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Woking Writers Circle Celebrates
Heather Cook recently entered into a Ver Poets members competition with two 10-line poems which were both selected for publishing in the Ver Anthology. Congratulations, Heather! The second of her poems, ‘Sleeping Cat’ received a commendation, and you can find it at the bottom of this post for your reading pleasure, along with some of… →
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Minutes of Woking Writers’ Circle Meeting held at Heather’s lovely home in lack of access to usual location, on 18th of January 2024
WWC would like to apologise to any prospective members that may have wanted to join us in our usually advertised location and did not find us there. Due to some miscommunication we were not able to gain access and had decided to hold our meeting, by gracious hospitality, in Heather’s home. PRESENT: Hillary, Liz, Tricia,… →
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Minutes of Woking Writers’ Circle Meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall, Horsell On 16th November 2023
Present: Peter M, Simona, Nathan, Sarah, Hillary, Keith, Peter H, Liz Apologies: Alan, Heather ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: NEWS READINGS Tricia’s piece was in line with the given homework (‘Recovery’) and took us through the attempt of Griff to stabilise someone having a seizure, by placing them in the Recovery Position. Hillary noted that Tricia’s expertise… →
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Minutes of Woking Writers’ Circle Meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall, Horsell On 19th October 2023
Present: Peter M, Peter H, Tricia, Heather, Liz, Keith, Simona Apologies: Alan, Nathan, and Sarah ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: NEWS: Liz announced that the book reading group will be next meeting on the 13/11 and will be reading Free Fall by William Golding. Reviews of their previous book, Thomas Keneally’s The Playmaker ranged from ‘brilliant’ to… →
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What happened at our September meeting: news and readings
MINUTES OF WOKING WRITERS’ CIRCLE MEETING AT ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL, HORSELL ON 21st September 2023 Present: Peter, Liz, Sarah, Alan, Heather, Keith, Simona, Nathan, Peter (Visitor) Apologies: Tricia, Hilary INTRODUCTIONS Members welcomed Peter, a visitor from Wallington to the meeting and introduced themselves. Peter belongs to a writers’ circle in his home area and… →
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What happened at our August meeting: news and readings
MINUTES OF THE WOKING WRITERS CIRCLE MEETING of 17 August 2023 at 7.30 PM at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Horsell. An enjoyable meeting with good spirits in a carbon-neutral (no electricity) setting. Members assisted each other with personal lighting as the light grew dim. Simona’s wine and Liz’s nibbles helped the flow. Present: Liz, Peter… →
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“If I waited for perfection…I would never write a word” MARGARET ATWOOD
Woking Writers Circle Do you long to write more creatively but have not got around to it? Do you write but find it can be solitary? A writing circle helps provide a regular writing opportunity and connects people who share a passion for writing. The Woking Writers Circle takes place once a month when our… →
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What happened at our July meeting: farewells, celebrations, guests, news and readings
MINUTES OF WOKING WRITERS’ CIRCLE MEETING AT ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL, HORSELL ON 40th JULY 2023 Present: Peter, Sarah, Nathan, Tricia, Liz, Colette, Keith, Amanda, Simona INTRODUCTIONS The Circle welcomed two guests, Nathan and Colette and Peter invited everyone for a short introduction: Peter, our member of 10 years and retired engineer, writes informally and… →
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What happened at our June meeting: news and readings
MINUTES OF WOKING WRITERS’ CIRCLE MEETING AT ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL, HORSELL ON 15th June 2023 Present: Peter, Liz, Keith, Heather, Alan, Amanda (for a short time) INTRODUCTIONS Having been joined by a guest, Keith, the group began the meeting with introductions: Peter, our chairman, an engineer by profession, writes informally and is currently working… →
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What happened at our May meeting: news and readings
MINUTES OF WOKING WRITERS’ CIRCLE MEETING AT ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL, HORSELL ON 18th MAY 2023 Present: Liz, Hilary, Sarah, Alan, Tricia, Heather Apologies: Peter, Amanda, Simona NEWS: Liz and Heather had attended Carla’s funeral. Liz also reported that the Book Group had all enjoyed The Mountains Sing, by Nguyen Phan Que Mai, and had… →