Write a short story of up to 1000 words; poetry; or Drabble, a story or poem that is exactly 100 words and uses the month’s topic with the supplied emotion.
Topics for February to December
1 February: What happened to…? or There were three of us…
1 March: Short Burst writing – 10 mins (topic provided) Love and Mandarins or It was…
5 April: Excursion to Moruya Historical Museum, then write a story or poem inspired by something in the exhibition
3 May: Tree Climbing or She sat next to me…Imbue your writing with a sense of place, not only as the setting but linked to character, plot and structure
7 June: Bring a piece of writing (up to 250 words) that resonates with you Discussion follows each
5 July: Workshop: Convert a badly written story (provided) to a well-written one (using eg show/tell, replacing clichés, imagery, less is more – adverbs and adjectives, structure, sense of place, etc
2 Aug: Short Burst writing – 10 mins (topic provided) The List or Deeper water
6 Sept: The Case or Five – A story of 330 words, with 3 variations – past, present and future tense
4 Oct: Short Burst writing – 10 mins (topic provided) I was hanging out the washing when… or Recycled
1 Nov: Words for one – a conversational monologue as if you are speaking to a small audience; may only be one person. Can use props and appropriate gestures and present in a performance style
6 Dec: Xmas party and lunch: On-the-spot writing to a given topic. Every couple of minutes a random word, provided by a committee member, has to be incorporated in a meaningful way
Anytime *Drabbles
Giving Parachuting Falling Knitting Bonding Longing Nightmare Tragic Wailing Lost Kissing Daydreaming Anxious Desperate Shocked Broke Imprisoned Winning Understanding Fried
Note: A *Drabble (optional) is a story or poem that is exactly 100 words using one of the topics but without using the topic word in the story
Stories and poetry max 1000 words
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