Formed over forty years ago, our Writers Circle is based in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Meetings are held in The Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library, normally on the first and third Tuesday of each month commencing at 7.30pm and finishing by 10.00pm. Check this weblog for details of meetings.

There is an annual November to November fee of £30, April to November is £20 and June to November £15. For members preferring to pay at each meeting the charge is £5 per meeting. To contact Felixstowe Scribblers simply email scribblers.1@btinternet.com or the Secretary, catherine.stafford1@ntlworld.com

Sunday 30 October 2011

Prose & Poetry Prizes 2011 from The New Writer magazine

one month to closing date ...

Prose and Poetry Prizes 2011from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November

Now in its 15th year, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, microfiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New Writer magazine each July. Back copies are available at the TNW website: http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm

This year's judges: Jonathan Pinnock, Sally Quilford, Bill Greenwell.

Further information including guidelines and entry fees at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
Writers can enter online at our secure credit card server at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm Or, the entry form can be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry. Also, we can supply this year's printed entry forms on request to writers' groups and organizations and individuals in the UK – just let us know, no SAE required. The 2010 Prose & Poetry Prizes winners are announced on this webpage:http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm

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TNW 108 (Autumn 2011)

Highly commended in our Prose & Poetry Prizes, short stories from FRANCES MANNION, SUE HEALY, MARINA STUBBS; non-fiction from JOHN BAINBRIDGE; poetry from J.A.BRADSHAW, CORRINNA TOOP, ANNA LAMPEN; Approachable Heroines, Rewarding Heroes - SALLY QUILFORD looks at romantic fiction; LYNNE HACKLES remembers her first talk - read and learn; Write about places in Britain with DENE BEBBINGTON and write your autobiography with JACKIE SHERMAN; Hook into the Past by checking and submitting anniversary articles with SALLY JENKINS; plus several pages of the best poetry in town, MicroFiction to make you sit up, Views, Reviews and Market News - copies available for purchase online at http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm

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