Fosseway Writers: based in Newark UK, helping writers everywhere
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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…
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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…
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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”.
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