Events

Annual Events 2018/9

Calendar will be updated as and when required

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

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Annual Events 2017

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

2017
April

6th

Last day for subs

13th

20th

Joan Nicholson Judging – Carol Fenlon

27th

May

4th

6th

Southport Festival  – Creative Workshop, Atkinson, Saturday, 11.30am

11th

 Alt Chair

18th

Alt Chair

25th

Alt Chair
June

1st

 Theme – Darkness Lies

8th

Theme – Angels Cry

15th

 Theme – Devils Laugh

22nd

 Theme – Lions Roar

29th

Theme – Ravens Call
July

6th

  Poetry Comp Award Night – Guest Judge – Carole Baldock

13th

 Theme – Plumbers Bill

20th

 Theme – Born to Kill

27th

 Theme – Lovers Lament
August

3rd

 Summer Writing Workshop

10th

 Theme – The Time is Spent

17th

 Theme – Hope Rises

24th

 Theme – War Divides

31st

 Theme – Endless Bliss
September

7th

 Theme – In The Dark

14th

 Theme – Nobody Waits No Meeting: Dennis’ play in Liverpool

21st

Mills and Boon Night in honour of Roger Sanderson

28th

 Theme – Through the Gates
October

5th

 Theme – First to Win

12th

 Theme – Love Begins

19th

 Theme – Feeling Mellow

26th

 Theme – Running Yellow/ Spooky Story Night!
November

2nd

 Theme – Wrong Way Round

9th

 Theme – What’s That Sound?

16th

 Theme – Dancing Queen

23rd

 Theme – Making a Scene

30th

 Theme – Birds Flight
December

7th

 Theme – Out of Sight

14th

 Theme – Have No Fear

21st

Christmas Readings! Last one of the year
2018
January

11th

First one back!

18th

 New Year’s Resolution and Beginner’s Night

25th

 Short Story Award Night
February

1st

8th

15th

22nd

AGM
March

1st

8th

15th

22th

29th

Last day for subs

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Annual Events 2016

As ever, these events and themes may chop and change as the year develops, so please do check back often, or contact us directly 🙂 Note – the Themes are just suggestions for those who need inspiration, we will cheerfully listen to/critique anything you bring.

March
31st Last Day for Subscriptions
April
7th
14th
21nd
28th
30th Public Workshop @ Art House
May
5th Open Mike Night
12th @ Write Blend/ Joan Nicholson Awards
19th Theme: Tit-For-Tat
26th Theme: A Dark Joke
June
2nd Theme: Clandestine
9th Theme: Circus Fun
16th Lindsey Holland/Poetry Competition Judging (To be rescheduled)
23th Theme: Unholy Alliance
30th Theme: Remembering
July
7th Theme: Pudding
14th Lindsey Holland/Poetry Competition Judging
21st Theme: Animal World
28th Theme: Holiday Snaps
August
4th Theme: Police Drama
11th Theme: Kings and Fools
18th Theme: The Best of Politics
25th Guest Speaker: Sally-Anne Tapia-Bowes
September
1st  Theme: Oddity Rex
8th Theme: Joy and Favour
15th Theme: Lonesome
22nd Autumn Open Mike
29th Theme: Triumphant
October
6th Theme: Planets Suite
13th Theme: Foreign Lives
20th Theme: Jewels In The night
27th Halloween Spooktacular – Scary stories encouraged
31st Last Day for Short Story Competition Entries
November
3rd Theme: For The Birds
10th Theme: Dangerous Times
17th Guest Speaker: Stephen Beattie
24th TBC – Public Workshop
December
1st Theme: Romance In Unlikely Place
8th Theme: Yellowbelly
15th TBC – Short Story Awards Night
22nd Christmas Readings / Last day till New year
January
12th First Day Back/ theme: Shining Stories
19th Theme: Open Your Eyes
26th Theme: A New Outfit
February
2nd Theme: Painful Reconciliation
9th Theme: Joyous Interlude
16th Valentines Verses
23rd AGM  Moved to 2nd March

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