Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Last night's meeting
A nice turn-out including two new members for our creative writing evening. A terrific meeting with plenty of excellent work and a great deal of laughter. A real Felixstowe Scribblers experience!
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
New Writer prizes up for grabs
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2010
from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November
Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, 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.
Back copies of recent issues of The Collection are available at the TNW website:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
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 also be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry.
Also, we can supply this years printed Entry Forms on request, and in bulk to writers' groups and organizations in the UK – just let us know, no SAE required.
The winners of the 2009 Prose & Poetry Prizes are listed on this webpage:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
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The New Writer magazine
In order to better handle these difficult economic times, TNW will move to quarterly publication from this autumn. However, the cover price of the magazine and the price of a subscription will not change. Instead, subscribers will receive 6 issues over a one and a half year period and at least 18 news emails. We know that many will find this a more attractive proposition, allowing more time to read each issue. We'll also devote greater space in the bigger, brighter and better new-look TNW to subscribers’ work. As part of the subscription package, and at no extra cost, we will continue to include all the key market information in a more focussed monthly eNews bulletin.
You can subscribe now, whether for one and a half years or for three years at our reduced rates, at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
For a free recent copy of the magazine send A4 SAE stamped at 81p (Large Letter) or 2 x first class stamps (UK) whatever's easier, or 5 International Reply Coupons (IRCs) to the address below.
The New Writer email News is included free of charge in our subscription package. This monthly emailing to our subscribers covers breaking news of urgent interest to writers, important announcements that we receive too late for the next issue of the magazine, and many other useful items including market updates, competitions and calls for submissions. If you would like to read the latest email News bulletin go to http://www.thenewwriter.com/ and click on the pink box.
TNW - over 100 issues * over 1,000 contributors * full listing at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/RollOfHonour.htm
admin@thenewwriter.com
www.thenewwriter.com
from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November
Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, 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.
Back copies of recent issues of The Collection are available at the TNW website:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
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 also be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry.
Also, we can supply this years printed Entry Forms on request, and in bulk to writers' groups and organizations in the UK – just let us know, no SAE required.
The winners of the 2009 Prose & Poetry Prizes are listed on this webpage:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
*
The New Writer magazine
In order to better handle these difficult economic times, TNW will move to quarterly publication from this autumn. However, the cover price of the magazine and the price of a subscription will not change. Instead, subscribers will receive 6 issues over a one and a half year period and at least 18 news emails. We know that many will find this a more attractive proposition, allowing more time to read each issue. We'll also devote greater space in the bigger, brighter and better new-look TNW to subscribers’ work. As part of the subscription package, and at no extra cost, we will continue to include all the key market information in a more focussed monthly eNews bulletin.
You can subscribe now, whether for one and a half years or for three years at our reduced rates, at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
For a free recent copy of the magazine send A4 SAE stamped at 81p (Large Letter) or 2 x first class stamps (UK) whatever's easier, or 5 International Reply Coupons (IRCs) to the address below.
The New Writer email News is included free of charge in our subscription package. This monthly emailing to our subscribers covers breaking news of urgent interest to writers, important announcements that we receive too late for the next issue of the magazine, and many other useful items including market updates, competitions and calls for submissions. If you would like to read the latest email News bulletin go to http://www.thenewwriter.com/ and click on the pink box.
TNW - over 100 issues * over 1,000 contributors * full listing at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/RollOfHonour.htm
admin@thenewwriter.com
www.thenewwriter.com
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Storypods online competition
Would members like to try their skills at writing a piece of nonsense verse or prose and entering it into Storypods' online competition?
This competition is linked with Oxford's recent Alice's Day celebrations.
The rules are: maximum 200 words; up to 3 submissions per person; deadline 28 July 2010. Submissions to be sent to: liz@storypods.co.uk
If the winners agree to it, their entries will be recorded by a professional actor and offered as a free download from our website. The authors retain all rights but we retain the right to name the winners and post submissions on our webpage.
The prize for the two best entries will be Storypods' Alice in Wonderland & Nonsense Verse and Prose audiobook. This Oxford CD was played on BBC Radio Oxford and reviewed by The Times' reviewer. Further details on http://www.oxfordstorypods.com/nons-comp.html
This competition is linked with Oxford's recent Alice's Day celebrations.
The rules are: maximum 200 words; up to 3 submissions per person; deadline 28 July 2010. Submissions to be sent to: liz@storypods.co.uk
If the winners agree to it, their entries will be recorded by a professional actor and offered as a free download from our website. The authors retain all rights but we retain the right to name the winners and post submissions on our webpage.
The prize for the two best entries will be Storypods' Alice in Wonderland & Nonsense Verse and Prose audiobook. This Oxford CD was played on BBC Radio Oxford and reviewed by The Times' reviewer. Further details on http://www.oxfordstorypods.com/nons-comp.html
Creative Writing Evening
Our next meeting takes places on Tuesday 20th July at 7.30pm in the Room at The Top.
Bring along four words each written on a separate piece of paper.... then let the creativity sparkle!
Bring along four words each written on a separate piece of paper.... then let the creativity sparkle!
Friday, 16 July 2010
Secure Investment in Education for Felixstowe
Anyone with an interest in education on Felixstowe, Suffolk -read this!
The government announced last week that the BSF programme would not take place for many schools across England. In Suffolk, ‘wave 6’ of the programme (including our project in Felixstowe) was stopped for all but two projects. One of those is the new Felixstowe Academy. The government lists this as ‘for discussion’ and I am currently working with our local MP (Therese Coffey), the Local Authority, governing bodies from both High Schools and the Academies Enterprise Trust (the academy sponsors) to let the government know how important it is that Felixstowe retains the investment of £32 million.
I want to take this opportunity to reiterate the argument I originally put forward through the BSF consultation process for one school on one site in Felixstowe:
• A brand new school on one site would allow the current high schools to be combined allowing for greater opportunity for personalisation of learning, opportunities to access courses and resources and operate more efficiently, providing value for money;
• We currently operate in buildings which are not fit for purpose. Education is changing and we need to be able to change the way we work to help students to learn more effectively. A brand new building would allow us to be able to design the building from scratch to suit the needs of the learner, rather than the other way round as it currently is;
• A new school would mean that we can put the educational past behind and build on the successes of the current schools to make something new we can all be proud of for our students.
In short, I want a brand new school with excellent facilities and outcomes to make a bold statement about education in Felixstowe!
Mr R Cawley
Executive Headteacher
Sign the petition here
The government announced last week that the BSF programme would not take place for many schools across England. In Suffolk, ‘wave 6’ of the programme (including our project in Felixstowe) was stopped for all but two projects. One of those is the new Felixstowe Academy. The government lists this as ‘for discussion’ and I am currently working with our local MP (Therese Coffey), the Local Authority, governing bodies from both High Schools and the Academies Enterprise Trust (the academy sponsors) to let the government know how important it is that Felixstowe retains the investment of £32 million.
I want to take this opportunity to reiterate the argument I originally put forward through the BSF consultation process for one school on one site in Felixstowe:
• A brand new school on one site would allow the current high schools to be combined allowing for greater opportunity for personalisation of learning, opportunities to access courses and resources and operate more efficiently, providing value for money;
• We currently operate in buildings which are not fit for purpose. Education is changing and we need to be able to change the way we work to help students to learn more effectively. A brand new building would allow us to be able to design the building from scratch to suit the needs of the learner, rather than the other way round as it currently is;
• A new school would mean that we can put the educational past behind and build on the successes of the current schools to make something new we can all be proud of for our students.
In short, I want a brand new school with excellent facilities and outcomes to make a bold statement about education in Felixstowe!
Mr R Cawley
Executive Headteacher
Sign the petition here
Thursday, 15 July 2010
WritingRaw.com
Join the Literary Evolution – only on WritingRaw.com!
WritingRaw continues to evolve and grow - allowing more of everything to be on the site… more writing in all our categories, more book and publishing news (updated daily), more art (with daily updated cartoons), more interactive features (the Wall), and other informative and entertaining bits and pieces. Over the next few days and weeks we will be adding some other NEW features (including an interactive section that will allow all of us to create the longest running poem in history, a never-ending short story and a section where you - the reader - can post Shout-Outs about upcoming releases or other information you would like to share) to the site to make it more creative. So, sit back and open your mind… WritingRaw is stepping into the future of literature like no other site on the web!
The July 15 issue of WritingRaw.com is NOW online: Writing Raw is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill.
We also support other sites that help writers: www.WritingRaw.com believes in reaching out to other sites, writing groups, forums, and organizations. Contact us on how you can place a FREE banner, announcement or link on our site!
Or, use the Writing Raw Book Store to promote your novel or poetry collection: If you have a novel or collection that you would like to place in our store, we would be more than happy to do so – for FREE. Just send us a copy of the cover of the book, a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased.
WritingRaw continues to evolve and grow - allowing more of everything to be on the site… more writing in all our categories, more book and publishing news (updated daily), more art (with daily updated cartoons), more interactive features (the Wall), and other informative and entertaining bits and pieces. Over the next few days and weeks we will be adding some other NEW features (including an interactive section that will allow all of us to create the longest running poem in history, a never-ending short story and a section where you - the reader - can post Shout-Outs about upcoming releases or other information you would like to share) to the site to make it more creative. So, sit back and open your mind… WritingRaw is stepping into the future of literature like no other site on the web!
The July 15 issue of WritingRaw.com is NOW online: Writing Raw is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill.
We also support other sites that help writers: www.WritingRaw.com believes in reaching out to other sites, writing groups, forums, and organizations. Contact us on how you can place a FREE banner, announcement or link on our site!
Or, use the Writing Raw Book Store to promote your novel or poetry collection: If you have a novel or collection that you would like to place in our store, we would be more than happy to do so – for FREE. Just send us a copy of the cover of the book, a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased.
Keep on Scribbling
An email has been sent out to ten random members of the Scribblers inviting them to use our new weblog "Keep On Scribbling".
This is intended to be used to post work on the weblog that can be viewed and commented on only by invited members. This idea is currently a trial which should help members to receive feedback on their work.
If you have received an invitation then hopefully you will accept and use the facility. If you have not received an invite but would like to be included then please email scribblers@btinternet.com
This is intended to be used to post work on the weblog that can be viewed and commented on only by invited members. This idea is currently a trial which should help members to receive feedback on their work.
If you have received an invitation then hopefully you will accept and use the facility. If you have not received an invite but would like to be included then please email scribblers@btinternet.com
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