Open Reminder

Our 2011/2012 programme, which begins with an Open Evening, is now only a week away.

Entry to the 7.30pm meeting, to be held in The Assembly House's Sexton Room, on Tuesday 20th is free. This meeting gives an opportunity for the Circle to introduce itself, and to hear a selection of both members and visitors work read aloud.

We recommend that any manuscripts featured next week are no longer than 500 words and/or 10 minutes in length.

Everyone is more than welcome to our friendly writing group - reading aloud is not compulsory.

For more information of this year's upcoming meetings, including visiting writers and more, please visit norwichwriters.org.uk.

2011/12 Programme

Our full 2011/12 programme is now available online.

Norwich Writers' Circle will meet again on the 20th September for one of ever-popular free Open Evenings. Highlights for the following weeks include an evening with horror writer Joseph Freeman and a visit from best-selling author Louis de Bernières.

Along with welcoming other authors to our ever-growing writing group, we will also be hosting our popular Manuscript Evenings and holding several in-house competitions.

Our first meeting, on 20th September, will be an Open Evening. The free evening will be a chance for the Circle to introduce themselves to new members and visitors.

Further details of the programme can be seen here.

We look forward to seeing you at The Assembly House.

Programme Start

The beginning of our 2011/12 programme has been announced.

Norwich Writers' Circle will meet again on the 20th September for one of ever-popular free Open Evenings. In the weeks that follow we will be holding a evening with horror writer Joseph Freeman and welcoming best-selling author Louis de Bernières, along with a lot more to be announced.

Details of our complete programme will appear here during our annual Summer break. Watch this space for more details.

Forthcoming Attractions

Norwich Writers' Circle is currently on its annual Summer break. Our writing group will meet again in September, when our 2011/12 programme starts.

In the meantime, this Blog will be updated and include information on forthcoming meetings, along with all our regular member news, and the launch of our annual Open Poetry Competition. The OPC launch will also be complimented by Norwich Writers' first online poetry season.

Watch this space for all the latest NWC news.

Follow Phyllida

One of Norwich Writers' Circle's most popular members Phyllida Scrivens has a Blog following her French adventures this Summer.

To follow Phyllida please go here.

Rural Read

Congratulations to long-term Norwich Writer's Circle member Vera Clouting who has had a short article published in the May 2011 edition of The Countryman magazine.

We were luck enough to listen to the article at our recent Manuscript Evening where it proved to be a popular read.

Easter 2011

Wishing you a Happy Easter

from everyone at Norwich Writers' Circle.

Please go here to watch

our Easter greetings video.

Don't Forget

Don't forget that following our annual festive break, Norwich Writers' Circle returns to its usual meeting routine - the first and third Tuesday of each month - from next week.

On 18th January we will welcoming Paeony Lewis who will be giving us a workshop and talk on creating child characters.

Please feel free to pop along to our friendly, and ever-growing, writers' group. Everyone is welcome, to what promises to be another entertaining evening from our current programme.

Happy 2011

Happy New Year

from everyone at Norwich Writers' Circle.

Please go here to watch our New Year video.

We look forward to seeing you at The Assembly House

on 18th January, for our first meeting of 2011.

NWC OPC Mix

Visitors to our popular YouTube channel can now a watch video compliation celebrating NWC's annual Open Poetry Competition.

This year's competition is being adjudicated by Martin Figura and features top prizes in the Open Category of £300.00, £200.00 and £100.00.

The competition closing date is 15th February 2011.

To downland an Information Pack, simply visit norwichwriters.org.uk/poetry.

To watch the video playlist, please click here.

Open Evening 2010

Norwich Writers' Circle's 2010/11 programme begun tonight with an Open Evening.

This evening proved popular, and gave the opportunity for the Circle to introduce itself and hear a variety of work written by visitors and members.

Amongst the work read out, and then discussed, by our friendly writing group included a couple of colourful travelogues, plus a selection of short stories and poetry, the latter of which was aimed at children.

Our next meeting is on 5th October. This meeting features a visit from author and screenwriter Glenn Chandler, who is best known for creating the long-running ITV police series Taggart.

We hope to see you then.

Open Evening Reminder

Our 2010/2011 programme, which begins with an Open Evening, is now only a week away.

Entry to the Open Evening is free. This meeting gives an opportunity for the Circle to introduce itself, and to hear a selection of both members and visitors work read aloud.

We recommend that any manuscripts featured next week are no longer than 500 words and/or 10 minutes in length.

Everyone is more than welcome to our friendly writing group - reading aloud is not compulsory.

For more information of this year's upcoming meetings, including visiting writers and more, please visit norwichwriters.org.uk.

OPC 2011 Trailer

Our YouTube channel is now showing a promotional trailer for Norwich Writers' Circle's Open Poetry Competition 2011.

Please go here to watch the short film, or why not check out norwichwriters.org.uk/poetry to download an Information Pack.

New Programme Reminder

The start of our 2010/11 programme is now only a month away.

Highlights of our new programme include visits from Taggart creator Glenn Chandler, travel writer Laurence Mitchell and children's author Paeony Lewis. We will also be welcoming back Lucy McCarraher and Jean Fullerton, both of whom proved immensely popular on their previous Circle visits.

Everyone is more than welcome to come along to our free Open Evening on 21st September - the first meeting of the new season.

Full programme details can be found at norwichwriters.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you next month.

2010/11 Programme

We are proud to announce our 2010/11 programme.

Highlights of our new programme include visits from Taggart creator Glenn Chandler, travel writer Laurence Mitchell and children's author Paeony Lewis. We will also be welcoming back Lucy McCarraher and Jean Fullerton, both of whom proved immensely popular on their previous Circle visits.

The visiting writers in the year ahead will be giving talks, holding workshops and adjudicating our in-house competitions. We will also be holding our regular Manuscript Evenings, which give the oppourtunity for visitors and members to read their work aloud and hear feedback from our welcoming group.

Everyone is more than welcome to come along to our free Open Evening on 21st September - the first meeting of the new season.

Full programme details can be found at norwichwriters.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you in September.

OPC Adjudicator Announced

The adjudicator for our 2011 Open Poetry Competition will be Martin Figura.

Martin's first poetry collection - The Little Book Of Harm - was published in 2000 and is now in its 4th edition. Another book, entitled Ahem, followed in 2005. Most recently, the last year has seen 2 new collections, Different Words For Toilet and Whistle, both become widely available.

In addition to the above, Martin is also a member of The Joy of Six, with whom he has toured and performed with at numerous events and festivals, from Norfolk to New York.

Watch this space for further details of our latest Open Poetry Competition - NWC's 40th - in the months ahead.