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The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning meets weekly on a Tuesday night, in room 124, The Rendall Building from 7pm until 9pm. (Access via Cambridge Street to Bedford Street South, University Precinct) We are an informal writing group in a friendly, relaxed but creative atmosphere, who workshop and discuss the theory and practice of creative writing. People who are already writing or those who have just begun are all welcome, as long as this does not clash with any other University of Liverpool course that you may be attending. In fact we would highly recommend you to try and enrol on one of the many different creative writing courses that are currently available at The University of Liverpool's Continuin Education Centre at Number 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool. Contact: Group Secretary and Founder Member; Mr Tommy McBride Tel: 0151 291 6942, Mobile: 07865 282 353 Email: thomas.mcbride2@sky.com EDINBURGH WRITERS' CLUB Meetings held fortnightly end September - May in the Osbourne Hotel, York Place, Edinburgh, 7:30. Call/email membership secretary and an information pack will be sent out, or just turn up. New members - published and unpublished writers - always welcome. Enter our professionally judged competitions, hear renowned speakers and authors, and receive friendly advice and inspiration! Contact: Kate Blackadder, Membership Secretary. Website: www.edinburghwritersclub.org.uk EASTWOOD WRITERS Established in 1987, Eastwood Writers drew its founder members from a creative writing class run by the late Pat Gerber. The group is affiliated with the Scottish Association of Writers and members regularly feature on the list of prize winners at the Association's Annual Conference. Meetings are held in Woodfarm High School, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, every Monday afternoon, 2:15pm to 4:15pm, throughout the school year. A lively, motivated group, our syllabus covers every aspect of creative writing. Several of us have had work accepted for publication and the group has produced its own anthologies packed with stories, articles and poetry. WRITERS TOGETHER Are you looking for a supportive, serious writers' group in London? Writers Together meet alternate Monday evenings, in Canford Road, SW11. We provide critical feedback for prose writers who seriously aim to be published comercially. We look for talent and potential, ability to give/take/benefit from honest criticism, and commitment to getting published. Numbers are limited. Contact: Bobbie. Email writers.together@ntlworld.com Tel: 020 7223 8228 (but emails preferred) POEMS IN THE WAITING ROOM The Poems in the Waiting Room scheme supplies poetry pamphlets for patients to read while waiting to see their doctor. Published quarterly, the three-fold A4 cards are distributed free to the doctors' surgeries, and patients are encouraged to keep them if they wish. The exceptional feature of Poems in the Waiting Room is to provide poets and poems with especially wide exposure. The circulation for the spring 2009 edition totals 30,000, sent to 1400 NHS waiting rooms throughout the country. To submit something contact Michael Lee, Editor, Poems in the Waiting Room, 34 Beechwood Avenue, Kew Gardens, Richmond, TW9 4DE. You can visit the website at www.poemsinthewaitingroom.org or call 020 8876 4379. PEN TO PAPER / THE WRITERS @ YORK LIBRARY York is a lively city on the literary front; we have performance venues, writing courses, a literary festival and a rake of support groups. Lizzi Linklater runs two groups; Pen to Paper on the third tuesday at Miller's Yard (evenings) and The Writers @ York Library on the last tuesday (afternoons). Both groups aim to extend technique whilst offering places to write and share work. The last group has published two anthologies of short stories and poetry. Water from the Well is their latest anthology which was published by United Press. You may purchase the anthology from Lizzi at a cost of £5.99 including Postage and Packaging. For details of books/groups, you can email e.linklater@ntlworld.com or call 01904 331 885 and ask for Lizzi Linklater. 1stWRITES Monique Munroe runs eight-week short story writing courses in Poole, Dorset. Her aim of running the courses is to equip new writers with the basics of short story writing; so when the eight weeks have been completed, they will feel confident and enthusiastic enough to keep writing. In addition to the eight-week courses, she also runs occasional Saturday morning sessions. For these sessions she generally concentrates on one aspect of short story writing such as characterisation or descritpion, although I also run straightforward creative writing sessions too. Details about the courses are available either by calling Monique Munroe on 07766 581 134 or email 1stwrites@writes1st.plus.com or see http://www.1stwrites.co.uk/. THE JOURNAL The magazine publishes poetry which has given thought to what it is saying and how it is being said. It includes reviews, articles and poetry. Circulation is 120, spread internationally. There are no limitations to submissions. Launched in 1994, it has 40 pages and comes in A4, costing £8 (UK) for 3 issues. Editor / Publisher Sam Smith can be contacted on 01900 812194 or submissions can be sent to 17 High Street, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 6BQ, UK. You can also E-Mail to smithsssj@aol.com. Sam also runs the small press company Original Plus, and is the poetry editor for BeWrite Books (http://www.freewebs.com/thesamsmith/). The journal receives no public funds and depends on sales, subscriptions and donations from well-wishers. PRIZE MAGAZINES Prize Magazines is a UK-based company which produces a whole range of different magazines offering prizes such as free books. It has run competitions in conjunction with United Press Ltd. The flagship publication of the company is Prizes Galore which has a 100,000 circulation. The company also produces: Cash Prize Puzzles, Lucky Break, Competitions Galore and Prizes Quest. You can contact Alastair Fry on 01865 515 840 or email alastair@prizemags.co.uk FIRE RIVER POETS Fire River Poets (http://www.fireriverpoets.org.uk) is a group of poets who meet for mutual support, with the aim of helping each other to become better poets. It is based in Taunton and draws its membership from across Somerset and beyond. Meetings are intirely private and confidential. They are held in private houses, which limits numbers of who can attend, but we are always pleased to hear from potential new members who may have to join a waiting list or set up a group of their own with our support. We are always happy to liaise with poets' groups within and outside Somerset as we feel that mutual support can raise aspirations and improve opportunities. We have been offering readings and workshops open to the general public at The Brewhouse in Taunton. 'Open Mic' sessions are always available at the readings. We do not offer classes so beginners should join a creative writing class to learn the appropriate techniques before applying to join the group. WEDNESDAY WRITERS WORKSHOP Wednesday Writers' Workshop has been running for almost 30 years. We meet in a member's home in Sevenoaks once a fortnight on Wednesday afternoons. Members write short stories, articles, poetry, plays, memoirs and even novels. Some of us are published writers and others are just beginners. We welcome those who hope to achieve publications and those who are writing for fun. For details please email Camilla Bourcier - camillacamilla@bourcier.force9.co.uk. Alternatively you may write to - Wednesday Writers' Workshop, FAO Camilla Bourcier, 6 Quarry Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN015 0HH. WRITTEN WORDS Author, Henrietta Soames offers stimulating workshops and supportive tutorials/mentoring through her website http://www.writtenwords.net. Intensive Writing Workshops are designed specifically to empower writers embarking upon or already working on a novel or short stories. Three terms of three one-day Workshops, each Workshop examines a different aspect of fiction writing and using imaginitive exercieses, lively discussion and literary examples. The intensive workshops will stretch your abilities and deepen your writing skills. Each Workshop is limited to a maximum of only ten, this is so that each student receives maximum attention and has the opportunity to read and discuss their own work-in-progress. For further details visit the website, or email henrietta@writtenwords.net DANDELION ARTS MAGAZINE Dandelion Magazine is a non-profit making international publication created by Jacqueline Gonzalez-Marina in London in 1978. Jacqueline has been its editor and Publisher ever since. The aims of the magazine have always been to provide an outlet for peots, journalists and illustrators worldwide. Contributions are welcome, but subscription is a must if seeking publication. All submissions should be accompanied by a S.A.E or an International Reply Coupon. Subscriptions for UK residents is £17 a year. Subscriptions for the rest of Europe - £25 a year (sterling). Subscriptions for the USA, New Zealand, and Australia is £45 a year. Cheque or Postal Order made payable to Fern Publications. CHELTENHAM POETRY CAFE (BUZZWORDS) Buzzwords is for everyone who enjoys poetry - whether to write or to listen. It is now in its fourth year and continues to attract an audience ranging from teens to nineties. Buzzwords aims to be fully inclusive. It provides a platform for new, aspiring and established poets to perform and share their work. It offers a regular opportunity to take part in writing workshops, publicity and support for events of interest for anyone who enjoys poetry. Buzzwords began with an idea from a group of Gloucester writers which was taken up by Angela France, who continues to organise the meetings. The name arose from the first venue at the Exmouth Inn on Bath Road, where it meets the first Sunday of every month. Each meeting begins with a workshops for those who wish to take part, usually run by a poet or writer. This is followed by an open mix session for anyone who wants to read their work, and then the guest poet of the evening takes the floor. After the break another mic session followed by more from the guest poet. The average size of the audience is 30 persons. POETRY CAFE Christian-based but often print poems by members of other faiths. Two thirds of the circulation is the UK with the remainder in the USA. Only invite submissions from subscribers. Established in 1985, issued quarterly with 40 pages on A5, charging £8 per annum. 300 copies per issue. Occasionally review poetry books and novels and also publish under Feather Books used by subscribers and a consortium of writers and composers who publish work privately. Editor, Tony Reavell. Enquiries can be sent to reavellt@globalnet.co.uk. Tel: 01274 563 078 PENNINE PLATFORM Established in 1973, Pennine Platform is a biannual magazine containing about 60 pages. The 300 circulation is roughly 60% Yorkshire, with a sprinkling overseas. It includes new poems, reviews of published poetry books, essays on poets and poetry, and is always on the lookout for well-made poems which "imitate the speaking voice" and "speak in the mind's ear". Enquiries to the editor Nicholas Bielby who can be contacted on 01274 541015. POETRY CORNWALL Includes poetry from around the world including Kernewem and Cornish dialect. It includes foreign language poetry with English translations and features a great Cornish poet in each issue. Also includes a ‘Meet the Editors’ section with reviews and articles. It is an international magazine and you can submit up to 3 poems with SAE. See the website for further submission information at http://poetrycornwall.freeservers.com The magazine has run only 4 competitions so far but is currently reviewing this. It was established in 2002 and usually has 52 pages. 3 issues are published each year and the magazine is A5 size. Subscriptions are £3.50 per issue or £10 a year and adverts cost £25 per issue. Inserts are free on an exchange basis. The circulation is 400 and the poetry contact is Les Merton, editor on 01209 218209. You can send Poetry Cornwall review copies of poetry books and novels. They also publish books. ENVOI Envoi is about encouraging, enabling and giving space to writers, irrespective of reputation. It includes poetry, sequences, articles, reviews, letters and comments and also competitions. Circulation is localised and also spreads internationally. You can submit articles and poetry, and there are 3 competitions a year to coincide with each issue. Established in 1957, it usually has up to 128 pages, charging £15 for UK subscribers and £20 overseas. Insert rate is £100 per 1000 and the circulation is 1000. Roger Elkin is the editor and can be contacted on 01702 517092 for further information. PEACE & FREEDOM Publishes work which has feeling but is not pretentious. Includes material such as poetry, prose and artwork, particularly with a compassionate and humanitarian slant on environmental and animal welfare issues. Distributed internationally. Submissions of poetry up to 32 lines and prose up to 500 words are invited. Also black and white artwork up to 6x4 inches. The magazine runs 2-3 poetry competitions every year. One is an open poetry competition, and the others are more specialized. The magazine was established in 1985 and usually has 32 pages if A5 and 16 if A4. Issues bi-annually, £10 for 6 issues. Ad rate of £35 for A5 issues and £60 for A4 issues. Insert rate is £50 and circulation is 400. Would like to receive review copies of poetry books and novels. Also publish paperback anthologies of poetry and prose. Email proprietor, Paul Rance on paul@paulapollo.free-online.co.uk. FIRST TIME The philosophy of the magazine is to give openings to first time published poets and all others. Covers all types of material and distributes worldwide. Invites up to six submissions and holds an annual Hastings International poetry competition. Established in 1981, an issue holds 70 pages, distributed bi-annually. Printed on A5 and costs £8. Circulation is 750. Josephine Austin the editor/publisher can be contacted on 01424 423105, fax on 01424 201370 or email josephine.poetry@btopenworld.com. First Time also reviews poetry books. THE JOURNAL The magazine publishes poetry which has given thought to what it is saying and to how it is being said. It includes reviews, articles and poetry. Circulation is 100, spread internationally. There are no limitations to submissions. Launched in 1994, it has 40 pages and comes is A4 costing £7 (UK). Editor/publisher Sam Smith can be contacted on 01271 862708 or smithsssj@aol.com. He is also the editor for Jacobyte Books (http://members.aol.com/smithsssj/index.html) The Journal receives no public funds, depends entirely on sales, subscriptions and donations from well-wishers. POETRY LIFE Publishing the best of modern poetry. Circulated around the UK, it invites submissions of high quality. Runs a poetry competition entitled ‘Poetry Life’ with a £3000 cash prize. Was established in 1994 printing 3 issues a year with 50 pages on A4. Charges £19.50, ad rate per full page of £50 and an insert rate of £50 per 1000. 2000 copies per issue, would like to receive review copies of poetry books and novels. Also publish books. Adrian Bishop, editor can be contacted on 01962 842621, 1 Blue Ball Corner, Water Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, S023 0ER.
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