Deeside Writers

 

 

Programme for 2009/2010

See News page for additional events

 

 

Meeting date/time*

Suggested Exercise

2009    
8 Sep pm Poetry:  Write a dramatic monologue of no more than 40 lines.  (In a dramatic monologue, the poet speaks through an assumed voice - a character, a fictional identity, or a persona.)
22 Sep am Getting Started / Getting Published
6 Oct pm Preparation for 'Pushing Out The Boat' and the Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) conference
20 Oct  

October half term break

3 Nov am Short story or poem for SAW (categories to be advised)
17 Nov pm Open (submission of your choice)
1 Dec am Pantomime theme!  Story, poem or script
15 Dec pm Christmas dinner
29 Dec  

Christmas break

     
2010    
12 Jan am Poetry -  'the human form'
26 Jan pm Book Review (book to be advised - SAW)
9 Feb am Open (submission of your choice)
23 Feb pm Make us laugh!  Humorous submission
9 Mar am Report from Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) Conference 2010
23 Mar pm External speaker  (speaker to be advised)

Easter break

 

 

13 April am Characterisation exercises
27 April pm Factual article on local area
11 May am Open (submission of your choice)
25 May pm External speaker
8 June am Flash Fiction - Max 250 words on 'A day in the life of .....'
22 June pm AGM followed by end of term dinner
Summer break    

 

Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place on Tuesday
(alternating between 10:00-12:00 in the morning and
7:30-9:30 in the evening) in the Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory

2008/2009 Programme is viewable here

 

For more information please contact: 
Ruth 01224 867248  
or email:  writers@deesidewriters.co.uk

 

   

Updated:  19 Jan 2010 by K. Johns