tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53150495752226508302024-03-06T20:02:05.622+00:00Renegade WritersA group for writers that dare to be the bestRenegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-49354652463094014622014-09-25T10:23:00.004+01:002014-09-25T10:23:46.449+01:00New venue and new website<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Renegade Writers’ Group</strong> was set up for like-minded writers — writers who dare to be the best. And all with the aim to write to professional standards, to see our work in print so that others may read our words.</div>
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Although based in the Potteries we have regular members coming from Cheadle, Crewe, Shrewsbury and Stafford.</div>
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We meet weekly, every Wednesday, in the back room in the <a href="http://renegadewriters.wordpress.com/about-renegades/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #743399; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Bridge Street Ale House</a>, 31 Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2RY, from 7.00 p.m to 9.30 p.m. There is no membership or entry fee — other than buying a drink from the bar.</div>
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Members read out their work in progress (not already published work) and then we all chip in, discuss it and make helpful suggestions in order to improve the fiction. We help with all aspects of the writing, highlighting both the strong and weak elements. Not all members are able to read every week due to the healthy group size. On a good day we manage around six readings.</div>
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Note for new members: you are more than welcome to come along (please email to let us know although that’s not essential — renewriters [at] gmail.com), but note the following rule. You must attend four meetings (not necessary consecutive) before you can read out your work. This way we ensure that people become members because they want the level of constructive comments we make on each others’ work.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, this blogspot is no longer used. For current Renegade information visit:</span></div>
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Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-597696047936830652013-04-26T17:13:00.000+01:002013-04-26T17:13:12.633+01:00Still hereHi there! I haven't posted anything here for ages. That's because I update our information, and post news of our meetings, on Facebook (which then gets copied to Twitter). So to reassure visitors to this blog: we are still running, still active -- and meet every Wednesday at the Red Lion, Stoke Old Road, Hartshill. We start gathering at 7.00 pm -- the meeting proper begins at 7.30 pm.<br />
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We meet in the upstairs room of the Red Lion. Enter the building by the Lounge Door entrance, although there is no need to go into the bar itself.<br />
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We read out our work in progress, and then discuss it, making suggestions to help improve the narrative, if needed. All this is great fun and invaluable. It's also beneficial to meet up with fellow writers. Do come along.<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">Renegade Writers</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> is a writers' group that meets every Wednesday (7.00pm-9.30pm) in a private room in the Red Lion, 18 Stoke Old Road, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6ES. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">All genres covered (no poetry). </span><br />
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The group is open to all writers, aspiring and published, who wish to meet like-minded folk, to discuss their work in progress, to have a drink and a chat, and to have an evening with friends. We read out work in progress and offer constructive feedback in a supportive environment.<br />
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Writing is a lonely business – here’s an opportunity to talk about your passion. Entry is free.</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">To contact Renegade Writers, send an email to <b>renewriters [at] gmail.com</b> or join us on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Renegade-Writers-Group/314911851887326" style="color: #663208; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Renegade Writers’ Facebook</b></a> page or follow us on Twitter (<b>@renegadewriters</b>) for updates.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Note: this page will remain static – and will be updated with important news or changes in day, time or venue.</span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-90975106126139236172012-05-03T16:06:00.003+01:002012-05-03T16:06:50.339+01:00The Jolly Potters closes its doorsThe Jolly Potters pub -- our home for over a year -- has closed down while it searches for a new landlord. We have therefore relocated to The Red Lion, about a mile further along the road towards Newcastle-under-Lyme.<br />
<br />Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-6199121343137216082012-01-19T09:47:00.000+00:002012-01-19T09:47:15.290+00:00Facebook and Twitter news<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Renegade Writers</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> is a writers' group that meets every Wednesday (7.30pm-9.30pm) in a private room in the Jolly Potters, 296 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7NH – but is open to all writers in the area and beyond. The pub is located at the corner of Hartshill Road and Vicarage Road – there is a large gravel car park at the end of Vicarage Road. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The group is open to all writers, aspiring and published, who wish to meet like-minded folk, discuss their work, have a drink and a chat, have an evening with friends. We read out work in progress and offer constructive advice in a supportive environment. Writing is a lonely business – here’s an opportunity to talk about your passion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Note: this page will remain static – and will be updated with important news or changes in day, time or venue.</span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-5788881164068960252011-12-11T14:12:00.000+00:002011-12-11T14:12:40.675+00:00Christmas scheduleThe next meeting of Renegade Writers is on Wednesday 14 December, at the usual venue (see right). This is a Christmas meeting -- so please bring seasonal stories or poems and festive food.<br />
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The meetings for 21 and 28 December are cancelled. We start again on 4 January 2012.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-49020436588246881932011-07-01T19:18:00.000+01:002011-07-01T19:18:50.794+01:00Rod reports on this week's meeting<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">RENEGADE WRITERS: 29<sup>TH</sup> JUNE 20</span><a href="" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Welcome to new attendee Gerry!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Congratulations to Jan on the nomination of her short story ‘Otterburn’ in the British Fantasy Society Awards 2011 short story category.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After the standing-room only attendance of last week we were down to just six of us this week, but small in number though we were the quality of the writing was good.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jan kicked off with a new short story called ‘Midnight Twilight’ set on a desolate artic island ‘somewhere north of Fennmark’ and involving the experiences of an intrepid reporter Ellie as she tries to get to the bottom of the nightly appearances of a mysterious sledger. We were all agreed that the piece was well written and the planned hook a good one. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peter read a short story entitled ‘Ghost House’ which was a tale of a sceptic challenging his disbelief by spending some time in ‘the most haunted house in Britain’ where he has a close encounter of the weird kind. Again a good, strong story. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rod read an excerpt from the end of ‘The Demi-Monde: Spring’, the sexy bit involving the seduction of one of his characters. It seemed to go down well with the listeners. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">--- Rod Rees</span></span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-36557824836384125512011-05-03T12:03:00.002+01:002011-05-03T15:45:10.924+01:00Renegade Writer Nominated for Award<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Jan Edwards, a member of the Renegade Writers group, has been nominated for a British Fantasy Award, in the Short Story category, with her tale of otter hunts and a missing woman, entitled ‘Otterburn’. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Jan Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885726599827639111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-57797857180189092852011-04-11T15:16:00.001+01:002011-04-11T15:18:49.109+01:00Fantasy Book Review Fantasy Short Story Competition 2011<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This year, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fantasy Book Review </i>with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Swift Publishers</b> are running a short story </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;">competition.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The writer of the winning fantasy short story will receive an Apple iPad, the two runner-ups will receive Amazon Kindle’s. Each applicable entry will receive a free copy of Frank P Ryan’s fantasy ebook <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Snowmelt River.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Full rules and conditions can be found on their <a href="http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/blog/2011/04/10/fantasy-book-review-fantasy-short-story-competition-2011/">website</a> but in brief: all submitted work be the author’s original work, between 2,000 and 5,000 English words with a fantasy theme woven throughout. Entries can be submitted from 10 April 2011 up until 10 September 2011, with the winners being announced on 1 November 2011 and published on the site exactly one week later.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fantasy author Frank P Ryan has supplied a guide to <b>how to write a fantasy short story</b> especially for the Fantasy Book Review Short Story Competition 2011. Full of advice and tips it can be downloaded by clicking <a href="http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/pdf/how-to-write-a-fantasy-short-story.pdf">here</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When you are happy with your mini-masterpiece, simply email <span style="mso-field-code: ' HYPERLINK ''o 'outbind://22-00000000C3ABDE80DE187D48B33848B023D6C43C84EF4000/'';"><u><span style="color: #1796fd;"><a href="mailto:fantasyshortstorycompetition@fantasybookreview.co.uk">fantasyshortstorycompetition@fantasybookreview.co.uk</a></span></u></span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">with your entry as an attachment. Include your full name (first name and surname) and country of residence.</span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-4377162087418771232011-04-11T15:00:00.000+01:002011-04-11T15:00:21.342+01:00Market update: Where Are We Going?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">From Allen Ashley, editor of forthcoming <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eibonvale Press</b> anthology <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Where Are We Going?</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“After several requests, I have now officially decided to extend the submission period for this anthology to now close at 10.00pm British Summer Time on Tuesday 31<span style="color: navy;"> </span>May 2011. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Further details from: <a href="mailto:editorwherearewegoing@hotmail.co.uk">editorwherearewegoing@hotmail.co.uk</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or visit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.eibonvalepress.co.uk/">http://www.eibonvalepress.co.uk/</a></span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-81416825578960092932011-04-11T14:53:00.000+01:002011-04-11T14:53:59.881+01:00The Fiction Desk: submission guidelinesFrom their <a href="http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/">website</a>: "At <strong>The Fiction Desk</strong>, we're committed to keeping the door open for new writers, and we aim to source at least a third of the content of our publications from unsolicited submissions. Our publishing plans will change from time to time, so we'll keep this page updated with information on what we're looking for."Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-82108962505709726702011-04-07T15:45:00.002+01:002011-04-11T14:56:44.051+01:00Poetry & the Poetry Scene: Taking a longer view<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tutor: Matthew Welton. Venue: School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD. Day / Time: Tuesdays, fortnightly, 7.00-9.00pm. Duration: 5 sessions - you can start at any point in the term. Start Date: 10 May. Price: £53, £41 (60+), £35 (concs). Level: open to all. To book: call 0207 582 1679 or online at <a href="http://www.poetryschool.com/">http://www.poetryschool.com/</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><br />
"Each of us is probably involved in poetry in a number of different ways – as writers of our own work; as readers of books and magazines; through attending readings or workshops; or by submitting work to publishers, magazines, and competitions. Sometimes, though, writers can feel that, however involved they become in the poetry scene, there is something excluding them from the routes to success – and sending poems out to publishers feels like shooting in the dark. The content of these sessions is designed to give you a view of the bigger picture of how the different aspects of poetry – and the poetry scene – fit in with each other. The importance of the actual poems you write remains central, and provides the basis for developing a strategy for getting published. Lots of practical writing tips included. In association with the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham."</span></div>Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-87022094256390512072011-04-01T10:19:00.000+01:002011-04-01T10:19:59.076+01:00Two Great Opportunities for Writers to Develop their SkillsDo you think you’ve got a great story to tell? Want to make your prose sparkle?<br />
You’ve started writing, but now you really want to push on and see just how good you can get? Perhaps you’d like to see your name in print?<br />
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Following on from Stoke City Libraries’ All Write and Write On projects, we now have funding for another project called 'What’s the Story?'.<br />
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As part of 'What’s the Story?', we are running two longer courses - one for writers of prose fiction, the second for non-fiction writers. Both of these courses will be led by Nicholas Corder, who was writer-in-residence for the libraries and who also writes both fiction and non-fiction.<br />
The courses are aimed at developing writers to a professional level.<br />
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<strong>What will we be doing?</strong><br />
For the fiction course, we’ll be looking at what makes a story or a novel work and how we go about developing characters, show & tell, dialogue, narrative tension, plotting, point of view, theme and setting. We will try to work out what makes people turn the page and do it ourselves. What you write is entirely up to you – we’re not worried about genre here.<br />
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For the non-fiction course, we’ll be looking at both feature article writing and the writing of longer works. You can work in any non-fiction genre – life-writing, travel writing, biography, opinion pieces, humour….<br />
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In both courses, we would expect to see work-in-progress and everyone will be allocated a slot for that in the workshops.<br />
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By the end of the course, you should be writing work of a publishable standard.<br />
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<strong>How will it work?</strong><br />
The courses will consist of five Saturdays in June, July, September and October. August will be free for you to write/research. Then, after the final session, you’ll have the chance to have email/telephone support whilst you put together a portfolio of writing. This needs to be finished by the end of November and you will receive a full feedback report on it.<br />
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<strong>Who can come?</strong><br />
Anyone who’s prepared to put in the work needed to produce quality writing. But you do have to apply – see more below. You also need to part with a small amount of cash.<br />
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<strong>Do I have to have been to any of the 'All Write' or 'Write On' courses or workshops?</strong><br />
No. You may find it helpful if you have, but talent and commitment are more important than past experience of writing workshops. The important thing is that you should be committed to producing work of publishable standard (even if your goal isn’t publication).<br />
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<strong>What are the dates?</strong><br />
Fiction 18 June, 2 July, 16July, 30 July, 10 September .<br />
Non-fiction 25 June, 9 July, 23 July, 17 September, 1 October<br />
August is free for you to do some writing. You’ll also get email/phone support (1-1 feedback) whilst you’re putting together your portfolio in September to November.<br />
At the end of November, you need to send off 4,000 words of well-crafted prose for comment. You’ll get detailed written feedback.<br />
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<strong>What happens when the workshops finish?</strong><br />
You’ll then get e-mail/phone support and personalised feedback on work-in-progress until the end of November, when you will deliver a final portfolio of writing. You’ll also be encouraged to submit your work to publishers, magazines, etc.<br />
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<strong>Will I get to see my name in print?</strong><br />
We can’t guarantee it. But our aim is to help people produce work of a publishable standard. After that, it’s up to you. Nick will try to point you in the right direction for agents/publishers/editors, but that’s not entirely what this course is about.<br />
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<strong>Do I have to come to all the sessions?</strong><br />
No, we realise you may have other commitments, but it is best if you can come to most of them.<br />
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<strong>Can I attend both series of workshops?</strong><br />
Yes, you can. However, we need separate applications and you need to realise that it is a big commitment to do both.<br />
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<strong>Is there a fee?</strong><br />
Yes. It’s £50 for each course. For that you get the five workshops, email/phone support and a final report. Yes, it’s a bargain. It costs more than that to fill the average petrol tank.<br />
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<strong>So, can just anyone do it provided they’ve got £50?</strong><br />
No. You need to apply. We want the best local talent, so that we can develop it and create a buzzing community of serious writers. We want to see a sample of your work.<br />
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<strong>How do I apply?</strong><br />
For each course, please send us the following in a Word (or Open Office or similar) attachment:<br />
<ul><li>Your contact details </li>
<li>200 words saying what you would hope to gain from the course </li>
<li>500 words of either prose fiction or non-fiction (i.e. no more than 2 sides of A4 double-spaced) For the prose fiction, try to avoid a section that is either all description or all dialogue – show us you can mix it up a bit! For the non-fiction, again avoid something that is all description. Perhaps you could do a little bit of life-writing if you’re not sure what to send.</li>
</ul>Email this to Anne Mackey (anne.mackey@stoke.gov.uk) with the words “Fiction Course” or “Non-fiction Course” in the subject line. You need to do this quickly. Submissions must be in by 3 May and we’ll let you know if you’re successful as soon as possible thereafter. If you are successful, we will then ask you for the course fee.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-15489776750188857442011-02-28T16:55:00.000+00:002011-02-28T16:55:40.642+00:00After deathIf you write thrillers the state of a body may be crucial to solving the crime -- and writing convincing fiction. This <a href="http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Rigor-Mortis-and-Other-Postmortem-Changes.html">website</a> may be of immense benefit.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-49497991855728170782011-02-28T16:37:00.002+00:002011-02-28T16:37:55.568+00:00The Staffordshire Hoard – A Day for Creative Writers<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Author Nick Corder will lead a workshop using the Staffordshire Hoard as a springboard for imaginative writing at <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">City Central Library, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday 19 March 2011, 10.00-3.00.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“In Saxon times, the Lord would thank his warriors when they had been victorious in battle with a huge feast in his Great Hall. Part of the entertainment would be story-telling. Probably the most famous of these stories is Beowulf. The bravest warriors would be rewarded with spoils from the battle-field. We’d like to create some imaginative writing around the theme of the hoard.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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To find out more visit their <a href="http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/">website</a>.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-43115187095788649922011-02-18T22:21:00.002+00:002013-04-26T17:06:51.302+01:00Renegade Writers' Group<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-27338427638306929182011-02-18T16:38:00.000+00:002011-02-18T16:38:37.083+00:00Jolly Potters is back in business!The Jolly Potters pub is to re-open this weekend after a month's renovation. Therefore next Wednesday's meeting -- the 23rd February -- will once again take place here. the usual venue. <br />
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If you are a writer and you would like to meet like-minded folk over a drink, have a chat, then do come along. We are a friendly and supportive bunch.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-68254056404165245642011-02-06T13:37:00.000+00:002011-02-06T13:37:30.976+00:00Bristol Short Story Competition3000 words / entry fee £7 / prizes up to £1000 / closing date 31 March<br />
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Details: <a href="http://www.bristolprize.co.uk/news/68-2011-bristol-short-story-prize-.html">Bristol Prize website</a>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-42070563126561374792011-02-06T13:33:00.000+00:002011-02-06T13:33:05.613+00:00Fish One-Page Story Competition300 words / entry fee 14 Euros / prize 1000 Euros / closing date 20 March<br />
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Details: <a href="http://www.fishpublishing.com/flash-fiction-contest-competition.php">Fish Publishing</a>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-47239616709658041792011-02-06T13:28:00.000+00:002011-02-06T13:28:36.540+00:00Rider Haggard Story Competition<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">3000 words<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stories inspired by Rider Haggard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>£10 entry fee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prize £200<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>closing date 20 March</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-48267402820506075022011-02-06T13:24:00.002+00:002011-02-06T13:24:45.371+00:00Friends of Morley Competition<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Friends of Morley Literature Festival Story Competition</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">3000 words<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ free entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ prizes up to £50<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>closing date 1 July</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Email <a href="mailto:fmlitfest@yahoo.com">fmlitfest@yahoo.com</a> for entry form</span></div>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-26778209228450699882011-02-06T13:21:00.000+00:002011-02-06T13:21:29.955+00:00The Cinnamon Press Awards<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The first 10,000 words of your novel or novella <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>short story 2000-4000 words<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ten poems (40 lines max)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>£16 entry fee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prizes up to £400<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>closing date 30 June</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Details: <a href="http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/">Cinnamon Press</a></span></div>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-75339590738917529632011-02-06T13:17:00.000+00:002011-02-06T13:17:15.541+00:00Biscuit Publishing Story Competition<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1000-5000 words / £10 entry fee / prizes up to £1500 / closing date 9 May</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Details: <a href="http://www.biscuitpublishing.com/comp/rules.html">Biscuit Publishing Ltd</a></span>Renegade Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537508254885841438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315049575222650830.post-38915886550453474242011-01-27T16:00:00.000+00:002011-01-27T16:00:38.285+00:00The Writer's 2011 Short-Story Contest<em>The Writer</em> has announced its 2011 Short-Story Contest. "Once again, we're partnering with Gotham Writers' Workshop to bring you this contest, which offers great prizes to the top three finishers."<br />
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For all the details visit <a href="http://www.writermag.com/2011contest?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WRT_NEWS_110126_final&utm_content=">The Writer website</a>.Alchemy Press/ Peter Colebornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833436536772138668noreply@blogger.com0