HOME

NEWS

MEMBERSHIP

MEETINGS

CALENDAR

HOMEWORK

COMPETITIONS

PUBLICATIONS

SUCCESSES

LINKS

Calendar of Activities Unless otherwise stated, Circle meetings are held on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in St Joseph's Church Hall, situated on the corner of Park Lane and Berkshire Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5JJ.    (click here for a map).
2012
Advance notices:	Neil's workshop - Tools of the Trade Tuesday, 27 March Arthur Redway Memorial Competition: submissions by 30th March. [Results on 17^th April ] Ian Pattison judged short story: watch this space! Skittles Evening, Friday 13 April: Burghfield Sports and Social Club [free for members, £3 for guests]
7, 14 February	Open readings.
31 January	Open readings.
24 January	Visit by Pam Fish, chairman of NAWG to present Barbara with first prize in the NAWG Open Short Story Competition. Submissions for the One-Act Play competition. [Reading/acting of the plays and results of the competition on 21^st February.]
17 January	First Meeting of the New Year… and Fish and Chip Supper.
2011
Happy Christmas everybody
13^th December	Last meeting before Christmas. There will be sausage rolls, crisps and mince pies ... ... and also a lucky dip, or some might know it as ‘Secret Santa’ (you being a gift worth approx. £2, suitable for anyone, and you receive a gift in return)! Bring a short Christmas story too if you have one.
8^th – 6^th December	Open readings
1^st November				Reading and judging of the Guys and Ghouls competition.
11^th – 25^th October	Open readings
Saturday 8^th October	Romantic Novelists Association’s REGENCY READERS’ DAY see their poster.
4^th October	Open readings
27^th September	Guest speaker: Mike Walker on Writing for Radio Mike is principally a radio dramatist but is also a features and documentary writer as well as an author with several novels to his credit. His latest, Bad Company has received good reviews. He has received numerous Sony Awards, which include for his drama Oxford Road, his play Alpha and his script for Different States. He was part of the BBC team that won a BAFTA for The Dark House. He has written many adaptations of classics for BBC Radio, including David Copperfield, Dombey and Son and Our Mutual Friend. He has written dozens of plays for radio – just read this list!
13^th, 20^th September	Open readings
6^th September	First meeting after the summer break. Open readings.
Summer break
26^th July	AGM (see Minutes)
5^th – 19^th July	Open readings
28^th June	Neil will give A Thought Provoking Entertainment (with literary overtones!)
14^th and 21^st June	Reading of the entries for the Short Story Competition judged by Iain Pattison. The winner and runners-up will be announced on the 21^st. June.
7^th June	Open readings
24^th 31^st May	Open readings
17^th May	Closing date for the Short Story Competition to be judged by Iain Pattison. (see Competitions) Open readings
3^rd 10^th May	Open readings
19^th – 26^th April	Easter Break
12^th April	Arthur Redway Memorial Competition voting, readings and award of prizes and Trophy
5^th April	Open readings
29^th March	Open readings	Deadline for submission of entries for the Arthur Redway competition.
22^nd March	Open readings
15^th March	Neil’s workshop “Guest Appearances”
22^nd Feb. – 8^th March	Open readings
15th February				Reading of One-act Plays and Prize Giving.
1^st, 8^th February	Open readings
25^th January	Burns Night – bring a wee poem (or twa’) tae recite…
18^th January	School Story homework competition. (see Homework)
© Thames Valley Writers' Circle