Fosseway Writers: based in Newark UK, helping writers everywhere
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Tools of the Trade – Style Guide
A nice little post by Meg Sorick on the use of style guides which lay down rules for journalists and writers.
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A Successful Weekend!
Fosseway Writers had a very successful couple of days at Newark Book Festival (14-15 July 2018) where we basked in sunshine and literature.
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NEW BOOK: “Gobstoppers, Shrimps and Sour Monkeys”
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new anthology of short stories and poems. The Title “Gobstoppers, Shrimps and Sour Monkeys” plays on the fact that these are small and tasty treats: some will leave you unable to speak, some are tiny and some may not be what you expect. Much like someone else’s…
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Poetry Competition Results: Interview with Leanne Moden
Leanne Moden is a poet, performer, writer, workshop leader, compère and event organiser, currently living in Nottingham, and we asked her to judge our Poetry Competition. Thankfully, she said yes and also agreed to a little interview about her background, her tastes in poetry and her thoughts on the competition and winners.
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Formal Meeting on 7 June Cancelled
Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know that we’ve had to cancel our June formal meeting with poet and competition judge Leanne Moden due to virtually everyone having to be elsewhere (I’m stuck in Slough, for example). However, I will be conducting an interview with Leanne over Skype and will post the…
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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!
Got any book recommendations?