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Thames Valley Writer's Circle Publications

The Circle has published eleven anthologies since it was formed in 1993.

The Spring 1994 edition won a national award and cup presented by the magazine Writers' News and the David St John Thomas Charitable Trust for the best Writers' Circle Anthology.

Our latest anthology, “Hidden Depths” was short-listed for the NAWG prize for 2006.

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The Circle has also written its own soap opera, The Chronicles of Much Hemlock, set in a fictitious village in the Cotswolds. The idea was first raised at a meeting on 19 November 2001 when members discussed that scriptwriters of soap operas seemed to take it in turns to write the scripts. 'Did each writer deliberately set up situations,' we wondered, 'from which the next writer would have to extricate the characters?'

Members were invited to contribute one character each to populate the village and a cast list of about 20 was produced. The Chronicles of Much Hemlock began with the first episode, The Vicar's Pyjamas, written by Barbara Smith and read out at a Circle meeting on 11 February 2002.

The soap opera received its first mention in the Reading Evening Post on 22 November 2002. Two volumes of the chronicles  have been published so far.

A few copies of Wherever the pen takes us and Reflections 2003 are available at a reduced price of £1.00 per copy (plus 50p p&p).

Copies of Hidden Depths are £5 (plus 50p.p&p).

If you wish to order a copy, do come along to one of the meetings or please write and send a cheque (payable to Thames Valley Writers' Circle) to:

Barbara Smith,

2, Oakham Close,

Tilehurst,

Reading,

Berkshire.  RG31 6LD

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