Events – Southport Writers' Circle

2020/21 Calendar of Events

Events / By swconline / March 1, 2020 January 28, 2021

2020	05	Short Story 2019 Awards Night with Dr. Anna Maddison
March	12	AGM – Non-members please do not attend
	19
	26	Final date for subscriptions
April	02
	09
	16
	23
	30	Final date for Poetry 2020 entries
May	07
	14
	21
	28
June	04
	06	Arts Trail: SWC Scribble Session – Creative Writing @ the Bijou
	11
	18
	25
July	02	Poetry Awards Night
	09
	16
	23
	30
August	06
	13
	20
	27
September	03
	10
	17
	24
October	01
	08
	15
	22
	29
	31	Final date for Short Story 2020 entries
November	05
	12
	19
	26
December	03
	10
	17
	24	NO MEETING
2021	31	NO MEETING
January	07	NO MEETING
	14
	21
	28	Short Story 2020 Awards Night with Professor Ailsa Cox
February	04
	11	Valentine’s Verses
	18
	25	TBC: AGM

Events / By swconline / March 21, 2018 January 30, 2019

Calendar will be updated as and when required

2018
March
22^nd
23^rd	Poetry Workshop @ Fables Fest @ Edge Hill University
29^th	Last day for subs! Also EGM and Guest Speaker Bob Stone
April
5^th
12^th
19^th
26^th	‘Voice’ Workshop with Dennis Conlon and Sean Heslin
30^th	Final Submissions for Poetry Competition
May
3^rd
10^th
12^th	Southport Festival – Creative Workshop, Atkinson 11am
17^th
24^th
31^st	Joan Nicholson Award Judging – Bob Stone
June
7^th
14^th	No meeting! Charity event at Reuters from 7.30pm
21^st	Poetry Competition Adjudication by Alison Chisholm
28^th
July
5^th
12^th
19^th
26^th	Emotions Workshop
August
2^nd
9^th
16^th
23^rd
30^th
September
6^th
13^th
20^th
27^th
October
4^th
11^th
18^th
25^th	Spooky Stories Night
31^st	Final submissions for Short Story competition
November
1^st
8^th
15^th
22^nd
29^th
December
6^th
13^th	Guest Speaker – Ian Hall
20^th	Christmas Readings and Last meeting of 2018
2019
January
10^th	First meeting of 2019
17^th
24^th	Short Story Awards Night with guest judge Carys Bray
31^st
February
7^th
14^th	Valentines Verses
21^st
28^th
March
7^th	AGM
14^th
21^st
28^th	Last day for annual subs

Events / By swconline / April 25, 2017 January 10, 2018

Will be updated with weekly themes and other events as time goes on.

2017
April
6^th	Last day for subs
13^th	–
20th	Joan Nicholson Judging – Carol Fenlon
27th
May
4^th
6th	Southport Festival – Creative Workshop, Atkinson, Saturday, 11.30am
11^th	Alt Chair
18^th	Alt Chair
25th	Alt Chair
June
1^st	Theme – Darkness Lies
8^th	Theme – Angels Cry
15^th	Theme – Devils Laugh
22^nd	Theme – Lions Roar
29^th	Theme – Ravens Call
July
6^th	Poetry Comp Award Night – Guest Judge – Carole Baldock
13^th	Theme – Plumbers Bill
20^th	Theme – Born to Kill
27^th	Theme – Lovers Lament
August
3^rd	Summer Writing Workshop
10^th	Theme – The Time is Spent
17^th	Theme – Hope Rises
24^th	Theme – War Divides
31^st	Theme – Endless Bliss
September
7^th	Theme – In The Dark
14^th	~~Theme – Nobody Waits~~ No Meeting: Dennis’ play in Liverpool
21^st	Mills and Boon Night in honour of Roger Sanderson
28^th	Theme – Through the Gates
October
5^th	Theme – First to Win
12^th	Theme – Love Begins
19^th	Theme – Feeling Mellow
26th	Theme – Running Yellow/ Spooky Story Night!
November
2^nd	Theme – Wrong Way Round
9th	Theme – What’s That Sound?
16^th	Theme – Dancing Queen
23^rd	Theme – Making a Scene
30^th	Theme – Birds Flight
December
7^th	Theme – Out of Sight
14^th	Theme – Have No Fear
21^st	Christmas Readings! Last one of the year
2018
January
11th	First one back!
18^th	New Year’s Resolution and Beginner’s Night
25th	Short Story Award Night
February
1^st
8^th
15^th
22^nd	AGM
March
1^st
8^th
15^th
22^th
29^th	Last day for subs