A writers group to inspire & encourage all writers
Watford Writers
watfordwriters@gmail.com

MONDAY

 2018 Programme

 8 Jan

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of Freedom- up to 100 words. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 15 Jan

 Manuscript Evening - Writers Block Entries due in

 22 Jan

 Manuscript Clinic

 29 Jan

 Manuscript Evening

 5 Feb

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of the title of a Beatles song- up to 500 words. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 12 Feb

 Manuscript Evening

 19 Feb

 Dialogue and Character Workshop run by John Ward. Bring a photo of a character, not someone you know or someone famous.

 26Feb 

 Writers Block Results Night

 5 Mar

 Reading Writer's Block entries and manuscripts

                      WATFORD'S BIG WORD FEST

 12 Mar

 True-Life Story Telling - workshop with Kate Walton - Part One

 19 Mar

 Talk by Lionel Birnie - sports journalist

 26 Mar

 True-Life Story Telling - workshop with Kate Walton - Part Two

 2  Apr

 Easter Monday - no meeting

 9 Apr

 Open Mic Evening with no Mic! Bring something to read and entertain

 16 Apr

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "Travel"- up to 350 words. Do not use Travel as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 23 Apr

 Lights, Camera, Action. A talk on screenwriting by James Bartlett

 30 Apr

 Rowan Coleman will talk about writing and her new novel "The Summer of Impossible Things"

 7 May

 Bank Holiday

 14 May

 Manuscript Evening

 21 May

 Favourite Books

 28 May

 Bank Holiday

 4 June

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "Flowers"- up to 350 words. Do not use Travel as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 11 June

 Manuscript Evening

 18 June

 Manuscript Evening

 25 June  

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "Temptation"- up to 350 words. Do not use Temptation as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 2 July

 Manuscript Evening

 9 July

 Harrington Competition Results

 16 July

 Manuscript Evening

 23 July

 Summer Social

 30 July

 Manuscript Evening

 6 Aug

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "Retribution"- exactly 300 words. Do not use Retribution as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 13 Aug

 Manuscript Evening

 20 Aug

 Manuscript Evening

 27 Aug

 Bank Holiday - No Meeting

 3 Sept.

 Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "The Secret"- up to 350 words. Do not use The Secret as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 10 Sept.

 Manuscript Evening

 17 Sept

 Bring a picture and we'll develop character traits with group discussions

 24 Sep

 Manuscript Evening

 1 Oct

Flash Fiction Competition - on theme of  "The Party"- up to 350 words. Do not use The Party as your title. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1 per entry, up to two entries allowed.

 Judging on the night.

 8 Oct

 Manuscript Evening

 15 Oct

  Workshop by Paul Stevenson exploring OULIPO - techniques to explore language and imagination using mathematical constraints

 22 Oct

 Manuscript Evening

 29 Oct

 Social Evening plus Flash Fiction Competition - a Horror Story - up to 200 words. Bring three copies. Entry fee £1, up to two enrtries allowed. Judging on the night.

 5 Nov

 Manuscript Evening

 12 Nov

 Manuscript Evening

 19 Nov

 Auithor talk. Hattie Holden Edmonds will discuss her latest book, The Spectacular Vision of Oskar Dunkleblick

 26 Nov

 Manuscript Evening

 3 Dec

 

 10 Dec

 7pm Christmas Dinner at The Essex Arms

 17 Dec

                                                                                                                                  

 24 Dec

 

 31  Dec