Hope you weren't too frightened last night with all the Halloween trick and treating.... so why not come along to Scribblers tonight and be really scared...with our Ghost Story theme.... It will be a real treat.....to see and hear all the ghoulish stories.
The "fun" begins at 7.30.
Keep screamin'
The Scribe.
ps please leave your broomsticks outside.....
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Charity quiz night
Date: Saturday 19 November 2011
Venue: Ipswich Wanderers football ground, Humber Doucy Lane IP4 3NR
Entry fee: £5:00 per head, maximum 4 in a team.
Prize money to be won.
Light buffet included.
7:00 pm for 7:30 start.
Licensed bar available.
Contact: Gordon 01473 729103 Robin:07899987540 Pat 07771743440 Rita:07832523794 Roger 07863716021
Monies raised will go towards underprivileged children in the Philippines.
Children of Pulilan Foundation Charity Reg No1105367
www.thechildrenofpulilanfoundation.co.uk
Venue: Ipswich Wanderers football ground, Humber Doucy Lane IP4 3NR
Entry fee: £5:00 per head, maximum 4 in a team.
Prize money to be won.
Light buffet included.
7:00 pm for 7:30 start.
Licensed bar available.
Contact: Gordon 01473 729103 Robin:07899987540 Pat 07771743440 Rita:07832523794 Roger 07863716021
Monies raised will go towards underprivileged children in the Philippines.
Children of Pulilan Foundation Charity Reg No1105367
www.thechildrenofpulilanfoundation.co.uk
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Our Next Meeting
Halloween is virtually here.... just a spooky time for everyone.... play safe, keep safe and hope to see you all at Scribblers on Tuesday, start 7.30 in the Room at the Top, when we will hear all the haunting 1,000 word homework assignments on 'A Ghost Story'....
Keep Screaming!!!!
Prose & Poetry Prizes 2011 from The New Writer magazine
one month to closing date ...
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2011from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November
Now in its 15th year, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, microfiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New Writer magazine each July. Back copies are available at the TNW website: http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
This year's judges: Jonathan Pinnock, Sally Quilford, Bill Greenwell.
Further information including guidelines and entry fees at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
Writers can enter online at our secure credit card server at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm Or, the entry form can be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry. Also, we can supply this year's printed entry forms on request to writers' groups and organizations and individuals in the UK – just let us know, no SAE required. The 2010 Prose & Poetry Prizes winners are announced on this webpage:http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
*SUBSCRIBE to The New Writer magazine6 issues of TNW over an 18 month period, plus, as part of the subscription package, and at no extra cost, we include current information for writers in a focussed monthly eNews bulletin. http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
TNW 108 (Autumn 2011)
Highly commended in our Prose & Poetry Prizes, short stories from FRANCES MANNION, SUE HEALY, MARINA STUBBS; non-fiction from JOHN BAINBRIDGE; poetry from J.A.BRADSHAW, CORRINNA TOOP, ANNA LAMPEN; Approachable Heroines, Rewarding Heroes - SALLY QUILFORD looks at romantic fiction; LYNNE HACKLES remembers her first talk - read and learn; Write about places in Britain with DENE BEBBINGTON and write your autobiography with JACKIE SHERMAN; Hook into the Past by checking and submitting anniversary articles with SALLY JENKINS; plus several pages of the best poetry in town, MicroFiction to make you sit up, Views, Reviews and Market News - copies available for purchase online at http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
You can also now follow The New Writer on Twitter and Facebook.
TNW - over 100 issues since 1997 * over 1,000 contributors * full listing at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/RollOfHonour.htm *
The New Writer
PO Box 60
CRANBROOK
TN17 2RE admin@thenewwriter.comWebsite:
www.thenewwriter.com
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/6eh8q8p
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thenewwritermag
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2011from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November
Now in its 15th year, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, microfiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New Writer magazine each July. Back copies are available at the TNW website: http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
This year's judges: Jonathan Pinnock, Sally Quilford, Bill Greenwell.
Further information including guidelines and entry fees at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
Writers can enter online at our secure credit card server at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm Or, the entry form can be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry. Also, we can supply this year's printed entry forms on request to writers' groups and organizations and individuals in the UK – just let us know, no SAE required. The 2010 Prose & Poetry Prizes winners are announced on this webpage:http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
*SUBSCRIBE to The New Writer magazine6 issues of TNW over an 18 month period, plus, as part of the subscription package, and at no extra cost, we include current information for writers in a focussed monthly eNews bulletin. http://www.thenewwriter.com/subscribe.htm
TNW 108 (Autumn 2011)
Highly commended in our Prose & Poetry Prizes, short stories from FRANCES MANNION, SUE HEALY, MARINA STUBBS; non-fiction from JOHN BAINBRIDGE; poetry from J.A.BRADSHAW, CORRINNA TOOP, ANNA LAMPEN; Approachable Heroines, Rewarding Heroes - SALLY QUILFORD looks at romantic fiction; LYNNE HACKLES remembers her first talk - read and learn; Write about places in Britain with DENE BEBBINGTON and write your autobiography with JACKIE SHERMAN; Hook into the Past by checking and submitting anniversary articles with SALLY JENKINS; plus several pages of the best poetry in town, MicroFiction to make you sit up, Views, Reviews and Market News - copies available for purchase online at http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
You can also now follow The New Writer on Twitter and Facebook.
TNW - over 100 issues since 1997 * over 1,000 contributors * full listing at:
http://www.thenewwriter.com/RollOfHonour.htm *
The New Writer
PO Box 60
CRANBROOK
TN17 2RE admin@thenewwriter.comWebsite:
www.thenewwriter.com
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/6eh8q8p
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thenewwritermag
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Writing The Wrongs
The objective of the Writing The Wrongs competition is to create positive thoughtful energy that becomes reality through the written and spoken word. There are many issues that can be positively addressed with a few words or inspiration. By internalizing and personalizing wholesome messages of inspiration and empowerment we hope to correct that which is incorrect within each of us individually as well as universally. The competition is also designed to:
1. Raise the awareness of the power of the written and spoken word
2. Encourage those who enter to hold themselves accountable for the messages they promote to present and future generations
3. Create an ongoing competition that is always free for all to enter
4. Develop additional competition categories that will result in paid contracts and royalty payments for future winners
Please review the following information and details on how you and your members may enter the Writing The Wrongs competition.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
The Company
The Struggle For Change Limited
www.thestruggleforchange.co.uk aka www.donaldbrown.tv
Director Donald Brown
The Social Network Site For The Project
The main site for the Writing The Wrongs competition
www.theglobalgallery.org
Founder Donald Brown
The Sculpture
The A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture will be designed and created by acclaimed British Sculptor and Inspirational Speaker, Mr. Donald Brown as part of the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics. It will promote the many positive principles that are taught in sport, such as discipline, patience and respect.
Who Is Donald Brown?
The following PDF link will provide you with more information about Donald Brown.
http://www.thestruggleforchange.co.uk/files/who.pdf
YouTube Videos
Here are Youtube videos of Donald Brown in action - also available on both aforementioned websites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2g8lUy0qzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTTYaoDhnI
Community Engagement
The sculpture will go on a national UK tour so that members of the public from other cities will also have an opportunity to place a small ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture as part of the creative process and in support of promoting personal, social and environmental peace. See an example via this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgU-TWXuGI0&feature=related as celebrated actor, Joseph Marcell placed the first ‘Peace’ of clay onto the Stop The Violence sculpture in 2009.
Confirmed National Tour Locations
These are just of few of the locations that have already been secured for the UK tour.
Birmingham – Star City Complex – The launch
Buckinghamshire City Council – multiple bookings for:
Amersham
Burnham
Wycombe
Aylesbury
Manchester - Mayor of Trafford Councilor Mrs. June Baugh
Watford - The Viva Business Networking Group
Northwich – Former Mayor Tom Davis
London – South Themes College
Wolverhampton – Moseley Park High School
Athletes arriving to compete in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will also have the opportunity to place their ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture.
The Launch
The date for the launch of the A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture will be announced shortly on the www.theglobalgallery.org site. The venue is the Star City complex in Birmingham and the launch will be complete with press and media - including the BBC.
The Creative Process
The many thousand portions of clay will be smoothed and sculpted together to create a finished work of art while also representing the coming together of a global community to promote positive principles for peace through art and sport.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
In addition to the sculpture tour and to further engage ongoing nationwide participation of the public, the Writing The Wrongs competition will be launched in November 2011.
How To Enter
The www.theglobalgallery.org site has been set up in part to host all of the Writing The Wrongs competitions, submissions, announcements, updates and related project information.
1. First visit www.theglobalgallery.org and join so that you can enter all of the competitions. (Membership is free as well as all competition entries and submitting your vote for the winning quotes.)
2. Think of a quote that has a positive message that you would like to enter into the Writing The Wrongs competition.
3. Your quote must be an original one that you have written. (You will keep the artistic and intellectual rights of all quotes that you enter.)
Examples of quotes:
“Wait not for the hour of bereavement to then speak words of kindness.” Donald Brown
“The strength to succeed is within you. Believe that you can and you will.” Donald Brown
4. Submit no more than one quote per competition to tggwtw@gmail.com and include your name. The submission date for quotes for the first competition will be announced shortly on the www.theglobalgallery.org site.
Our judges will select the top ten finalists and their quotes will be posted on the www.theglobalgallery.org site for the members’ final vote. The winner will receive £100. Members may then prepare a new quote for the next Writing The Wrongs competition.
A Word From The Founder
The A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture, the national UK tour and the Writing The Wrongs competition has and continues to attract major media and corporate attention. I am extremely pleased that the BBC will be part of this journey along with Channel 4 and other members of the press and media. You are also welcome to embark on this incredible journey with us and I hope it will be an experience that will elevate you, your life and those around you. Don’t take your talents to the grave. They were given to you for a reason.
Donald Brown
Director & Founder
1. Raise the awareness of the power of the written and spoken word
2. Encourage those who enter to hold themselves accountable for the messages they promote to present and future generations
3. Create an ongoing competition that is always free for all to enter
4. Develop additional competition categories that will result in paid contracts and royalty payments for future winners
Please review the following information and details on how you and your members may enter the Writing The Wrongs competition.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
The Company
The Struggle For Change Limited
www.thestruggleforchange.co.uk aka www.donaldbrown.tv
Director Donald Brown
The Social Network Site For The Project
The main site for the Writing The Wrongs competition
www.theglobalgallery.org
Founder Donald Brown
The Sculpture
The A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture will be designed and created by acclaimed British Sculptor and Inspirational Speaker, Mr. Donald Brown as part of the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics. It will promote the many positive principles that are taught in sport, such as discipline, patience and respect.
Who Is Donald Brown?
The following PDF link will provide you with more information about Donald Brown.
http://www.thestruggleforchange.co.uk/files/who.pdf
YouTube Videos
Here are Youtube videos of Donald Brown in action - also available on both aforementioned websites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2g8lUy0qzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTTYaoDhnI
Community Engagement
The sculpture will go on a national UK tour so that members of the public from other cities will also have an opportunity to place a small ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture as part of the creative process and in support of promoting personal, social and environmental peace. See an example via this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgU-TWXuGI0&feature=related as celebrated actor, Joseph Marcell placed the first ‘Peace’ of clay onto the Stop The Violence sculpture in 2009.
Confirmed National Tour Locations
These are just of few of the locations that have already been secured for the UK tour.
Birmingham – Star City Complex – The launch
Buckinghamshire City Council – multiple bookings for:
Amersham
Burnham
Wycombe
Aylesbury
Manchester - Mayor of Trafford Councilor Mrs. June Baugh
Watford - The Viva Business Networking Group
Northwich – Former Mayor Tom Davis
London – South Themes College
Wolverhampton – Moseley Park High School
Athletes arriving to compete in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will also have the opportunity to place their ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture.
The Launch
The date for the launch of the A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture will be announced shortly on the www.theglobalgallery.org site. The venue is the Star City complex in Birmingham and the launch will be complete with press and media - including the BBC.
The Creative Process
The many thousand portions of clay will be smoothed and sculpted together to create a finished work of art while also representing the coming together of a global community to promote positive principles for peace through art and sport.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
In addition to the sculpture tour and to further engage ongoing nationwide participation of the public, the Writing The Wrongs competition will be launched in November 2011.
How To Enter
The www.theglobalgallery.org site has been set up in part to host all of the Writing The Wrongs competitions, submissions, announcements, updates and related project information.
1. First visit www.theglobalgallery.org and join so that you can enter all of the competitions. (Membership is free as well as all competition entries and submitting your vote for the winning quotes.)
2. Think of a quote that has a positive message that you would like to enter into the Writing The Wrongs competition.
3. Your quote must be an original one that you have written. (You will keep the artistic and intellectual rights of all quotes that you enter.)
Examples of quotes:
“Wait not for the hour of bereavement to then speak words of kindness.” Donald Brown
“The strength to succeed is within you. Believe that you can and you will.” Donald Brown
4. Submit no more than one quote per competition to tggwtw@gmail.com and include your name. The submission date for quotes for the first competition will be announced shortly on the www.theglobalgallery.org site.
Our judges will select the top ten finalists and their quotes will be posted on the www.theglobalgallery.org site for the members’ final vote. The winner will receive £100. Members may then prepare a new quote for the next Writing The Wrongs competition.
A Word From The Founder
The A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture, the national UK tour and the Writing The Wrongs competition has and continues to attract major media and corporate attention. I am extremely pleased that the BBC will be part of this journey along with Channel 4 and other members of the press and media. You are also welcome to embark on this incredible journey with us and I hope it will be an experience that will elevate you, your life and those around you. Don’t take your talents to the grave. They were given to you for a reason.
Donald Brown
Director & Founder
Calling All Writers For The 2012 Olympic Games Sculpture Project
As part of the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games, a special sculpture will be designed and created by the acclaimed British Sculptor, Donald Brown. The sculpture will be entitled A Sporting Chance For Peace. The BBC and other members of the press and media will follow the creation of the sculpture from beginning to end. The sculpture will feature a variety of sporting images and promote the many positive principles that are taught in sport, such as discipline, patience and respect.
National Tour
The sculpture will go on a national UK tour to ensure that members of the public will have an opportunity to place a small ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture as part of the creative process and in support of promoting personal, social and environmental peace.
Olympic Athletes
Athletes arriving to compete in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will also have the opportunity to place their ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture. The many thousands of portions of clay will be smoothed together as a sign of communities worldwide coming together to promote positive principle for peace through art and sport.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
In partnership with the A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture tour and to further engage the ongoing participation of the public nationwide, the Writing The Wrongs competition will be launched. Anyone may enter. All that is required is an original quote that has a positive message for all people. There will be a series of Writing The Wrongs competition and entry is free. The initial prize will be £100 per competition. Individuals may enter a new quote for each competition. Additional competition categories will be introduced that will result in paid contracts and royalty payments for future winners. Individuals may enter as many competitions as they wish.
BBC & Media
If you would like more information on how you and members of your group can enter the Writing The Wrongs competition, please respond to this email ASAP. We are preparing for the first competition in November 2011 and would like to find the first winner for a cheque presentation and inclusion in our BBC and global media coverage and exposure.
Administration Department
The Global Gallery
www.theglobalgallery.org
National Tour
The sculpture will go on a national UK tour to ensure that members of the public will have an opportunity to place a small ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture as part of the creative process and in support of promoting personal, social and environmental peace.
Olympic Athletes
Athletes arriving to compete in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will also have the opportunity to place their ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture. The many thousands of portions of clay will be smoothed together as a sign of communities worldwide coming together to promote positive principle for peace through art and sport.
Writing The Wrongs Competition
In partnership with the A Sporting Chance For Peace sculpture tour and to further engage the ongoing participation of the public nationwide, the Writing The Wrongs competition will be launched. Anyone may enter. All that is required is an original quote that has a positive message for all people. There will be a series of Writing The Wrongs competition and entry is free. The initial prize will be £100 per competition. Individuals may enter a new quote for each competition. Additional competition categories will be introduced that will result in paid contracts and royalty payments for future winners. Individuals may enter as many competitions as they wish.
BBC & Media
If you would like more information on how you and members of your group can enter the Writing The Wrongs competition, please respond to this email ASAP. We are preparing for the first competition in November 2011 and would like to find the first winner for a cheque presentation and inclusion in our BBC and global media coverage and exposure.
Administration Department
The Global Gallery
www.theglobalgallery.org
Friday, 28 October 2011
The Connected Contest (and A Little Pat on the Back)
Finally! A big thank you for all those great stories on "What It Means To Be Connected in 2011." Turns out it's not all about the machines! Pheww! Our dear friend, Liesl Schillinger of the New York Times Book Review, paid tribute to the eight most innovative takes. Of Déjà Voodoo she writes: "Who is Toby Heaton? This is great. This reads like “The Wire.” It reminds me of Richard Price." You can find an excerpt from Toby's story below and the other seven tales here. They make for some great reading!
Oh, and a quick plug: keep sharing your stories with PenTales. We started this little tale-swapping project about two years ago. Since then:
We've organized over 50 storytelling events in 27 cities around the world (including Damascus, Paris, Lahore, and Mexico City)
We've worked with the City of New York to run storytelling workshops in low-income communities across New York City
We've partnered with great organizations like the BMW Guggenheim Lab, The Institute for Public Knowledge, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, BBOX Radio, European Magazine and the Itaca Festival to come up with new ways to engage people in story-sharing
We offer the PenTales family (you!) a lovely room in Berlin to stay for free to do creative work
We've shared over 2000 of your tales in text, video, photo and audio online
We have an active online community of over 6000 people who share our belief that both their stories and those of others matter
That's kind of a lot... we think. Particularly given the fact that we all have jobs and are just doing this for kicks. Enough patting ourselves on the back! This is just to say thank you for being a part of PenTales and helping us build a better, more connected world through stories. (Yes, that's the ultimate mission, and we're not embarrassed about it!)
Keep sharing with us and we'll do the same.
Love, Stephanie, Saskia, Ezra, Louisa, Tiffany, Aswini, Maham, Jeanny and the rest of the wonderful PenTales crew from all around the world
Oh, and a quick plug: keep sharing your stories with PenTales. We started this little tale-swapping project about two years ago. Since then:
We've organized over 50 storytelling events in 27 cities around the world (including Damascus, Paris, Lahore, and Mexico City)
We've worked with the City of New York to run storytelling workshops in low-income communities across New York City
We've partnered with great organizations like the BMW Guggenheim Lab, The Institute for Public Knowledge, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, BBOX Radio, European Magazine and the Itaca Festival to come up with new ways to engage people in story-sharing
We offer the PenTales family (you!) a lovely room in Berlin to stay for free to do creative work
We've shared over 2000 of your tales in text, video, photo and audio online
We have an active online community of over 6000 people who share our belief that both their stories and those of others matter
That's kind of a lot... we think. Particularly given the fact that we all have jobs and are just doing this for kicks. Enough patting ourselves on the back! This is just to say thank you for being a part of PenTales and helping us build a better, more connected world through stories. (Yes, that's the ultimate mission, and we're not embarrassed about it!)
Keep sharing with us and we'll do the same.
Love, Stephanie, Saskia, Ezra, Louisa, Tiffany, Aswini, Maham, Jeanny and the rest of the wonderful PenTales crew from all around the world
“Déjà Voodoo” by Toby Heaton, Asheville NC:
“Put the money in a bag,” Georgie said to the guy behind the counter who looked like some kind of gook. The words came out as ‘puhdamoneeinaba.’ An hour before he and Lurleen had done speedballs with a six-pack of Bud. READ ON
“Put the money in a bag,” Georgie said to the guy behind the counter who looked like some kind of gook. The words came out as ‘puhdamoneeinaba.’ An hour before he and Lurleen had done speedballs with a six-pack of Bud. READ ON
PenTales was created in New York City by two childhood friends who've always loved to swap tales. We're now a community of thousands around the world who share our perspectives in person and online in photography, writing, and video on topics that unite us all.
©2011 PenTales New York NY
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