EWG FAW PROGRAM to June 2017
‘Drabble’: short story of exactly 100 words (excl Title), theme/emotion or key point to include; ‘Topic’: short story up to 1000 words; Poems – choose ‘drabble’ or ‘topic’ theme (no set word count)
Mar 1: Excursion to member’s home (financial FAW members only)
Mar 15: Drabble: The Concert/aromatic Topic: Find an emotion in this extract from TS Eliot’s ‘Burnt Norton’ and write to it –
‘At the still point of the turning world, Neither flesh nor fleshless There the dance lies
Do not ask me where I’ve been I only know I’ve been there, at the still point.’ Or Dreams of Home (Water features in your story)
April 5: Drabble: Hiccups/romantic Topic: Monologue: A Soap-box Speech about a Pet Hate Or The time I got into a bar fight (Use smell and touch)
April 19: Out-sourced workshop (Chris Andrews’ Story and Structure)
Open to members and the general public – contact EWG for further detail register for this workshop
May 3: Writing Challenge: Group novel – Topic TBA. Separate to program. *
May 17: Drabble: The Present/ghostly Topic: The Cello
To tell you the truth I never wanted to be A cello. When I was wood I had my own song
Write the tree’s song as a Ballad or Free Verse Or Alley Cat (Use an Antagonist to develop your story)
June 7 : Drabble: Time/trembling Topic: The Waiting Room (A red beret features)
Or Dialogue between a confirmed criminal and someone with criminal intent
starting with –
A: B: I’m sorry
A: B: I know, I’m sorry
A: B: I’ll come up
A: B: No, It was my fault.
June 21: Drabble: False Alarm/empty Topic: Memoir: Write about a time when you were frightened or angry or embarrassed Or Write the transcript for a completely chaotic newscast
Hi Eurobodalla Writers, just enquiring about the Batemans Bay Writers Festival this year. Has it been cancelled or being held on a different date/venue? Could you please let me know. Thank you in anticipation.
Regards
Marjorie
Hello Marjorie, my apologies for the delay. We’ve just had notice from the Batemans Bay Writers Festival that there will be no festival in 2017. However, the next festival is being planned for March/April 2018. If you go to http://batemansbaywritersfestival.com/ and scroll down you can subscribe for updates about the festival. If you are interested in coming along to a Writers Group on the South Coast Eurobodalla Writers which meets in Moruya both day and evening groups have some vacancies.
kind regards
Suzanne