Author: nkrowe
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Flash Fiction Competition 2018
We are pleased to announce the launch of our annual Flash Fiction competition on the theme of ‘JOURNEY’. This year you’ve got a massive 200 words to play with, but remember: this is a limit, not a target! If you can nail the perfect ‘Journey’ micro story or vignette in 50 words, perhaps that’s…
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Competition Deadline Day! (More or less…)
You’ve still got a few hours to get your stories about Newark winging their way into our inbox. The official deadline is midnight tonight, Friday 18th May. However… …we won’t actually have time to access the inbox until the afternoon of Sunday 20th. This is nothing to do with any weddings or football matches, honest!…
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Two Days Left! Get Your Entries In!!
Yes, just two days left to send us your short stories for our open writing competition especially for those lovely people living in and around Newark-on-Trent. All you have to do is pick a moment (or several, if you can squeeze them in) from Newark’s past and write a short story (1500 words for adults,…
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Newark Writing Competition: 1 Week to go!
One week left to get your Newark stories in! Remember, the deadline is 18 May!
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G is for Groups – writing groups
Great insights into why joining writers’ groups is a really good idea!
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New Anthology!!
We had a really productive meeting on Thursday on the group’s plans for the Newark Book Festival in July with some great ideas from our members. We’ve got a bit of work to do but we hope to have a really engaging stall on the Saturday and Sunday in the Market Place. And the centre-piece…
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Get Ready for Big News!
This is just a teaser for an exciting official announcement that will be made at our next meeting on Thursday 3rd May.
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Fosseway Tweeters
Fosseway Writers are now on Twitter ( @FossewayWriters ). I’m not entirely sure why, but hey ho, what the hell. We’re already on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/fossewaywriters ) so one more social media platform can’t hurt. So if you’re a prolific tweeter, you’ll now be able to follow our latest news and info via the little blue bird thing.…
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Meeting: Mirth & Misogyny
We had a great informal meeting on the 19th April but before you get the wrong idea about what we found funny let me fill you in on the details. Anne had written a sharp piece on the prompt of “Impeccable Timing” which revolved around a rather unpleasant chap and his love of beautiful things…
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Our Recent Talk on Magazine Writing
At the start of the month we had a great talk by Caroline Bingham on her adventures in newspaper and magazine publishing. She is the current owner and editor of the Lincolnshire Life magazine but has in the past worked for the Guardian, the Manchester Evening News and the Newark Advertiser. Lincolnshire Life is very…