Bridgend Writers' Circle
N e w s - 17 December, 2009
Saviker Shield Results for BWC's premier competition, the Saviker Shield for 2008/9, were announced at the meeting on 13 November, 2009. Jean Castle was the overall winner and Michael Ross was the runner-up. Click HERE for details of category winners and of the 2009/10 competition.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting was held on 11 September, 2009. Officers for the BWC year 2009/10 were elected. However, the Treasurer has since had to resign and we will need a replacement very soon.
December Meeting
The Christmas meeting was held on 11 December, 2009.The evening comprised: readings from the top Saviker entries and also performance of Joe Waterman's playlet, presentation of awards, setting of the Railton Competition by Mike Hayes (Click HERE for details) and finally refreshments. January Meeting
The ‘other’ entries, in the Saviker Shield Competition for 2008/2009, (one per participating member; own choice of category), will be read on 8 January, 2010. February Meeting
'Writing your memoirs' will be the topic for 12 February, 2010. Joyce James will organise the evening, and set the Endeavour Competition based on its theme. Picture Galleries
Picture Gallery Number 2 now complements Picture Gallery Number 1 on the website. The new one features the awards evening in December, 2009.
Chris Williams - Website
Chris Williams now has his own website. See it on giantantperson.webs.com
Programme for 2009/10
The programme for the new BWC year has now been finalised by the committee and can be seen by clicking H E R E. There are several innovations. The Saviker categories for the year have also now been agreed and can be viewed by clicking H E R E.
Search Engine
This website is now equipped with a Search Engine. It is located on the links page. CLICK H E R E to try it out. See if you can find yourself. If not, why not?
Events
* The 12-week project for visiting American students, Dylan Thomas in Wales, will be launched in December, 2009. For the first event American poet Robin Metz and Swansea poet Peter Thabit Jones gave readings of their poetry and talked about the Project. There were also songs about Dylan Thomas from Swansea's singer-songwriter Terry Clarke. Free entry. Click HERE for more details. Poetry Slam - Congratulations to Team 'B'
BWC entered two team(s) in the POETRY SLAM held on Thursday, 14 May 2009 at Pontardawe Arts' Centre. They were placed first and second in the competition. Congratulations to Team 'B', comprising Pat Forster, Sheila Lewis and Dominique Spearey. They will hold the TINPOT TROPHY for one year.
Murder Mystery Dinner Instead of the seminar for this year, there will be a MURDER MYSTERY DINNER in the early spring. More details soon.
Brenda Munitich
Brenda, our Past Chairman (x4) had The Little Book of Positive Thoughts for Carers published by Legend Press on 1 March, 2009. This is available from Amazon and elsewhere. For details of this and other books by members, including Life Lines by Joyce James launched on 28 November, 2008 and also the Prose Anthology by members generally, published in April 2009 , CLICK H E R E. Anthologies
Copies of the 2009 Prose Anthology were available at the April meeting. Joe Waterman returned after his illness and brought copies of anthologies for those members who didn't yet have one. Click HERE for details of this, previous anthologies and members' publications.
Interested in the Visual Arts?
There is now an on-line version of WAN, Welsh Arts Now, the new visual arts magazine. The first issue has several features, including one on the artist James Selway. Click H E R E to see the magazine.
Do You Like Haiku?
The Irish Haiku Society publishes haiku,senryu and haibun in the Shamrock Haiku Journal. Click H E R E for details.
Newsletters
The latest Newsletter of Llanelli Writers' Circle, and the final issue of the BWC Newsletter are now available in downloadable format. Click HERE to see them.
Magazine Guidelines
Guidelines for several commercial magazines are available on this website. These include recently added ones for Verbal and Best of British. Click HERE to see guidelines that may be downloaded.
Welsh Magazines
There is a list of the current Welsh Magazines on the Benybont site. There are probably more of them than you think. Click HERE to see details. A new magazine, The Blue Tattoo, began publication in April, 2007.
Featured Members
This
section of the web site features the work of some BWC members. Further examples can be found on the Guest and More Guest sections, and elsewhere on web site www.benybont.co.uk
Other members of BWC wishing to put work on this section of the site (only current BWC members, and only one piece of writing per member) should speak to the Internet Officer.
Jean Castle is the latest to be on this part of the site. Click HERE to read her short story, The Killing.
Poems and Pints
This has now moved to The Lorelei Hotel in Porthcawl and now has its own website. Click HERE to see it.
Lit. Crit.
The more creative among you - not just BWC members - may care to have a look at GLO'S PAGE. This gives the opportunity to share with others a few thoughts on some books that have appealed to you.
Mike Hayes presented the shield for the Saviker and other competitions up to September 2009.There are photographs of the prize-winners on Picture Gallery Number 2.
The Railton Competition for 2009/2010 was set by Mike Hayes. Entries are to be handed in at the February Meeting.
Chris Williams will also present 'Word Games'. Members are asked to bring along some short phrases they've come across for the word games.
Entries for the Railton Competition, set by Mike Hayes, are to be handed in.
* The next monthly session of Poems and Pints at the Lorelei will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 19 January 2010. Click HERE for details.
* At 7:30pm on 16 December, 2009, Roundyhouse and the Women's Arts Association will be holding an evening of Poetry and Mince Pies at the Oriel Canfas Gallery, 44a Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QS. Entry is free.
* There is a series of Pomes Penyeach events held monthly at 7:30pm in Pontardawe Arts' Centre. Forthcoming evenings are led by 12/1/2010 - Patrick Jones; 9/2/2010 - Emily Hinshelwood; 9/3/2010 - Susan Richards; 13/4/2010 - Lloyd Rees; 11/5/2010 - Herbert Williams; 8/6/2010 - Brian Smith.
* The £1000 Terry Hetherington Young Writers' Award closes on 31 January, 2010. Click HERE for details.
Brenda now has a website, Positive Thoughts for Carers. Click H E R E to see it.