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 30 July 2020

Writersphere- Are Competitions Worth It?

Hello Scribblers

We include links to lots of competitions in our little blog, so I thought I'd include this link to an article posing the question of whether entering competitions is worth the effort (and cost).
Writersphere is an email newsletter aiming to shed light on the writers' journey in the wonderful world of writing and publishing. They post interesting articles with tips, tricks and inspiration for aspiring writers.
Follow the link below to find out more abouot Writersphere- you will be prompted to sign up to the newsletter- which will drop into your inbox each week if you so choose.

https://writersphere.substack.com/about?utm_source=menu-dropdown

The article that prompted this post can be found in the link below.
It offers words of wisdom for those wondering if they should be entering competitions.
There is also a helpful (though not exhaustive) list of competitions that are open each year, should you decide the take the plunge and send your work out for consideration.

https://writersphere.substack.com/p/entering-writing-competitions

Good luck and Keep Scribbling- You Might be Winning!