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Meeting date/time* |
Suggested Exercise
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2008 |
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19 August |
pm |
First meeting of 2008/2009
programme, 7.30-9.30 pm.
Mini-story (max 250 words) on the theme 'The seven deadly
sins', plus Library Night |
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2 Sept |
am |
A 'How to' discussion on
presentation and common grammar pitfalls |
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16 Sept |
pm |
'Pushing Out The Boat' submissions - Poems,
Playscript or Stories (3,500 words) |
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30 Sept |
am |
Humorous writing in any form - Article (1000
words), Story (1,500) or Poem (40 lines) |
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October Half Term break
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28 Oct |
am |
The good, the bad, the ugly
.... bring examples of writing about intimacy |
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Date TBA |
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Possible Scriptwriting workshop |
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11 Nov |
pm |
External speaker evening - Tania Kindersley |
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25 Nov |
am |
Short story - open theme (2,500 words) |
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9 Dec |
pm |
Christmas Party! |
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Christmas break
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2009 |
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13 Jan |
am |
Digging deep - a childhood memory - Story
(1500 words) or Poem (40 lines) |
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27 Jan |
pm |
Discussion on different genres of writing |
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10 Feb |
am |
Factual article or journalistic report |
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24 Feb |
pm |
Children's story (750 words) |
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10 Mar |
am |
Report from Scottish Association of Writers
(SAW) Conference 2009 |
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24 Mar |
pm |
Picture this! Using pictures as a
springboard |
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Easter break
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21 Apr |
am |
'Bad writing' exercise |
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5 May |
pm |
Writing for magazines |
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19 May |
am |
Poetry, open theme - 40 lines |
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2 Jun |
pm |
External speaker night |
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16 June |
am |
Programme discussion for next session |
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30 June |
pm |
AGM and end of term dinner |
