Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Deadlines March 31st: Feature/Short, TV Screenplay Festival & Novel Festival

This has just arrived in the inbox... a bit short of time for deadlines but maybe there is something of interest for you...

Dave

Deadlines March 31st for the Writing Festival. Get FULL FEEDBACK on your
work, plus performed by professional actors.

TV Pilot/Spec Screenplay Festival:
http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

At least 2 winners every single month. Watch recent and past winners:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-0CVDAfvxioXVK6YCn6mmB_KN5PKf8tR&v=OM6AYMoiLAg

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Feature/Short Screenplay Festival:
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

At least 6 winners every single month. Watch recent and past winners:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-0CVDAfvxioVN3VeTtqOV7Jrv-RGiK6L&v=Q9O5OTFEu6s

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Novel Festival - 3 options to submit. Full Novel. 1st Chapter. Or simply
submit a 5 page transcript for an immediate performance:
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

At least 5 winners every single month. Watch recent and past readings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-0CVDAfvxipmDTaF-4SOYypzvKAyvbJq&v=ox_iVXsbUbg

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NEW: 1pg. Short Story Contest. Get your story performed:
http://novelwritingfestival.com/1pg-short-story-contest/

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Get your work showcased at the festival and push your career.

Read recent interviews the festival has had with top Hollywood Film
Talent & Other top tier festivals (over 100 interviews:

This week:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/03/28/this-weeks-interviews-with-top-hollywood-film-crews-and-film-festival-directors/

Past interviews:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/03/09/read-this-weeks-top-interviews-from-top-hollywood-film-talent/

http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/02/12/read-interviews-from-top-film-crews-working-in-hollywood/

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Our Next Meeting

I hope you had a pleasant Easter despite Katie blowing her damaging gales our way. We had two walls felled by the wind yesterday. Not our walls but those surrounding the property. A good start to the day!

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 5th April - that's a longer break than usual but someone threw in an extra Tuesday in this year's month of March.

I am sorry if there was any confusion over the homework for the the meeting. To clarify. You have two options:

To write up to 1,000 words to celebrate Felixstowe Library's 50th anniversary of the opening of their Crescent Road home;

To write up to 1,000 words on any subject of your choice.

The decision is yours but whichever choice you make, happy writing!

Meanwhile, I would like to thank Richard again for trying to attract some new membership to Scribblers whilst attending the recent writers courses at UCS. If you are ever attending a function then the Scribblers would always welcome some free publicity!

Finally for now, its good news from Jeanette who says, ' One of the short stories I wrote for Scribblers has been published in an East London magazine! Without the homework assignments, I'd never have been attempting short stories without them!'

As a footnote, I have just read Jeanette's 'Exclusion Zone'. It is a fantastic read and had me wanting to keep turning the pages until there were no more to turn... now I'm wondering what book will ever be quite as absorbing.

Until the 5th,

Keep Scribbling!!!

Dave

Felixstowe Book Festival

In need of a little something to brighten up your Monday morning? Of course you do! Get on over to our website because OUR 2016 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.

The Wolsey is our ticket provider so you can head straight to their ticket selling page HERE and load up your virtual basket with lots of bookish delights. Alternatively scroll through our Programme pageto read more about each event and then access The Wolsey ticket pages via the BOOK HERE link at the top of each event.

If you have any problems with purchasing tickets online then you can contact The Wolsey on 01473 295900.

You can purchase tickets in person at Felixstowe’s independent bookshop Stillwater Books (36 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7AN, tel: 07805 132405).

Poetry

Welsh Poetry Competition 2016

The 10th international competition is open and accepting entries.

For details visit the website at:

www.welshpoetry.co.uk

Writers wanted!

Artificium is looking for submissions from writers for our 2016 publications.

We are looking for good, original writing in any genre for our journal, Artificium.

Short fiction/non-fiction up to 10k words and poetry. Modest payment is available, and free copies or downloads for contributors. We provide editorial support and will suggest revisions to promising work.

All submissions via email. Our next submissions window closes on 20th April 2016.

Our Imprints, SIGNO and IMPRIMO

SIGNO

We're offering novella writers the opportunity to see their work published in ebook/print format(s).

Previously unpublished works between 15,000-50,000 words, in English.

Preferred genres are: historical, drama, thriller/crime/mystery, supernatural, or literary.

Submissions open 30th April '16.

IMPRIMO

Short fiction and poetry submissions required.

Themed anthologies. No genre restrictions.

Unpublished and previously-published works accepted.

Next theme: TIME

Submissions open 30th April '16.

But there's more...

Our competitions

Short stories, 2,000-8,000 words, any genre

Winner £300 plus runners-up prizes

‘In brief’, any format/style between 500-1,000 words

Winner £150 plus runners up prizes

Entry fees: £5 per entry/£9 for two

Closing date 31st July 2016

And introducing...

The Signo Novella Prize

A first prize of £350, plus publication and royalties as per our standard contract

Entry fee £5, closing date 30th November 2016

Entry for all our competitions is via our website:

artificium.co.uk

For a limited period only…

In the UK? We have a small number of free copies of ARTIFICIUM Issue 1 currently available.

To receive one, email your details to: alex@artificium.co.uk

Stay in touch with us! Subscribe to our newsletter HERE to be kept up to date with our publications and competitions.

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