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The Inn Scribers |
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Among the foremost writing groups in Essex |
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Fortnightly meetings at 7:30pm. Reading, writing, poetry, producing anthologies, plays, lectures, workshops and social events |
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What we do |
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2006 The publication of our Group’s Anthology contains the best of our members’ writings—from poetry in all its forms to short stories, plays and articles. |
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20th June 2006 A free workshop with Lesley Mace entitled Capturing Characters – Character Development in Fiction |
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31 October 2006 A free workshop with Barbara Wood-Kazcmar entitled ‘Fame and Fortune from Non-fiction – the future is always bright for free spirits and freelancers. How to break into this lucrative market.’ Barbara Wood-Kazcmar was an international journalist specializing in space, (NASA), nuclear power and disability issues. A prize-winning short story writer and lecturer in Writing for Pleasure and Profit at NWEACC for 15 years She has now retired. The latest anthology edited by Barbara, Poetry in the Gibberd Garden, is now available on request.
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Case Study - The Inn Scribers’ Project, Harlow
Imagine using an empty shop and the cream of Essex writers to develop a town's creative writing talents. That's what Barry Adams and the team from Inn Scribers did in Harlow after being invited to contribute to the first Harlow Community Arts Festival. Following discussions with Nick Bullions, the Arts Development Officer, the Inn Scribers rose to the challenge and this was the genesis of The Write Event.
The chief aim of the Inn Scribers, as listed in the group's constitution, is to foster writing in all its forms, to the benefit of its members. The aim of The Write Event was to extend this to all the people of Harlow, and beyond. The Event extended for five days, and was based in a previously vacant shop in Harlow town centre. Novelists, poets, and scriptwriters (several of local origin, but all of national repute) gave lectures, taught in workshops, and led discussions on many aspects of writing. Several weeks previous, everyone living in, working in, or visiting Harlow was invited to submit their own written work to The Write Event.
Eventually, about two hundred items of written work were submitted, including poems, short stories, articles, reminiscences, and even whole play scripts! A wide variety of items were selected for inclusion in a Harlow anthology. The Inn Scribers publicised The Write Event for many weeks in advance through local newspapers, local radio (two Inn Scriber members were interviewed on air), flyers, targeted mailings, and displays in the Central Public Library.
Financially, The Write Event was made possible by a grant of nearly £5,000 from National Lottery funds, through a successful bid to AWARDS FOR ALL. Several local businesses and other organisations also contributed in cash or in kind. The anthology, 'Hidden Talent', was launched; it was seventy-six pages in length, printed locally, and was entered for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS GROUPS 2002 Anthology Competition. The launch was held at Harlow Central Library, and amongst those invited were all those contributing to Hidden Talent. The event was not only well attended (well over one hundred present), but was very well received. The poet, Jayne Osborn, a committee member of the National Association of Writers Groups, was a major contributor during the Arts Festival, and at the subsequent launch of Hidden Talent.
The concept of The Write Event and the co-ordinator for the whole project, was a founder member of the Inn Scribers Group, Cheryl Vaughan. The undoubted success of the event was due to all of the members and to others, but to Cheryl most of all, Harlow is indebted..
Copies of Hidden Talent may still be obtained from Harlow Central Library, W.H.Smith's Harlow branch and from the Inn Scribers.
Writers from the Harlow area, would-be writers, and might-be-writers, are most welcome to join the INN SCRIBERS. For details, please contact the Secretary, Lesley James, 01279 438486 or email her — see below. |
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Lesley James The Secretary The Inn Scribers 57 Fesants Croft HARLOW Essex CM20 2JU
Tel: 01279 438486 E-mail: lesleymjames@talktalk.net |
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21 November 2006
A free workshop
How to win poetry competitions
With JAYNE OSBORNE
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2007 WORKSHOPS
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Workshops in 2006 |
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PREVIOUS ANTHOLOGIES |
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SCRIPT WRITING FOR FILM, TV, THEATRE AND RADIO by Robert West 23rd January and 20th February Visiting tutor at Queen's theatre, Hornchurch.2006 Master class tutor in sessions at Harlow Playhouse and Mercury theatre Colchester 2004. Tutor in script writing Mid Essex college 2002-2004.
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WRITING FOR CHILDREN By Steve Bowkett
Steve Bowkett taught English for 18 years in Leicestershire High Schools. He is now a full-time writer, storyteller, educational consultant and also a qualified hypnotherapist.
His workshop ‘Writing for Children’ was held at Moot House, The Stow, Harlow on Tuesday, 3rd April 2007.
See: http://www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk/ |
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POETRY WORKSHOP by Alison Chisholm
Alison Chisholm, well known author of several books on poetry and poetry tutor, as well as poetry correspondent and competition judge for Writing Magazine, will be holding a workshop on writing poetry on Tuesday evening, 11 December 2007 at Moot House, The Stow at 7:30 - 9.30. Everyone interested is invited to this free workshop, which has been made possible by a grant from Awards for All.
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Launch of our Anthology 2007
Reflections and Shadows
2nd October 2007 at 7:30
in our meeting room at Moot House
Free Refreshments
All welcome
Copies of the Anthology will be available free, published with the aid of a Grant from Awards for All
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The new 2007 Innscribers’ Anthology |
