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Meetings 10.00 am - 12.00 noon, 1st Friday of the month. Our programme runs from September to July (no meeting in August). We also have occasional extra meetings, events and visits. Meetings are open to members and guests. We have an annual subscription and a small fee per meeting. See below for membership and meeting details. Please email us if you are not yet a member and would like to come along. New Venue from September 2008: Meetings are held in a room at the Harpenden Friends Meeting House, 12 Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PD but please check the programme for specific details. The annual programme includes speakers who are professional writers. There are also workshops on different subjects such as novel-writing, poetry, non-fiction, script-writing and short stories. Approximately every alternate month members read a selection of their work to receive constructive criticism from fellow members. Also included are discussions of books that the group have read. We also have outings of interest to writers, e.g. theatre visits. Ideas for meetings? Please contact us. |
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Welcome to Harpenden Writers |
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love writing? you’re welcome here |
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Programme 2008-09 |
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Member-ship and Times |
Annual membership is £16. Go to About Us for instructions on joining. Members £1.00, guests £3.00 (£5.00 when there is a speaker) per meeting. There may be a small additional charge for some meetings/events. 9.50 Arrive, sign in 10.00 Welcome and first session 11.00 Coffee, networking 11.10 Second session 12.00 Close/Clear Note that within any meeting, times may vary slightly. |
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Friday 5th September 2008 |
Guest Speaker Gillian Knibbs: Author/Poet/Teacher. To set Internal Writing Competition on the theme of “Love” – two categories: - Prose (max: 2000 words) - Poem or Ballad (max: 80 lines) Post anonymously to Gillian Knibbs. £2 per entry to the Treasurer. Cash prizes. Deadline 12th December ‘08. |
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Friday 3rd October 2008 |
Readaround: Members can select a piece of their own writing to read to the group for constructive criticism.
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Friday 7th November 2008 |
Guest Speaker Ruth Nason: Editor Editing Matters |
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Friday 5th December 2008 |
Internal Poetry Workshop led by Mo Bell: |
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Friday 9th January 2009 |
New Year Celebration and Readaround: Members can select a piece of their own writing to read to the group for constructive criticism. (Bring lunch to share). 10am—2pm |
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Friday 6th February 2009 |
Guest Speaker Gillian Thornton: Travel Writer. Her journey into travel writing. |
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Friday 6th March 2009 |
Guest Speaker Gillian Knibbs: Adjudicator. To announce winning entries of our Writing Competition. |
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Friday 3rd April 2009 |
Guest Speaker Katharine McMahon: Author. “The Rose of Sebastopol” - the Writing Process. Please read her book to inform the discussion. |
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Friday 1st May 2009 |
Readaround: Members can select a piece of their own writing to read to the group for constructive criticism. |
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Friday 5th June 2009 |
Guest Speaker Helen Black: Author. Being a writer, getting an agent and a publishing deal. |
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Friday 3rd July 2009 |
AGM: followed by raffle, refreshments and … Readaround: Members can select a piece of their own writing to read to the group for constructive criticism. (Bring raffle donation and lunch to share). 10am—2pm |
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August 2009 |
Summer Break until September 2009 |