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MEETINGS, COMPETITIONS and ACTIVITIES

OUR FLASH FICTION WRITING COMPETITION

PREQUEL or SEQUEL 


Deadline for scoring the entries to Prequel and Sequel writing competition is NOON on Friday 6 June 2025.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ and SCORE THE COMPETITION ENTRIES


Results will be announced during our Zoom meeting on Monday 9 June, whereby we shall have a chance to hear all the entries.


GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER!

MEETINGS and ACTIVITIES

MONDAY 2 JUNE 2025

OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH SHALL BE AT:    

QUAKERS MEETING HOUSE, 150 CHURCH ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 4QB   


PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENING STARTS AT 7:30pm


WORKSHOP:

Are we there yet? 

The journey from drafting to final product.


Sumi Watters and Mike Lansdown will be presenting a workshop on editing. 

Full details to follow.


PLUS: We shall also be setting our June Poetry competition.


SUBSCRIPTION PRICING STRUCTURE:

£5 per person (Hall only)

£5 per person (Zoom only)

£10 per person (Hall and Zoom)


PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR TEA / COFFEE   




WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE 2025

KIDS LIT

ZOOM MEETING

Please click here for details on how to join the meeting





FRIDAY 6 JUNE 2025 - Noon

Deadline for scoring the entries to Prequel and Sequel writing competition is NOON on Friday 6 June 2025.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ and SCORE THE COMPETITION ENTRIES





SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2025

WATFORD WRITERS BOOKSTALL at OXHEY VILLAGE FAYRE

Oxhey Village Green. Lower Paddock Road, Watford, WD19 4GU 

 




SUNDAY 8 JUNE 2025

KIDSLIT and WATFORD WRITERS at the 

BUSHEY PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL

https://www.facebook.com/busheyperformingartsfestival/





MONDAY 9 JUNE 2025

ZOOM MEETING

Start: 7:30pm  


PREQUEL or SEQUEL

Results from May's writing competition and a chance to hear the entries.

(Chairperson: DAVID)






MONDAY 16 JUNE 2025

ZOOM MEETING 

(Chairperson: LIZ)


DETAILS TO FOLLOW




MONDAY 23 JUNE 2025

ZOOM MEETING or POSSIBLE SOCIAL EVENING  

(Chairperson: tbc)


DETAILS TO FOLLOW - POSSIBLE SOCIAL (tbc)




MONDAY 30 JUNE 2025

ZOOM MEETING 

Meeting starts at 7:30pm 

(Chairperson: MIKE)


DETAILS TO FOLLOW


PLUS: We shall be setting our Flash Fiction competition for July.




MONDAY 7 JULY 2025

OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH SHALL BE AT:    

QUAKERS MEETING HOUSE, 150 CHURCH ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 4QB   


PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENING STARTS AT 7:30pm


Judging a book by its cover. 

An interactive writing workshop led by Ian, whereby you choose a cover of a book, bring the cover / book with you to the Quakers Hall, and start to write a brand new story or new poem to read out to the group. (tbc).


SUBSCRIPTION PRICING STRUCTURE:

£5 per person (Hall only)

£5 per person (Zoom only)

£10 per person (Hall and Zoom)


PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR TEA / COFFEE   





MONDAY 14 JULY 2025

ZOOM MEETING

Start: 7:30pm  


MANUSCRIPT NIGHT (tbc)

(Chairperson: tbc)


Are you working on a novel, non-fiction, biography, autobiography, poem, article? Manuscript night is the perfect way to present your latest work and receive excellent critiques from fellow group writers. 


If you would like to read up to a 1000 words (a little more to complete a chapter), then you are welcome to book a reading slot by emailing Ian: ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk 






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