Finally the bomb under the sea off Clacton's shore...

...was detonated today. Everyone safe.

That's two bombs in recent times - there's got to be a third.

Take care if swimming in the sea - mind you it might be worth checking your fishponds as well....

Thynks Publications latest poetry competitions

I am just circulating the information page regarding our current and forthcoming poetry competitions in case anyone of your writers would like to enter their work for any of them: - http://www.thynkspublications.co.uk/competitions
Good wishes
Chris

http://www.thynkspublications.co.uk

What's in the sea?

Latest news on the WWII mine off the Essex coast which the Royal Navy had been tracking and had its planned detonation delayed by bad weather, should go ahead today.

The mine, dredged up some distance off the Clacton shoreline, is a reminder of the unexploded bomb that 'went missing' off Felixstowe back in April 2008. It was eventually found and detonated, an exercise that caused the evacuation of an area of the town.

The planned detonation of Clacton's mine should pose no threat to the Essex town's residents.

Our next gathering..

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 19th July 2011 in The Room at the Top, start time 7.30pm. This is another evening when one of our new features is brought to life.

Although there is no homework assignment for most of us, two of our members, Beryl and Ray, will take centre stage to read extracts from their novels after which the floor will be thrown open to discussion and constructive comment.

This will be the second staging of such an evening, the first being an undoubted success.

Come along and hear the words of our talented writers - maybe they will give you inspiration for your own literary work.

Support Jack's Memorial Walk in aid of Cancer Research UK

From the 'Letters' column of the Evening Star published Friday 15 July...

Simply click on the image to enlarge.

Jack was a very talented young man who was an active member of the Felixstowe Scribblers for nearly four years of his young life. Not only was he talented as a writer but he was a character in his own right, a friend of the young and not so young members alike. Although membership moves on, Jack is fondly remembered by many who still attend the meetings.

Please, if you can, support the walk, the proceeds of sponsorship will, as you see from Richard's letter above, go to a fine cause, Cancer Research UK.

Assalam-o-Alekum dear friends!

We're really excited to be sharing some footage from our first, of hopefully many, PenTales salon nights in Pakistan. Our friend Jeanny Gering invited young, creative Pakastanis to a local cafe in Lahore to swap tales and songs on Love and Heartbreak.
Of that experience, she writes:

"Public life is restricted in Lahore but there are at least two sure realities about the place. One is a fine layer of fear covering everyone’s minds like smog and dust coat the city`s air. Random bomb blasts are part of everyday life, creating a constant atmosphere of anxiety. Beyond that, social segregation between the sexes deters half the population from moving about freely. The other reality is that, like all places, there are stories everywhere, though the stories here stay mostly behind closed doors.

It is in this setting that I launched PenTales Lahore this past June. I invited a handful of creative Pakistanis to Cafe Bol to share their stories, poems and songs on the PenTales theme “Love and Heartbreak”. A gathering of this kind is an exception to Lahore’s typically bleak social calendar. I was excited at the prospect of hearing the personal, human stories that are all too often neglected when we hear about a place of conflict like Pakistan..." READ ON.

Check out our youtube channel to take a trip around the world with PenTales... even, if you're stuck at the office. Oh, and if you've got your own Love and Heartbreak story to share, email it to writepentales@gmail.com (text/image/video) and we'll make sure to include it in our growing encyclopedia of stories.

Created in New York City by two childhood friends who've always loved to swap tales, PenTales empowers people to share stories (in photography, illustration, writing, audio, and video) on the topics that unite us all. We aim to create nothing short of a Global Encyclopedia of Stories – a true catalogue of the human experience, one perspective at a time.

©2011 PenTales New York NY

AESTHETICA CREATIVE WORKS COMPETITION

Many thanks for your help in passing on the word about the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition to your members at Felixstowe Scribblers. There are now just less than 2 months left for your writers to enter the competition and I was hoping that you might be able to remind them of the opportunity.

It's a fantastic opportunity for both established and aspiring writers to showcase their work to a wider, international audience and it would be brilliant to see more writers from across the UK well-represented in the competition.

I've included further details below so please do pass these on to your contacts and members and feel free to join us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aestheticamag.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: AESTHETICA CREATIVE WORKS COMPETITION

The 2011 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is now open for entries! Aesthetica Magazine is inviting all artists, photographers, writers and poets to submit their work into the Creative Works Competition, Now in its fourth year; the competition is dedicated to celebrating and championing creative talent across the disciplines and welcomes entries from writers working in poetry and short fiction!

The Competition has three categories, Artwork & Photography, Poetry and Fiction.
Winners and finalists are published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Winners of each category receive £500 prize money plus other prizes.
Entry to the Creative Works Competition is £10.
The entry fee allows the submission of 2 images, 2 poems or 2 short stories.
The deadline for submissions is the 31st August 2011.
More guidelines on how to submit can be found online at http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm

Many thanks for your time and I do hope that your members will be interested in the opportunity.

Kindest regards

Bryony

Bryony Byrne
Marketing Officer
Aesthetica Magazine
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