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

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

MEETING CANCELLED...but...

Confirming that the meeting tonight has been cancelled. It is a shame because it was to be the prestigious Bill Budner meeting.  This will now take place at our next meeting which will be held on Tuesday 5th February when the same rules and conditions will apply. Efforts will again be made to provide an independent reader of the stories.

 Hopefully we will also have the presence of a representative from Felixstowe Radio to explain how we may help with broadcasting stories.

 The decision to select the Workshop for our sponsored event during the Felixstowe Book Festival,  was made democratically. The event will take place at the Library (home sweet home!) at 11 am, Saturday 15th June. Lasting up to 2 hours the speaker will be Cressida Downing who has over twenty years experience in bookselling and publishing, and runs an editorial consultancy, The Book  Analyst (www.thebookanalyst.co.uk ) advising writers on all aspects of their work. She provides editorial service for Writers' & Artists' and writes regular blogs on reading, writing and procrastinating.

 The Workshop will consist of a general talk on how to submit, looking at covering letter, synopsis and how to find an agent, followed by exercises focused on summarising the participants' novels, with feedback. There is a maximum of 16 participants, so, as sponsors, the Scribblers members have free access
to the course but it is essential that definite bookings are made through Dave at scribblers@btinternet.com  by the 5th February. 

 Regular Scribblers attendees will be given preference depending on numbers. If we fail to take the full allocation then the remaining places will go on general sale. It is essential these bookings are made as we have to declare final numbers by the middle of February.

 Dave will also be meeting and greeting Cressida and making sure the event runs  smoothly.
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