Fosseway Writers: based in Newark UK, helping writers everywhere
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Reminder: Poetry Competition Deadline – 16 March 2019
As February draws to a hot and sunny close (for future readers it hit over 21 degrees C in the UK today, which is clearly Pleasant But Not Right) we thought it might be worth reminding people that our Poetry Competition deadline is just over two weeks away. The topic is EDGE and in case…
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7th Feb 2019: Genre Workshop
Come along to our Genre Workshop on Thursday 7th Feb – 7-9 pm at Knights Court, Newark.
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Meetings in Pubs – they’re great!
On the 3rd Thursday of most months you’ll find us in the back room of the Organ Grinder in Newark.
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Letter Writing Competition Winners
Our last competition of 2018 tasked entrants to write a letter to someone who influenced you, whether for good or bad, intentionally or unwittingly, true or fiction. Historical Fiction author Clare Harvey kindly judged the pieces and here they all are for you to read – enjoy!
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Poetry Competition 2019: “Edge”
We’re delighted to announce that our first competition of 2019 is up and running. The genre is poetry and the topic is “Edge“. Hard copy entries of poems up to 40 lines in length must be submitted by 16th March 2019. The judge is Martin Grey, a regular on the Nottingham poetry scene and who won…
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2019: Time to Get Writing?
Why not make 2019 the year where you start writing? Come and join us on Thu 3rd Jan where we will hear a talk on Blogging and Social Media for writers.
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November Informal Readout: Plotting in the Pub
Just a quick note to remind our regulars that we’re in the back room of the Organ Grinder pub tonight where we will be going through our new collaborative project – characters, plot lines, maps and everything! We’ve narrowed our choice for our Christmas meal so we’ll also be getting some definitive booking info (don’t…
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Letter Writing Winners with Clare Harvey
We enjoyed an entertaining evening with historical fiction author Clare Harvey on Thursday 1st November. Clare was the judge of our recent letter writing competition and, as well as announcing the winners, kindly added a few comments to each entry. The aim of the competition was to write a letter to someone who had influenced…
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Next Meeting: Historical Fiction Author, Clare Harvey
Don’t forget that on Thursday 1st November we will be welcoming Clare Harvey back to Newark. Clare is the author of three books set during the Second World War (The Night Raid, The Gunner Girl and The English Agent) and is about to release her fourth, The Escape, which weaves between the final months of…
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2018 Poetry Competition Winners
We announced our winners way back in June but held off posting them on here to allow one of the authors to submit their work to another publication. We can now present to you the top three poems on the subject of ‘flight’ as decided by our lovely judge, Leanne Moden. In Third Place,…
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