Fosseway Writers: based in Newark UK, helping writers everywhere
-
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…
-
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.
-
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.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Next Meeting: 5th April. Writing for Magazines with Caroline Bingham
We’re delighted to have Caroline Bingham come to speak to us this week about writing for magazines. Caroline is Chief Executive of County Life Ltd, the company that produces Lincolnshire Life, the popular county magazine established in 1961. She will examine the evolution of magazines over the decades, look at what kind of writing they specialise in…
-
Local Writing Competition! “Newark Stories from the Past”
Fosseway Writers are pleased to announce the launch of a new competition for writers in the Newark area on the subject of “Newark Stories from the Past”.
-
Short Story Exercises: 1) Journey or Destination? 2) Weird Prompts!
Is your favourite short story a Journey or a Destination? Or a delicious mix of the two? And how about making use of some very weird word combinations for your next prompt…
-
Next Meeting: Short Story Workshop with Giselle Leeb
Our next meeting, 7-9 pm on Thursday 1 March, is a workshop on short story writing with Giselle Leeb. If you want to hear more about Giselle’s short stories, her creative methods and her tips on submissions come along to Knights Court, Balderton Gate.
-
Next Meeting: Preparing for Newark Book Festival 2018, with Sara Bullimore
Come along to our next meeting on Thursday 1st February at 7 pm to hear all about the 2018 Newark Book Festival.
Got any book recommendations?