TALES FROM BRENTWOOD WRITERS' CIRCLE - LATEST FEATURE PUBLISHED IN THE CITY TIMES
TALES FROM THE CIRCLE…
Now and again, I receive a call from someone who knows
nothing about the craft of writing, but who has come across our regular monthly
articles in The City Times. Obviously, I invite folk to read about us in
our website www.brentwoodwriterscircle and
then pay a visit to one of our monthly Saturday afternoon sessions in Weald
Road, Brentwood, Essex. Of course, we
always offer a warm welcome and enjoy meeting new people who have perhaps
always wanted to see their work on the page or even start working on their first
book, article or collection of poems. Encouragement is always at the ready and
if a embryonic writer wants to read their work to others, this is possible when
they sign up to become a member.
As always mentioned, their first visit is free of charge
and should they have the time and are able to come along, a £5 visitor’s fee is
expected and invariably we welcome each new member to our Circle (which has
been going for more than eighty-three years. We start at 2.30pm - 4.30pm and
workshops outlining many aspects of the writing business are covered
One tradition that was started many years ago, was our
Annual Members’ Writers’ Day with talks from professional writers, publishers
or indeed any speaker who has the ability to enhance the knowledge of what I
think of as one of the most exciting pastimes (or professions) available to
everyone.
Saturday’s Writers’
All- Day event was well attended starting earlyish with the well-known Romantic
novelist Olivia Hayfield whose thirty years in the business covered so many
aspects of our favourite trade. Her latest books include Notorious, Sister to
Sister, Praise for Queen,King, ACE and there are many more via her website www.oliviahayfield.com
A lovely lunch awaited and was enjoyed by all, followed
by the introduction of another excellent author, publisher and historian Andrew
Summers CEO of the Essex Hundred
Publications in Southend.
Andrew’s latest book was introduced and our audience
enjoyed his talk and video outlining The
Riddle of Boudica, which is now available to everyone interested in this
amazing historic character. Andrew also has a line-up list of some interesting
books on his website www.essex100.com. He is regarded as a walking
encyclopaedia of historical people and places linked to ssex and this new book
is certainly on my own reading list this week.
www.brentwoodwriterscircle.com