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

Thursday 24 May 2018

Mairead.

It is with heavy heart that some very sad news has been received. Our friend Mairead has passed away.

At this stage there is no further information but as soon as we hear details of the funeral arrangements then this will be circulated.

Such sad news.

Mairead, bless her, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Dave

Thursday 17 May 2018

Our Facebook presence...

With immediate effect our Facebook page has been taken down. Unfortunately we could find no volunteers to take over from Barry who began and continuously updated the page. Barry is in the middle of his studies and can no longer continue.

It is sad to see it go, but we must thank Barry for all his efforts and wish him well for the future.

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Purple evening....

Once upon a time - a very long time ago - Felixstowe Scribblers introduced their particular forerunner to flash fiction with their 'four word' exercises. Some members in the first few meetings decided they didn't like the idea of writing 'under pressure.'

Tonight the subject topic was drawn out as 'Purple.' From that one simple colourful word came twelve fascinating stories... twelve totally different concepts... and everyone drawing either smiles or a little shock horror.

One day we will record our meetings and see what the media make of them. 

The group we have at present is perhaps one of the most talented for a long, long time.

Our next meeting is in THREE weeks time when we hold an author's feedback session. Dave will read passages from his growing novel for, hopefully (!), constructive feedback whilst the rest of the group are asked to write between 750 and 1,000 words on 'The Crossing.'

Until next time, 

Keep Scribbling!!! 

Sunday 13 May 2018

Coming up quickly...

Our next meeting is virtually upon us already! It takes place on Tuesday (15 May) when we hold another of our Flash Fiction evenings. The great news is that there is no homework to do! The subject for the event will be drawn on the evening so, all that is needed is something to write on, something to write with - even a laptop or phone will do! One other thing too - and that is YOU!

Hoping to see you all on Tuesday, so until then,

Keep Scribbling!!!

Monday 7 May 2018

Our latest winner...

Derek has added his name to the ever growing list of winners of the Bill Budner trophy. Well done and congratulations!


Sunday 6 May 2018

Meeting Report

Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 1 May 2018

Present: Liliane, Bridget, Cathy, Beryl, Di C, Tony, Anne, Kay, Mairead, Steve, Liz, Hazel, Jim, Derek.
Apologies: Dave, Dick, Di L.

Business:
We were delighted to welcome Jim back to the group – he’s been missed!

Tony’s book launch has been finalised for Saturday 19 May at 7pm at Felixstowe Library.

Dementia Friendly week – no further details have been provided for this, so we’ll just have to wait and see if anything is forthcoming before our next meeting.

Mairead as ever provided lots of treats, even branching out into savouries this time – many thanks to her for her generosity.

Thanks to Tony for working out the scoring for the Bill Budner competition.

Bill Budner Trophy:
A tremendous turn out for this competition evening, with twelve entries.

With Dick being unable to attend and do some reading for us, Cathy took his place, sharing the reading with Beryl.

The variety of stories was absolutely extraordinary, and the standard of writing extremely high.

There was only one point between first and second place – a rare occurrence.

Derek’s took first place with ‘The trunks of standard roses’

Kay’s ‘Hidden Treasure’ was second

Hazel came third with ‘The last of the magic’

Beryl’s ‘Mum’ took fourth place.

Other stories were:
Anne – The retreat

Liz – A story

Liliane – The ancestral home

Cathy – I didn’t see it coming

Steve – Mother’s day

Tony – The walker

Di C – Lionel

Bridget – The old gate

After the obligatory photo call, when the previous winner, Tony, presented Derek with the trophy, we all enjoyed a chat over coffee and cakes.

Next meeting: 15 May, when we will be having a flash fiction evening. So no homework this time.


A message from the Ipswich Writers' Cafe

Ahoy one ahoy all,

Thanks to those who came along to the Thomas Wolsey last week. Next event is set for Monday 21st May at the same venue.

Meantime, some info you may (or may not) find useful.

Events:

May 3 -- Words & Women, Norwich based literary agency at Suffolk Book League, Ipswich

May 8 -- Poetry Plus at The Red Lion, Manningtree

May 11 -- Ian Griffiths reads Dylan Thomas at Arlingtons, Ipswich

May 26 -- Festival of Suffolk Poetry at Stowmarket

Get published:

May  4 -- Ellipsis Zine, "three"

May 11 -- Felixstowe Book Festival short story competition

Round-up of writing competitions for May 2018, both poetry and prose

Local writing groups:

Creative writing -- Mai Black

Creative writing -- Katie Ward at the New Wolsey

Be seeing you,

Ed

Quick message...

Hope you're all enjoying the beautiful weather out there. I'm just trying to do a quick catch-up in my coffee break before I have to continue decorating. 

I'm hoping to have the information soon to update the weblog properly - incidentally well done Derek for winning the trophy! Meanwhile I'll forward on the emails that might interest our members.

I see the Daily Mail are running their third 'First Novel Competition' - details are available at www.dailymail.co.uk/firstnovel. Looks like a good one to enter!

Take care and enjoy this bank holiday and remember...

Keep Scribbling!!!