2009/10 PROGRAMME

2009
September 15th Open Evening - Free Entry
  Introduction of ourselves to new members, plus Manuscripts & Competition One Guidelines
October 6th Speaker: Simon Scarrow (Author) - Historical Writing
October 20th Speaker: Lucy McCarraher (Author) - Fiction Writing & Publishing On Demand,
  and close of Competition One
November 3rd Poetry Workshop, plus Guidelines for Competition Two, by Esther Morgan (Poet & Tutor)
November 17th Manuscript Evening
December 1st Adjudication of Competition One: The First Five Pages of an Historical Novel
  by Jean Fullerton (Author)
December 8th Christmas Celebration - Social Event in The Pierce Room - close of Competition Two
2010  
January 19th Workshop: Kick-Start Your Writing by Benjamin Scott (Freelance Writer)
February 2nd Adjudication: Competition Two: Poem 'Encounters', by Esther Morgan (Poet & Tutor)
February 16th Manuscript Evening - close of the Open Poetry Competition and Competition Three
March 2nd Speaker: John Worrall (Writer & Photographer) - Illustrated Features
March 16th Adjudication: Competition Three: Children's Adventure Story (Cooper Prize)
  by Benjamin Scott (Freelance Writer)
April 6th Speaker: Andrew Brammer (Storyteller & Public Speaker)
  - Writing Humour Based On Personal Experiences, and close of Competition Four
April 20th Open Poetry Competition Adjudication, Reading & Prize Giving
  by Hilary Mellon (Poet), in The Pierce Room
May 4th Manuscript Evening, and close of Competition Five
May 18th Adjudication: Competition Four: Article With A Local Theme
  by John Worrall (Writer & Photographer)
June 1st Workshop: Presentation and Punctuation by Anne Funnell
June 15th Adjudication: Competition Five: Humorous Article (Colin Sutton Cup)
  in The Kent Room
June 26th Summer Social - Saturday - Sprowston
July 6th Annual General Meeting, and Competition Prize Giving

Blog entries for this year's meetings can be accessed by clicking on the relevant date in the left column.

Please go here for information on our current member Competitions.

Guidelines and recommendations when entering Norwich Writers' Circle Competitions can be found here.

Alternatively, please visit our Open Poetry Competition section.

For details of this year's programme, please go here.