Felixstowe Scribblers 2021: February 7 issue of WritingRaw.com is now online

Monday, 7 February 2011

February 7 issue of WritingRaw.com is now online

Writing Raw is a FREE weekly literary magazine 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. New in this issue:

FICTION:
After the Rains by Kerry Ashwin
Evie's Story by Lo-Arna Collins
Gaunt Worlds by Ron Koppelberger
He Healed her; "Broken Heart" by Gina Iafrate
Lying With Men by Thomas Kearnes
Meeting Helen by J A Williams
The Coming of Walpurgis Night by Andrew Vastag
The Tilted Axis by Sem Megson

SERIALS:
really BAD Shakespeare: 10 - By That Sin Fell the Angels
Toy Soldiers: Chapter 21 by Peter Neville

POETRY:
Dedicated to O. by Diana Ferguson
Farewell by Sue Carroll
His Washed Up Piece of A** by Diana Ferguson
I Can See the Light by Alexei Edwards
My Darkest Hour by Tyler W. Stinson
Of Copper and Sunlight by Steve Brightman
They Took My Sky by Andy Biddulph
Tintagel Revisited Pantoum by Kristine Y. Snow
Vision by Daniel Audet
Wild Woman Prayer by Kristine Y. Snow

ASSORTED:
Ceviche by J A Williams
Contemplations of Our Nation by Jack Bowser
Four Short Stories in a Morning by Eric L. Marsh
Rome is Burning by Adam Schirling

INTERVIEWS:
Alan Dean Foster
Matt Haig
Jonathan L. Howard

ART:
Duncan Long

REVIEWS:
NEW: Allbooks Review
Between the Sheets: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
FLASH REVIEW by Weeb: The Emerald Burrito of Oz by John Skipp and Marc Levinthal
Rib Reads

LIFE UNACCUSTOMED:
And, our exclusive columnist, Alex Wardwell, moves out of his comfort zone in this issue. You have to read it to believe it!

Now, some announcements:

· New Art Director: WritingRaw has a new member to the family. NewB is now our Art Director. His goal is to take our Art page to new and greater heights be showcasing all different styles of art. If you would like to submit artwork to be highlighted on the Art page, please contact NewB at NewB@writingraw.com.

· really BAD Shakespeare is back! After a mid-season hiatus, our exclusive penny dreadful is back in full swing. After Shakespeare's decision to forsake his birthright, what could the outcome possibly be? If you thought unicorns dancing in a field of wild flowers, well… you don't know anything about really BAD Shakespeare! The season is winding down, with only two more episodes to go, to an unimaginable cliff-hanger that will have readers begging for the next season. The End of Days is in full swing… grab your party favors now before it’s too late!

· Between the Sheets - The next book for review will be Super Sad Love Story by Gary Shteyngart, and will appear in the February 14th issue. If you would like to send in your own review of this book, please send it to Weeb@writingraw.com. Our next book will be, actually, three books: The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies.

WritingRaw also supports 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, perhaps you would like to partner in some way with WritingRaw (column, monthly essay, writing tips, etc.). We are open to ideas…

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 (jpeg, bmp, etc. – please don’t send pdf), a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased.

We are also looking for people to write weekly columns, such as – book and publishing news, exercise and tips, or… well, we are always open to suggestions to help make the site one of the most informative and innovative out there. Let us know if you would like to help in this aspect. All columns will have your byline, your bio information (with hot links to your site), and you will retain all copyright.

The Wall now contains one Shout-Out box so you can self-promote your material or whatever you would like others to know about, cartoons, and various fun applications ranging from daily horoscopes to playing with a Magic 8 Ball!

The archive has been somewhat purged (after 2 years of material, we needed to clean up some) but, if your material was on WritingRaw.com before the purge and is no longer listed in the archive, we will be more than happy to place it back. Just contact me at weeb@writingraw.com and let me know.

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REPOSITORY

The Jack Wilkinson Competition for stories about children for an adult reader, is open for entries until 1st June. Stories should be emailed in the usual way to Georgina, making clear that it is a competition entry. Your entries can be in any genre of writing and should be no more than a maximum of 1,500words. Once all entries have been received, they will all be posted on the Repository. Members will have a week to read and choose their favourite three stories. Please do not vote for your own story. Your top three choices should be emailed to Georgina stating 1st, 2nd, 3rd and the corresponding story titles. Please don’t make any comments below the stories until the outcome has been announced. All stories will be published anonymously, with only a story title and a corresponding letter of the alphabet. Once all votes are in (and scores have been double checked) the winning entries will be announced. As we are unable to present the trophy due to the existing situation, an e-certificate will be awarded to the winner. The more entries, the better, so get those scribbling sticks out! Please email all contributions to Georgina Dave

CORONAVIRUS

Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, Felixstowe Scribblers have sadly cancelled all future meetings until such time as Government advice and restrictions are lifted.

This means a great upheaval to many of our writers, but we will do our best to keep you updated both on this weblog and by email.

We intend to maintain our writing with 500-750 word assignments that may be posted on here for a short period of time whilst our WhatsApp group will have regular 100-200 word exercises to help keep our creative minds working.

Further information will be released as soon as possible.

30 March 2020

Gipping Press

Felixstowe Scribblers chose Gipping Press to publish their 2014, 2017 and 2019 anthologies. Our reasoning was based on their enthusiastic help, great track record and, more than anything else, the quality and high standard of their work. Our anthologies are testament to their expertise.

We anticipate another anthology in 2021 and will be seeking the help once again, of Gipping Press.

We can honestly recommend Gipping Press to anyone seeking advice in publication and for their very competitive prices.

Thank you Gipping Press.

http://www.gippingpress.co.uk/GPselfpublshing.html

Where we meet

Felixstowe Scribblers meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month in The Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library, Crescent Road. Meetings start at 7.30pm and end at 10.00pm.

Details of the library are on their website at https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/libraries/felixstowe-library/.

Felixstowe Scribblers are indebted to the Library and its helpful staff for all their valuable assistance.

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, our annual membership fees have been reduced from £30 to £15 for the coming year until November 2021.

Meetings, when they are able to be organised again will allow people preferring to pay at each meeting a charge of £5.

Our writing programmes are available via our two avenues, The Repository and our WhatsApp group.

Membership is open to both published and hobby writers and whilst there are no age limits it is wise to be aware that there may be adult content included in some work.

For more information about Felixstowe Scribblers simply email our Secretary catherine.stafford1@ntlworld.com or our Chairman, Dave, at scribblers.1@btinternet.com.

Committee Members:

Hon President: Ruth Dugdall.

Chairman: Dave Feakes.

Secretary: Cathy Stafford.

Treasurer: Beryl Sabel.

Scribblers Repository Editor: Georgina Salmon.

Weblog Co-ordinator: to be arranged.

Anthology sub committee:

Beryl Sabel,

Georgina Salmon,

Dave Feakes.

WhatsApp administrator:

Justin Keogh

In Memory

Martin Enticknap One time member of the Scribblers who stayed in touch from his home on Sanday in the Orklands. 2003.

Nobby Clarke A keen sailor, he relayed many amusing tales from his past life. Died tragically in a road traffic accident in 2004.

Bill Budner A lay preacher who joined the Scribblers and provided so many prolific words in his short stories. 2006.

Jack Wilkinson Our youngest member for four years, he provided so much laughter and talented creativity before losing his life to cancer at the tender age of twelve. 2006.

Allen Williams Our Welsh wizard had a wonderful wit that kept the group in fits of laughter. 2007.

John Crowson At 97, our most senior member. He passed just a week before he was published for the very first time in the 2010 Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology. 2009.

Doreen Rayner Published and very knowledgeable Felixstowe historian and former member of the Scribblers. 2012

Les Smith Such a welcoming and endearing character, his laughter, matched with his personality and his humorous writing leaves the Scribblers much poorer for his loss. 2015

Mairead Reidy Such a warm hearted and generous person who was both extremely talented and knowledgeable. Liked and loved by all. Another very sad loss to our creative group. 2018

Dick Bradshaw A warm and friendly long term member. A wonderful and published writer with a wealth of knowledge and so many humorous tales. A very sad loss of a good friend. 2018

It is fitting that we also remember Liam Fairhurst of Soham who died of cancer in 2009. He raised enormous sums of money for charity all beginning in memory of his friend and ours, Jack Wilkinson.

Maurice James, the creator of the Coast to Coast competitions and a great friend to the Scribblers. 2010