Bridgend Writers' Circle
N e w s - 05 November 2011
Accommodation
BWC now has a new venue: The BRYNTIRION AND LALESTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, Mount Pleasant, Bridgend, CF31 4EF. Click H E R E for location details and directions.
PHIL CARRADICE AT NEATH LIBRARY
A small but intrepid group of BWC members climbed into “Big Dave’s” maxi taxi on Sept 29th to head for the wilds of Neath for a “Meet the Author” evening. Click H E R E to see the full Report by Dominique Spearey. Dylan Thomas Centre
Public spending cuts mean that the Dylan Thomas Centre is under threat of closure. Click H E R E to sign the petition against closure.
June Meeting
In a change to the programme for 10 June, 2011, Dominique Spearey lead the poetry night. This was the first meeting held in new accommodation. Dominique says, 'Following the runaway success of last year's talk; "Prose - the naked truth", the June talk was "Poetry - the naked truth."' The subject of the evening was actually the interesting analyses of several poems. July Meeting
On 8 July, 2011, there will be a Drama Evening. August Meeting
On 12 August, 2011, BWC will have its annual Results Evening.Bring along any winning entries (1st & 2nd) in the Mini-Competitions or any external successes for reading to the Group. Picture Galleries
Picture Gallery Number 2 and Picture Gallery Number 3 now complement Picture Gallery Number 1 on the website. The latest addition to Picture Gallery Number 3 shows members at the 50th anniversary dinner of Academi.
Chris Williams - Website
Chris Williams now has his own website. See it on giantantperson.webs.com.
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 AWARDS Evening for the TERRY HETHERINGTON YOUNG WRITERS' BURSARY will be held at 7:30pm on Friday 1 July, 2011 at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 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.
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.
Dominique also set the Keith Coles competition.
Jean Castle announced that the winner of the 2011 George Perry Trophy was Kay Boswell.
The first-, second- and third-placed entries in the George Perry Trophy competition are to read by chosen members of the circle.
Entries for the Keith Coles Competition set in June by Dominique Spearey are to be handed in.
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Readings will be followed by an End of Year Celebration.
* The next meeting of the Poems and Pints at the Lorelei group will be in Porthcawl at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 19 July, 2011. Click HERE for details.