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 16 August 2016

Galley Beggar Press

THE GBP PRESS SHORT STORY PRIZE 2016/17 is open to submissions!
Choose between £1000 or 12 months of editorial support; the winning author will also be interviewed and profiled in The Bookseller, the UK's most popular publishing magazine.
With this year's judges including Guardian columnist Chris Power, the Art Council's director of literature Sarah Crown, and Wellcome Book Prize-shortlisted author Alex Pheby, your story will be read by some of the finest literary critics in the UK.
Further details, key dates, and submission guidelines can be found at: 
Galley Beggar Press is a multi-award-winning publisher, founded in 2012 by Sam Jordison and Eloise Millar with the goal of supporting ambitious writing. Since its inception, Galley Beggar Press authors and books have been longlisted, shortlisted, and the winners of over 20 of the world’s most prestigious literary awards – including the Folio Prize, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas International Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Wellcome Book Prize, the Desmond Elliott First Novel Award, and the Gordon Burns Prize for Fiction. Short story award listings include the EFG Sunday Times Short Story Prize, the Tom Gallon Award, the Saboteur Award and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize.