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

Thursday 3 October 2019

Meeting report


Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 1 October 2019



Present:

Dave, Tony, Liliane, David, Carole, Georgina, Jim, Martin, Stephen, Liz, Justin, Jane, Arlette, Georgina, Cathy



Apologies: 

Anne, Derek, Hazel, Tom, Steve, Beryl, Kay            



Business: 

Ebook – currently on hold, but Dave will be working on it in the near future

Writeathon – about half the members taking part have now completed their section

‘Scribblers’ mugs – Dave waiting to hear from Scott about costing etc

HSBC – still frustrating ongoing issues with the bank. We are considering moving our account to the TSB – Beryl will update the committee about details

Felixstowe Book Festival 2020 – Meg Reid spoke to Cathy about Scribblers, OWL and the Felixstowe CafĂ© Poets joining forces and having earlier input into the plans for the festival – good news



Reading of homework:

May Day being the theme/topic, we were bound to have a real variety of interpretations – and we did!



Arlette – May Day

Jane – A matter of wife or death

Tony – Distraction burglary?

Steve – May 2nd

Jim – May Day

Justin – Self portrait with a damaged ear, by Van Gogh

Georgina – The May Day dance

Carole – The final straw

Rani – excerpt from her novel in progress

Martin – Adaptation from another source

Liliane – May Day                                                                          

Dave – Stranger in the air

Liz – The Beltane festival



Next Meeting: 15 October. This is a competition night for the Bill Budner Trophy. Stories up to 1,000 words on a topic of the writer’s choice. Work to be printed with no identifying details on, and in a font size no smaller than 12. Pages stapled/[a[er clipped together. Entries to be placed face down on the competition table. Entries will be read out by two readers for judging by members.