Felixstowe Scribblers Weblog: Author wins Short Story competition with world's richest short story prize taking home £15,000.

Felixstowe Scribblers Weblog

We are a long established Writers Circle based in Felixstowe, Suffolk. This Weblog will be about us, Writing, Writing Competitions, Writing in Felixstowe, life and generally what we are up to as a Group and individuals and what interests us. We are based in Felixstowe but our membership comes both from a wide area within Suffolk and we also have many 'online' members from around the UK, Europe and the US.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Ive included a picture as it makes it easier to hate him...:-)

Oh well you can but dream....

"James Lasdun has won the first National Short Story competition with An Anxious Man, it was announced last night, beating short-story veterans William Trevor and Rose Tremain, bestselling author Michel Faber and Delhi-based Rana Dasgupta to the £15,000 prize"

Link:
Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Anxious Man wins world's richest short story prize:

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Joining

Interested? Then why not join us at one of our meetings?

We meet on the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the Felixstowe Library in Crescent Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7BY., meetings start at 7.30 pm and we endeavour to be finished by 10pm.

Click here for a full sized map of how to find the Scribblers meetings.

The ^New!2009 programme is:-

All meetings are held at Felixstowe Library

Start at 7.30 pm and finish by 10.00 pm.

Suggested 50 pence donation per meeting, includes tea or coffee

January

20 Bill Budner Trophy – Anonymous competition for attending writers only
24 Social meal at Castle Lodge Hotel
25 Group session with Maureen Blundell at Castle Lodge Hotel

February

3 Meeting
17 Meeting

March

3 Meeting
17 Creative writing exercise

April

7 Meeting
21 Meeting

May

5 Meeting
19 Bill Budner Trophy – Anonymous competition for attending writers only

June

2 Meeting
16 Meeting
Beach Party Social to be arranged June/July

July

7 Meeting
21 Creative writing exercise

August

4 Meeting
18 Meeting

September

1 Meeting
15 Bill Budner Trophy – Anonymous competition for attending writers only

October

6 Meeting
20 Torchlight Halloween Meeting

November

3 Meeting
17 Meeting

December

1 Meeting
15 Creative writing exercise followed by the Christmas party.

Remember, membership is FREE, so why not come along? We ask for an optional donation of 50p per meeting to help towards running costs but that does include tea or coffee and a biscuit!

For further information contact the secretary; scribblers@btinternet.com or telephone 01473-402022.

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