launch at the Castle Lodge Hotel was a success, nice atmosphere, nice people, and a good Book as well. Thanks must be passed to firstly the Hotel for laying on the event, to Ruth for organising and hosting the evening and to Rachel Sloane for coming along. Ruth informed the group of the death of our oldest member, John Crowson who died at the age of 97 just days before he

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It was with regret that we learned of the passing of our oldest member, 97 year old John Crowson just days prior to the launch of the Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology. This was to be a momentous moment for John as he had never been published before.John, from St Albans, was a regular guest at the Castle Lodge Hotel. He had written short stories and poetry over the years but his family never

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Our Dick was interviewed by Lesley Dolphin on Radio Suffolk yesterday and, for those who heard him, he did a superlative job. Well done Dick.Next, on what seems to be a very busy period of time, is the much awaited launch of our 2010 anthology which Lesley Dolphin thought was a lovely diverse collection of stories. The launch, as you will know by now, will be on Saturday 28th November at the

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They say everyone has a book inside them. This autumn the BBC is on the hunt for real life stories that could become best selling books…Following on from the success of the recent poetry season, the BBC is launching a major new campaign designed to encourage the nation to discover the joy of books.As part of the campaign five people will win a major book deal with one of the country’s leading

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WipstPremier Screenwriting Competition 2009‘From page to screen’Writers International Premier Screen Talent:ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT!There's just one week to go to send in your entry for the WIPST competition (Writer's International Premier Screen Talent). So if your script is still sitting on the computer, it's time to put the finishing touches and mail it to us without delay. We will accept entries

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Christmas deals for writers groupsIt may be a bit early to be out carolling but we thought we would share this Christmas deal with you now! Our idea is specifically for writers groups who want to showcase some of the talent of their group without committing much time or money. The concept is to come up with a collection of short stories from the writers in your group and we'll publish the

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Here is the bbc writersroom newsletter, a really helpful publication that will benefit writers everywhere. New Terms, Conditions, and Guidelines-------------------------------------As a result of one of our regular reviews of how the BBC writersroom unsolicited script system works, we have updated our Terms, Conditions, and Guidelines.As part of this update, we are unfortunately no longer able to

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It's almost here!Our Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology Book Launch takes place onSaturday 28th November 2009atThe Castle Lodge Hotel Chevalier RdFelixstoweSuffolkIP11 7JWDoors will open at 7.00pm for a 7.30 pm launch. The event is being held to launch our 2010 Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology With over 120 pages packed with short stories and poetry from some 36 past and present Felixstowe Scribblers

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EMAIL ADDRESSscribblers@btinternet.com For all your research and information visit your local Felixstowe Library and the Suffolk Record Office.FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT FOR 17th NOVEMBER 2009NEWS: THE LOST SOCKOur normal Tuesday meeting at Felixstowe Library was cancelled after we received the open invitation to watch the film version of Felixstowe TV’s series of ‘The

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A reminder that our next meeting at the Room at the Top will be held on Tuesday 1st December at 7.30 pm when the 1,500 word open themed work will be presented by Shaun and Tony. The 500 word homework assignment should be centred on a Christmas or New Year theme. So why no meeting on Tuesday 17th November? This has been cancelled as the Scribblers have been invited by Felixstowe TV for a special

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Felixstowe Scribblers – Your local Writing GroupThe Felixstowe Scribblers Book Launch takes place onSaturday 28th November 2009atThe Castle Lodge Hotel Chevalier RdFelixstoweSuffolkIP11 7JWDoors will open at 7.00pm for a 7.30 pm launch.The event is being held to launch our 2010 Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology With over 120 pages packed with short stories and poetry from some 36 past and present

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Our next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday 17th November has been cancelled – the reason being that Felixstowe TV are presenting a showing of ‘The Lost Sock’ on the same evening and have invited Felixstowe Scribblers to attend. The film will shown at St. Andrews Church Hall in Felixstowe with a start time of 7.30pm.This provides an opportunity to view the film and witness the results of the

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 3rd NOVEMBER 2009APOLOGIES: Morag, Angela P, Ruth, Debbie, Barry and Trish. ATTENDING: Shaun, Ros, Liliane, Jane, Sandy, Cathy, Amanda, Tony, Dick, Stephen, Peter and Dave (chair)MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: We hear that our friend Geraldine Rose has registered for the National Novel Writing Month that is taking place now, in

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....is on Tuesday 3rd November at the Room at The Top, Felixstowe Library. Start time 7.30pm

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Author Ruth Dugdall from Suffolk has been announced as the winner of the 2009 Luke Bitmead Writer’s Bursary, in a ceremony in Central London last night. Ruth received a cheque for £2,500 as well as a publishing contract with Legend Press for her novel The Woman Before Me. The novel will be published Summer 2010. Two additional prizes were awarded on the night to 2nd and 3rd place writers Iain

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They say everyone has a book inside them. This autumn the BBC is on the hunt for real life stories that could become best selling books…Following on from the success of the recent poetry season, the BBC is launching a major new campaign designed to encourage the nation to discover the joy of books.As part of the campaign five people will win a major book deal with one of the country’s leading

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I'm writing to you about a major new BBC campaign called My Story, which aims to find remarkable true stories from ordinary members of the public. Five of these stories will be published as books by Harper Collins, with entrants winning a £20,000cash advance. The website for the programme is bbc.co.uk/mystory . I thought this campaign might be of interest to your writing group members. It would

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We love to help authors flourishfloreatbooks is a self-publishing company that passionately believes in writers and helping them get their books into print. We are contacting writing groups around the UK to let them know about our services and hopefully providing them with useful information and advice on the publishing industry. As writers ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to get a book

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Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday 3rd November at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library when we return to our usual format. As you know the 500 word homework assignment is on either “FOREIGN COUNTRY” or “FANTASY”, but, if you're feeling brave, on both! The two open themed 1,500 word work will be read by Sandy and Dick. We have some tremendous news, first and foremost we

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REPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 20th OCTOBER 2009 APOLOGIES: Tony, Barry, Les, Ally and Stephen. ATTENDING: Rani, Liliane, Ruth, Angela P, Jane, Jack, Rosie, Sandy, Cathy, Amanda, Debbie, Shaun, Peter, Dave, Simon, Trish, Angela L, Dick (chair) WELCOME to Cathy, Sandy’s sister-in-law. MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: It was nice to see a really good turn out for this evening’s special torchlight

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Wipst Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009‘From page to screen’Writers International Premier Screen Talent:Just over 6 weeks to go! Its not long! We hope you are all tweaking and editing your screenplays & scripts! Get in early! Send your entry in NOW for consideration to Wipst!Do you want to work alongside a professional director to see your writing come to life on the screen? We’re looking

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Our next meeting will be the special “TORCHLIGHT HALLOWEEN MEETING” on Tuesday 20th October at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. Members are asked to bring a torch along for the evening. We are hoping for some spooky, ghostly, scary paranormal or Halloween stories. Long pieces will be by Rani and Dave whilst everyone else is invited to write up to 750 words for the homework

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 6th OCTOBER 2009APOLOGIES: Rosie, (18th birthday), Les (knee op), Ros (Great Aunt’s 98th birthday), Debbie, Tony.ATTENDING: Shaun, Dick, Liliane, Connie, Jane, Amanda, Angela, Barry, Trish, Peter, Dave (chair).WELCOME to Shaun who has just moved from Southend to Felixstowe. Shaun has written for an online magazine and has

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Tuesday will be a very special day for one of our Scribblers - Rosie will be celebrating her 18th birthday so, Rosie, from all your Scribbling friends, have a really lovely day - Happy Birthday!This coincides with our next meeting on Tuesday 6th October at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. The 500 word homework assignment is “STONE” whilst the two 1,500 word contributions will

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Just a reminder to everyone that the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th October at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. The 500 word homework assignment is on the subject “STONE” whilst the two 1,500 word contributions will be delivered by Angela L and Liliane. The Jack Wilkinson memorial walk took place in Felixstowe last Sunday in aid of Cancer Research. Jack's mother Caz,

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Fresh from the pages of this evening's Evening Star, one Chris Shaw over from Cairns in Queensland to celebrate his mother's 100th birthday - and doesn't she look young?Click on the image to increase size.

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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th October at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. All welcome!The 500 word homework assignment is on the subject “STONE”

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REPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 15th SEPTEMBER 2009APOLOGIES: Dick (Holiday), Barry (holiday), Jane (family visit), Jack (family visit), Ruth (baby sitting), Les (knee op), Ros (Spanish student), Caroline F (work commitments), Trish (accident).ATTENDING: Peter, Angela L, Rani, Liliane, Sandy, Rosie, Debbie, Tony and Dave (chair).WELCOME back to Rosie who has been absent for a number of meetings

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Sandy Stafford is the new holder of the Bill Budner Trophy. In a very close contest her work 'So You Want to be a Mum' came out on top. It is remarkable that the competition has been staged eight times with each producing a different winner, Sandy becoming the eighth to hold the trophy.Here we see Sandy receiving the trophy from previous holder Dave Feakes.

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OUR NEXT MEETING Is on Tuesday 15th September at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. This will be our anonymous competition for attending writers for the Bill Budner Trophy. Maximum 1,000 words on any subject. The entries should not be marked with any identifying name. Here is some information about Bill together with the rules for the evening. This competition has been held seven

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 1st SEPTEMBER 2009APOLOGIES: Les, Amanda, Ros, Ally, Connie, JaneATTENDING: Dick (chair) Dave, Trish, Debbie, Stephen, Liliane, Angela L, Simon, Barry, Tony and Peter.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: A smaller group than usual for the meeting – some concerned perhaps about the homework theme ‘Psychedelic’ and the non-appearance

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The next meeting of the Felixstowe Scribblers takes place this coming Tuesday, 1st September in The Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library. Starting at 7.30pm our homework assignment this time is to create 500 words on “PSYCHODELIC” whilst those with an easier task writing the 1,500 word open themed work will be Debbie and Stephen. We must remember to think of Les who will be undergoing a

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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 1st September at 7.30 pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library when the 500 word homework assignment will be ‘Psychedelic’ Keep Scribbling!

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BEANPOLE BOOKS‘BOOKWORMS’SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2009FIRST PRIZE £100& publication on the Beanpole Books website for one yearTo enter, choose your title from any one of the fifty themed crossword titles listed in '50 Bookworms Crosswords'.and submit your story of up to 1,500 words, with the special entry form, by the closing date of 26 OCTOBER 2009. Copies of the Bookworms Crosswords and entry

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Sue has a short story in this week's People's Friend, dated 22nd August. It's on the first page with a full page illustration, so looks quite good. They changed the title and names of her lead characters for some reason best known to themselves, maybe it suited their style better or something. It's a bit of very light and fluffy nonsense, but that seems to be what they like and as they've paid

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 18th AUGUST 2009APOLOGIES: Sue, Jane, Trish, Ruth, Morag, Craig,ATTENDING: Barry (chair), Dave, Dick, Debbie, Angela L, Sandy, Stephen, Liliane, Les, Angela P, Amanda, Ros, Ally, Simon, Peter and Tony.WELCOMEThere was a warm welcome for our newest member, Amanda from Baylham. Already a published poet in a collaboration

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A website discovered by our newest member Craig looks very interesting and quite comprehensive. Well worth a look for any writer and - more especially - for all the Scribblers. You'll find the link at: http://literaturetraining.com/metadot/index.pl?id=2201&isa=Category&op=showKeep Scribbling!

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The next meeting of Felixstowe Scribblers will take place in the Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library on Tuesday 18th August start time at 7.30

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From the Southport Writers' CircleClick on image to enlarge

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A Date with the ScribblersThe next meeting of the Felixstowe Scribblers takes place this coming Tuesday, August 18th in The Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library. Starting at 7.30pm our homework assignment was to write 500 words on “CATACLYSM” or “CATACLYSMIC”. The two 1,500 word open themed work will be provided by Ally and Simon. Our friend Rochelle, has sent her best wishes to the Scribblers.

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The next meeting of Felixstowe Scribblers will take place in the Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library on Tuesday 18th August start time at 7.30

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 4th AUGUST 2009APOLOGIES: Sue, DebbieATTENDING: Ruth (chair), Craig, Liliane, Simon, Ally, Rani, Ros, Dick, Connie, Tony, Dave, Trish, Lauren B, Peter, Les, Barry and JaneMATTERS ARISING and NEWS: A warm welcome was given to another new face, Ipswich based Craig. He was looking for a writing group when he discovered the

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Our next meeting.... ....takes place this coming Tuesday 4th August at 7.30pm in The Room At The Top at Felixstowe Library. Please note that latecomers need to be aware that it takes a couple of minutes to answer the doorbell so please be patient! The Scribblers have been affected by cancer in the past with their own personal tragedies and deeply moved by the loss of young Jack Wilkinson and,

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Final final reminder that there are 48 hours left to deadline for the anthology - so if you haven't submitted anything, then you ought to get scribbling....! Here are a few items that may interest you: **************************************************"We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Article Plazza (http://www.articleplazza.com), an online editorial content house that

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Felixstowe Scribblers AnthologyThe deadline for our anthology is fast approaching so, if you still want to be included and haven't submitted anything yet, then this FRIDAY 31st JULY is the cut-off date. So get scribbling! Please send your work direct to barry.darnell@ntlworld.com The next meeting of Felixstowe Scribblers takes place on TUESDAY 4th AUGUST, in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 21st JULY 2009APOLOGIES: Ruth (Norway), Ros (Belgium), Sue, Angela L, Sandy, Debbie.ATTENDING: Peter (chair), Jack, Jane, Les, Trish, Dave, Dick, Tony, Angela P, Ally, Simon, Barry and Liliane.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: A warm welcome to Simon who was introduced to the group by Ally. Simon informed us that he writes songs

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CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISEOur next meeting takes place this coming Tuesday 21st July at 7.30pm in The Room At The Top at Felixstowe Library. A small reminder that latecomers should be aware that it takes a couple of minutes to answer the doorbell so, if you are not on time, then please be patient!There will be no homework assignment for this meeting. Instead please bring along four words, each

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TUESDAY 14th JULY 2009Around fifteen brave souls attended the fourth annual beach party, the third at Ruth's hut. A bit breezy to begin with, then a downpour and we tried to set a new world record for the number of people in a beach hut! The rain soon passed by, the wind dropped and it turned out into a lovely evening. How nice to see 'old' faces Lauren and Rosie fresh from their exams, along

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Just a reminder that the summer social beach party is set for tomorrow, Tuesday 14th July, at 'Pizza' the beach hut nearest the Spa Pavalion. Start time 7.30pm, but please bring along a few nibbles etc.Here's hoping for good weather! Some of the Scribblers at last year's gathering!

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 7th JULY 2009APOLOGIES: Sue (holiday), Debbie, Morag, Angela P and Di.ATTENDING: Dick (chair) Ros, Ali, Ruth, Jane, Jack, Sandy, Rani, Liliane, Tony, Barry, Les, Trish, Angela L, Dave and Peter.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: Very Sad News: Liam Fairhurst, the 14 year old Soham schoolboy died from cancer on Tuesday last week.

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Our next meeting is almost upon us - this coming Tuesday 7th July at 7.30pm in The Room At The Top at Felixstowe Library. As always there is a reminder that latecomers need to remember that it takes a couple of minutes to answer the doorbell so, if you are not on time, then please be patient!The 1,500 word open themed homework assignment will be undertaken by Les and Barry whilst the rest of us

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Liam Fairhurst was well known to Felixstowe Scribblers for his wonderful fund raising efforts in the name of our Jack Wilkinson who died from cancer in August 2006. They had met in Addenbrook's at Cambridge and quickly became friends. When Jack passed so Liam began his stirling fund raising efforts.Liam won the hearts of so many people and became a celebrity in his own right, never over-awed by

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TUESDAY 7th JULYHope you are all enjoying the weather!Just a little reminder that our next meeting is not until Tuesday 7th July, so you have an extra week to create your 500 word homework on “Flying”. Time is running short for the anthology, so if you haven't already submitted your story or poem then now may be the time to do so. These should be sent to barry.darnell@ntlworld.com. The first

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 16th JUNE 2009APOLOGIES: Sue (holiday), Ruth (birthday celebrations) ATTENDING: Barry, Dick, Angela P, Roz, Jane, Liliane, Rani, Peter, Sandy, Angela L, Les, Trish, Lauren B, Tony and Dave (chair)MATTERS ARISING and NEWS: Happy Birthday Ruth!Surf and Turf at Landguard Fort: The invitation for the Scribblers to participate

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It is time again to send out a reminder for our forthcoming meeting on Tuesday next, 16th June at 7.30pm in Felixstowe Library. We will now be meeting in The Room At The Top in the Library which will make it so much easier and negates the need to move furniture around the building. Late comers need to remember that it will take a few moments longer to answer the doorbell than before, so please

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 2nd JUNE 2009APOLOGIES: Caroline F, Caroline P, Angela L, Jane and Alex. ATTENDING: Barry (chair), Dave, Dick, Kay, Morag, Angela P, Eileen, Roz, Trish, Liliane, Tony, Les, Connie, Sue, Debbie and Peter. WELCOME to Eileen who was invited along by Angela P after meeting her at the recent Drama Festival in Felixstowe.MATTERS

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A Creative Writing Groups short story workshop is being held on Saturday 6th June from 10am to 4pm. Priced at £52 it includes free lunch and is being held at 12 Court Farm, Stutton Road, Brantham CO11 1PW. There are some places left so book now to avoid disappointment.There is also have a commercial writing workshop on Tuesday 9th June same time, same place at £59 includes free lunch!For further

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Time is flying by and already our next meeting rapidly approaches. To be held this coming Tuesday 2nd June at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library, the 1,500 open themed work will be undertaken by Morag and Connie whilst “MEMORY” is the topic for the 500 word homework assignment. We are reminded that time is also rapidly moving towards the deadline date for the submission of your 1,000 word story

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Welcome to the BBC writersroom newsletter.CBBC New Writers----------------CBBC are looking for a new generation of writers with fresh perspectives, original voices, and the ability to create unforgettable characters. This opportunity is open to any writer who wants to write drama for the 6-12 age range. http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/cbbc_writing_competition.shtmlCatherine Tregenna

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 19th MAY 2009APOLOGIES: Caroline F (London), Ruth (rehearsing), Alex (not available), Trish (unwell).ATTENDING: Ros, Dick, Angela L, Sandy, Tony, Jane, Morag, Angela P, Les, Peter, Debbie, Barry, Dave (chair). Guests, Dee Cobbold and Alan Dix. WELCOME to Ros who joined us for the first time. Ros attended a Creative Writing

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THE NEXT MEETING:A reminder that our next meeting takes place this coming Tuesday 19th May at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library, starting at 7.30pm. Peter has promised to collect the key to the building so we should all be back in our usual environment! This is an important meeting as the anonymous competition for the Bill Budner Trophy for attending writers only takes place once more. Very

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 5th MAY 2009APOLOGIES: Morag (Holiday), Kay (course), Connie (post op complications) Lauren B (operation), Lauren W (course), Liliane (holiday), Ally and CarolineATTENDING: Ruth (Chair) Trish, Les, Angela P, Jane, Sue, Dick, Angela L, Debbie, Dave, Tony, Di, Barry and Peter.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS:With Liliane in Australia

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A reminder that our next meeting takes place this coming Tuesday 5th May at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library, starting at 7.30pm. The 1,500 open themed work will be read by Stephen and Ally whilst the 500 word assignment is on 'Funfair'. The Bill Budner Short Story competition has now ended and all entries have been received at the Library and are now being judged. We wait with baited breath

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BBC Drama Writers Academy-------------------------The Academy will take up to eight writers, and train them over 12 months to write for some of the BBC's most popular series such as Doctors, EastEnders, Holby City, and Casualty. The deadline for applications is 5 May 2009.http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/writers_academy1.shtmlToby Whithouse Interview------------------------The creator

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Oscar Wilde found it such a ‘charming town’ that he spent the summer and autumn of 1894 writing ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in the mornings and playing with his family on the beach in the afternoons…..The Chatsworth Hotel is centrally located in Worthing and, together with 98 ensuite bedrooms, offers the space in which to be creative plus the opportunity to enjoy Worthing and its many shops

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This new book from Rochelle Moore BEYOND THE THIRD EYE promises to be another fascinating read. Due out on May 1st through amazon it can be preordered and autographed from www.andborough.comDon't miss out!

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REPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 21st APRIL 2009APOLOGIES: MORAG, RUTH, DAVE (HOLIDAYING AGAIN), JUDY, LAUREN W, ANGELA AND ANGELA LATTENDING PETER (CHAIR) DICK, JANE, CAROLINE P,TONY, STEVEN, SUE, LAUREN, TRISH, LILIANE, DEBBIE, BARRY and ALI.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS:The minor matter of only having thirteen writers in attendance did nothing to detract from the quality and diversity of the

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A reminder that our next meeting takes place this coming Tuesday April 21st at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library, starting at 7.30pm. The 1,500 open themed task will be undertaken by Caroline P whilst the rest of us are asked to write up to 500 words on 'Key or Quay'. Please remember to enter the Bill Budner Short Story competition on the theme ‘The Last Day of the Holiday’ in which you must

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It can be purchased at The Deben Butchers in Felixstowe or direct from Caz

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EMAIL ADDRESS scribblers@btinternet.com FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 7th APRIL 2009APOLOGIES: Caro (rock climbing), Sue (holiday) Ruth (auditioning)ATTENDING Dave (Chair) Dick, Di, Jane, Jack, Lauren (Trish’s granddaughter), Trish, Liliane, Caroline P, Alex, Caroline F, Connie, Tony, Morag, Kay, Angela, Barry, Ally, Stephen, Peter and Rani. MATTERS

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Last week I was in West London attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen. Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their uniforms, as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone)

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A reminder that our next meeting takes place this coming Tuesday April 7th at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library, starting at 7.30pm. The 1,500 open themed task will be undertaken by Liliane and Jane whilst the rest of us are asked to write up to 500 words on 'SAFE', ironically the same subject and length as the Ip-Art Short Story Competition. The Committee meeting last week was switched to

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- Congratulations to Rochelle whose new book is due out on 1st May. A short brief is included on the publishers website where advance orders are being taken. Go to http://www.andborough.com

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Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 7th April 2009 at the Cafe Libra, Felixstowe Library. Start time 7.30pm

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Meridian Writing (www.meridian-writing.co.uk) have launched a new quarterly competition for short stories of up to 3,000 words for new and published writers, in any genre. Prizes are: £100, £50 and £25 for first, second and third places respectively, with the first deadline being 30th June, 2009. This competition is expected to be featured in the next issue of Writers' News.Contact is Andrew

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NEW: WritingRaw.com is proud to announce the 7-Question Interview with the following authors, with more to come: Tiffany Baker: Debut novelist and publishing sensation Rhys Bowen: Award-winning mystery writer Ramsey Campbell: International bestselling author of horror and Lifetime President of the British Fantasy Society Veronica Chater: Debut and highly praised memoir author Robert Ellis:

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BBC Drama Writers Academy-------------------------The BBC Drama Writers Academy opens its doors for applications on the 6 April 2009. Find out more about what they're looking for.http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/writing/writers_academy.shtmlTop Tips--------Did you know we have pages of advice on the various genres that the BBC produces, and how to write for each? Includes a sitcom section by Paul

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I am writing to introduce myself and my company, CPI Antony Rowe.Antony Rowe is acknowledged as the UK's (and probably Europe's) premiermanufacturer of on-demand books and short run printing and we were thefirst to offer true on-demand printing. We are now also launching‘Antony Rowe Publishing’ (ARL).With ARL we can take care of the typesetting, design, ISBN numbers andproduce marketing tools for

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Here's what the Ipswich Evening Star had to say about our Les....Please click on image to enlarge.

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A reminder that, with an 'extra' Tuesday in the month, there is no meeting until Tuesday April 7th, That should give you the opportunity of creating your 500 words on 'SAFE', the same subject and length story as the Ip-Art Short Story Competition. There is a meeting for Committee members only which will take place on Tuesday 31st March at Dick's starting at 7.30pm. We hear that our dear friend

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FELIXSTOWE SCRIBBLERS NEWSHEETIncorporating theREPORT OF THE MEETING HELD 17th MARCH 2009APOLOGIES: Trish (unwell), Morag, Caro, Connie and Alex (all unavailable)ATTENDING Dick (Chair) Dave, Lauren, Barry, Peter, Sue, Diane, Tony, Liliane, Angela, Jane and Jack.MATTERS ARISING and NEWS:The Coast to Coast competitions for 2008 have been completed and organiser Maurice thanked everyone who took

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Starting at 7.30pm our next meeting takes place in the Cafe Libra at Felixstowe Library on Tuesday 17th March with Dick taking the chair. The evening will take the shape of one of our popular creative writing sessions so there is no need to worry about writing for the meeting. All you need to do is to bring along three words on small separate pieces of paper - this time the words should be: A

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