Shorelink Community Writers
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Objectives
SCW is a community writing and publishing organisation which is open to all, but particularly welcomes people who need to develop confidence in expressing themselves. The membership is spread across several groups in order to give a choice of time and place to all who wish to participate.
We encourage members to find their own voice and experiment with new writing methods and styles. We aim to provide a safe and supportive environment, which enables members to build their social skills, confidence and self-esteem, thereby promoting personal development. All members are encouraged to be actively involved in the running of SCW. As well as the regular group meetings, SCW holds regular social events to which all groups are invited. This is both to promote friendship across the groups, and to prevent the polarization of the separate groups who come under the umbrella of SCW.
Activities
We have three groups (see below) which meet weekly and we also have occasional workshops run by well-known authors. In addition we arrange visits to the annual Federation of Worker writers & Community publishers (now The Fed) festival. In 2004 and 2006 we staged our own free mini-fests (see a bit farther below).
Shorelink Quiz Evening
We are celebrating the coming of Spring(nearly) by holding a quiz evening at The Arthur Easton Room, St Michael's Hospice on February 27th 2010. For more information click here
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Three Shorelink Authors published!
Jan Hedger and SallyGardner have both been published in "Poems Of The Poppies", while Sally and Roland Gardner have both had short stories published in "Stories of the Poppies". Both anthologies were put together by FLOW, (Forces Literary Organisation Worldwide) from entries to poetry and short story competitions they held in 2009.
You can see their site by Clicking Here
By the way, Jan Hedger and Roland Gardner have both had poems published in"Voices of the Poppies", which was released by FLOW in 2008.
Jan is also publishing a collection of her poetry entitled "On Calico Wings".
You can find out more about it by visiting Jan's website Here.
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Ebb & Flow
Josie Lawson has announced the publication of EBB & FLOW (THE NEW VOICE). Previously known as Ebb & Flow Community Magazine
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You can see a larger version of the flier in JPG format here.
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POW Celebrates OneYear Anniversary
Here is a copy of Henry Dallimore's local paper showing and article they published about the writing group he established one year ago on the 10th January 2009.
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SHORELINK CELEBRATION EVENING!
It was a great success, well attended, and enjoyed by all who were at The Phoenix Arts Centre that evening. The Bluebell Ridge Cat Rehoming Centre stall did especially well. Shorelink raised £200 for Bluebell Ridge. Although Bluebell Ridge is under the umbrella of The RSPCA, it has to find it's own funding and needs your contributions to pay for it's up-keep.
Click Here to go to the Shorelink Celebration Evening Page.
To find out more about the great work Bluebell Ridge does, Click on the logo below
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Shorelink Short Story Competition
The competition is over and the judges have been hard at work sifting through the considerable number of entries trying to decide the winner. And their decision...
The winner of our Short Story Competition is:
Stephanie Morris!
Unfortunately Stephanie coudn't be at our Summer Garden Party on the 18th July 2009 to receive her prize, but she was presented with her cheque for £50 and a framed certificate the following evening.
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A New Spotlight!
Yes, we have produced a new spotlight page to educate, amuse, and delight (though not necessarily in that order, or even at all!) our readers, as opposed to those who just like to look at the pictures...
Click Here to see this momentous monument to literacy and imagination
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Letters From America
These are communications from Henry Dallimore, an expat Shorelinker who met, married, and went to live with Joannie, an American person. They live in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry's letters show the USA in a uniqely British light and also chronicle Henry's efforts to make sense of this strange foreign land with its peculiar customs and odd culture. There are now sixteen letters from Henry to read, so why not snuggle down (if you've got a laptop, that is) with a cup of tea/coffee and discover what every-day living is like "across the pond". Fascinating and at the same time oddly reassuring.
Click Here to start reading Henry's Letters From America
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Shorelink Christmas Panto!
Here is the Shorelink Community Writers Christmas Panto for 2009.
If you missed 2008's Panto, don't despair, you can find a copy of it here (Yes, I know it doesn't rhyme, but it's the best I can do)
Along with another copy of this years effort. (I've given up completely now).
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ANTHOLOGY PROJECT REVAMPED
We have now agreed on a revised format for the Shorelink Anthology. It will consist of pieces culled from previous magazines published by Shorelink and will be published in book format. Further details to be announced as the are decided. Our apologies to the contributors who sent in pieces for inclusion in the original format. We haven't forgotten, we've just been rather busy with other things. The Anthology willbe one of our top priorities for 2010.
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Jan's Creative Writing
Shorelinker Jan Hedger has her own website called Jan's Creative Writing. If you are interested in Poetry or Short Stories, this site is well worth a visit.
Jan is a frequent contributor to Forces Poetry and has one of her pieces included in their newest anthology "Voices of the Poppies".
By the way, Jan has just published a book of her work entitled "Words in Imagination". You can find it on http://www.rossendalebooks.co.uk/3_see_poetry.htm.
Jan also has a new book in the offing. It's going to be titled "On Calico Wings" and she's aiming to publish it in March 2010.
NEW FED MINI-FEST
A One Day Event of Reading, Writing and Performance-Related Workshops, and a Celebratory Reading, took place at Faraday House, Holborn, London, on Saturday November 21st 2009. BY all accounts it was a great success again and we all look forward to it this year.
Watch this space for more news, or go to http://www.fed.btik.com/home.ikml (This is the FEd's new website address) for more details, including the timetable of events--------------------------
Poetry, What is it good for?
If you want to learn more about poetry, go to the BBC website HERE
Lillian's Story
Lillian's Story is a novel written by our own Sally Gardner It was published on 27th February 2007 by The Book Guild and launched at The London Book Fair. It's a cracking good read and you can find out more about it by Clicking Here or you can buy a copy by clicking on the link to Amazon below. This novel continues to grow in popularity and is now available in libraries in the UK and parts of the USA! Sales continue to grow, much to the surprise and delight of it's author.
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Shorelink Minifests
To find out how our first Minifest went, Click Here for our Minifest '04 page, or Click Here for our 2006 minifest.
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Groups
The Monday Evening group:
Meets every Monday evening from 7:30 till 9:30 at 23/29 Marlborough House, Warrior Square
The Thursday Evening group:
Meets from 7:30 till 9:30 in Shorelink Underground. Open to established Shorelink members only
The Friday Group:
Meets from 2:00 till 4:00 Friday afternoons at 2 Church Road, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6EF
Attendance is free for all three groups (though a small donation would be gratefully received). All are welcome.
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Contacts
If you would like to find out more about Shorelink or any of it's groups or activities you can contact the group leaders below:
The Monday Evening group: Frank Kennedy
The Thursday Evening Group: Linda Kennedy
The Friday Group: Linda Kennedy
Email: fridaygroup@shorelinkwriters.org.uk
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Other Information?
If you are interested in finding out more about us there are examples of member's work and information about some of the activities we undertake just follow the links above to the other pages, or:
If you have any general questions about our group you can email us at
Or you can click on the link below to go to our feedback form and let us know what you think of our site or request any additional information on our activities
If you would like to see more of our day to day activities you can join our internal group website at Yahoo!
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Finally, here are some Useful Sites that we hope will amuse and inform, or at least not bore you too much.
