As you know our next meeting is on Tuesday 17th February in The Room at the Top, start time 7.30pm.
This will be another special in house competition for The Jack Wilkinson Memorial Trophy which is open to attending members only. There is a lovely trophy for the winner who will be selected by Jack's Mum, Caz. Hopefully we will be blessed with a good attendance for the meeting.
Ironically current holder Richard will return the trophy and exchange it for the Bill Budner Trophy that he has just won.
Details of the competition are shown below and also available at the top of the weblog.
Until Tuesday,
Keep Scribbling,
Dave
Jack always ensured that he did his scribblers homework even if it meant coming in, laying on the floor and writing one of his fascinating and mature poems as the meeting progressed.
The group has been the poorer since Jack passed back in 2006 from cancer. A member for four years, he will never be forgotten by those who had the honour and pleasure of knowing him.
Here are the basic rules for this competition :
It is only open to attending members.
The entry should be up to 1,000 words written for children or, alternatively, a story that has a child included as an integral character.
Members will read out their own work and then vote for their favourite work of the evening.
When votes have been counted then the writer with the top marks will be awarded the trophy.
In the event of a tie then Caz will have the casting vote.
The trophy will not need to be engraved; instead the winner will receive a certificate for their achievement.
The Jack Wilkinson Memorial Trophy will be held twice yearly.
Winners must undertake to return the trophy at the next staging of the competition.
