ASHBY WRITERS' CLUB
Don't just think it, pen and ink it!
LATEST INFO 14/12/09
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NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY 12 JANUARY 2010
7.30 LA ZOUCH
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WHAT DO WE DO?
We are a friendly group seeking to encourage, motivate and inspire both established and would-be writers of fiction, articles and poetry through manuscript meetings, competition evenings, guest speaker events and occasional social evenings. See current programme below.
We meet at LA ZOUCH RESTAURANT, KILWARDBY STREET, ASHBY on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 7.30 pm. to 9.45 p.m. Prospective new members always welcome. Why not come along and check us out? Annual subscription £18. £1 per meeting to include tea/coffee. Visitors welcome at £2 for manuscript meetings and £3 for speaker evenings, both to include refreshment.
To see examples of members' work see the MEMBERS' WORK page
OUR VENUE (see map below)
PROGRAMME 2009
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Ashby Writers’ Club www.ashbywritersclub.com Chair: Steve Bull 01283 532411 Vice-chair: Henry Sharples 01530 417217 Secretary: Diane Buxrton 01283 532411 Treasurer: Peter Glyde 01283 218233 Programme secretary: David Bell: 01530 413371 Members’ Representative: Mark Taylor 01530 411658 Programme: Aug 2009– Feb 2010 25th Aug Open (part of Ashby Arts Festival) 28th Aug Literary dinner with speaker Graham Joyce at La Zouch restaurant (part of Ashby Arts Festival) 8th Sept Manuscript meeting. Members to read their work – poem, story, article, song, play, article – for constructive criticism 22nd Sept Speaker: Terence Crabtree: “Recollections of a career in teaching and writing for magazines and newspapers, interspersed with humorous first person character and sketches/stories. 13th Oct Speaker: John Martin: Life and work of Agatha Christie 27th Oct Manuscript meeting 10th Nov Speaker: Graham Nutt, founder of the Magic Attic local history archive 24th Nov competition: poem (not more than 30 lines) on Crash! 8th Dec Meal at La Zouch restaurant 12th Jan 2010 Manuscript meeting 26th Jan Favourite authors Bring along two favourite pieces of work (poems and/or pieces of prose up to 500 words) to share with other members 9th Feb Manuscript meeting 23rd Feb Annual General Meeting Meetings second and fourth Tuesday of each month 7.30pm-9.30pm at La Zouch Restaurant, visitors are welcome at a nominal fee of £3 per speaker meeting, £2 per comp/manuscript meeting (this fee includes coffee)
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