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Alan Dale is runner-up in international short story competition
Congratulations to Woking Writers Circle member Alan Dale, who has won second prize in an annual short story competition organised by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA). The BCSA was launched by Alexander Dubcek in 1990 and aims to be “a major British, Czech and Slovak platform where awareness is raised and ongoing dialogue… →
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‘All The Lonely People’ by Greg Freeman
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE Sean Henry’s sculptures in Woking town centre by Greg Freeman 1 Woman (Being Looked At) All eight foot something and then some, glowering over shoppers at the entrance to the mall. Sideways look, window gazing, or trying to evade the stares. Is that a half-smile? Midriff-revealing top, the shortest… →
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Thrilling moment for Alan Dale as he publishes his first novel
Many congratulations to Woking Writers Circle member Alan Dale, who has just published his first novel. The title of his thriller is Theta Double Dot, and publishers Austin Macauley describe it thus: “Saddled with the project everyone dreaded, Mark Hammond finds himself ensnared in a nightmare that threatens his marriage, career, sanity and, finally, his life.… →
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Cherry blossom time: how WWC members bloomed in response to a homework theme
Each month members of Woking Writers Circle respond to a “homework” subject set the previous month by producing a piece of work with the subject as the theme. Some more than others, it has to be said. It’s not compulsory, of course! But in April Carla Scarano D’Antonio’s offerings on haiku and the Japanese haiku… →
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‘Ashford Hospital – Dickens Ward’: Heather Cook’s poem about her hospital stay
A recent hip replacement at Ashford hospital inspired Heather Cook to write this poem, below. Although the tone is light, Heather was fascinated by several aspects of her brief sojourn, including the sharing of personal revelations on the women’s ward and the feeling of being cut off from the world. This year marks the 70th… →
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Carla Scarano and Greg Freeman in South poetry magazine
Congratulations to Woking Writers Circle members Carla Scarano – pictured at the mic at Write Out Loud Woking at the Lightbox – and Greg Freeman, who both have poems in the latest issue of South poetry magazine. Carla’s poem is called ‘Janet’ and is one that she read at a WWC meeting back in May.… →
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What a performance! Four hours of poetry at the Lightbox literary festival
Woking Writers Circle member Greg Freeman will be compering four hours of poetry at the Lightbox literary festival on Saturday 28 April. Greg, who also organises Write Out Loud Woking, a regular open mic poetry night at the New Inn at Send, will be introducing performance poetry stars Elvis McGonagall, pictured above, and Susan Evans,… →
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‘My Pal Leonard’ – Heather Cook’s poem about Gallipoli
PHOTOGRAPH: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Heather Cook talks about the inspiration for her first world war poem ‘My Pal Leonard’: “The inspiration for it came from my grandfather’s handwritten record of his life, which he was encouraged to write when well into his 90s. He remained active and a force to be reckoned with until… →
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My Friend, The Enemy
This short story by Woking Writers Circle member Hilary Hughes won the David Lodge trophy in a 2017 competition run by the National Association of Writers Groups: I am the running man. That’s me, the man who runs up mountains, across deserts and rivers, through marriages – you get the picture. But… →
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How Can I Live With This?
Ramzan Hakamali’s contributions to Woking Writers Circle meetings are often thoughtful, and funny, too. This piece, titled How Can I live With This?, in response to a recent homework topic, is a typical example of Ramzan’s style: “Oi mate, the twin towers have collapsed.” This was a statement from a skeleton lookalike, Trevor,… →
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