Exeter Writers

Exeter Writers member Cherry Gilchrist is launching a new book, The Circle of Nine, in Sep 2018. Meanwhile, her publishers Red Wheel Weiser are offering a free e-reader sample on Calameo, at https://www.calameo.com/read/0055709746d8b1d726d86 Take a look while it’s available!

Exeter Writer, Cathie Hartigan , tells us about being a finalist in the Dorchester Literary Prize (and being interviewed by Kate Adie!)    Chip Tolson, Philip Browne, Kate Adie, Anthony Woodhouse, me!

Congratulations to Exeter Writer, Jo Cole , who has her first (with many more to come!) story published in August's Woman's Weekly Fiction magazine!   Follow Jo's heroine, Nancy, as the discovery of a little box of letters buried on Dartmoor proves the beginning of a lifesaving friendship.

Photo by David Knowles Exeter Writers, Elizabeth Ducie and Angela Wooldridge are also members of Chudleigh Writers Circle, who for the past year have been taking part in a Joint Arts Project with Newton Abbot Writers Group, Newton Abbot Photographic Group and Newton Art Group. The project will culminate in an exhibition in Teignmouth in November. However, this week, they have reached an interim stage. 

Chudleigh Literary Festival , on Wednesday 11th July , promises to be a fun-packed date for your diaries this year. As has become traditional, the daytime is aimed at writers, while the evening is for all lovers of words, both readers and writers. 9.30am to 12 noon - Short story workshop, led by Jenny Kane. Free to members of Chudleigh Writers Circle, but visiting writers welcome (£5) However, there are only a few places left! Please check before booking this session. ( kate@heathside.com )   12 noon to 2pm - Lunch in the Marquee plus Open Mic, an opportunity to share your writing with others!   2pm to 5pm - South West Writers Networking, An opportunity for writers from across the South West to get together over tea and cake; swapping notes, offering advice and sharing experiences. Free event with the opportunity for exhibiting your books and/or services. This year, there are two exciting new features: Face The Chudleigh Dragons:  Five...

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I am pleased to announce the winners of Exeter Writers' 2018 Short Story Competition. Well done to all the writers listed below. You can read the winning entries by clicking on the links below. 1 st -    Land's End  by Tomas Furby, Exeter 2 nd   - Thirty-Seven Photos of a Sleeping Lion  by Jason Jackson, Bristol 3 rd   -   The Invitation  by Sarah Evans, Herts Devon prize - Dylan Thomas, Gregory Jones, and the Oort Cloud   by Janet McCann, Sidmouth The remaining short-listed entries were: A Sharp Beam from the Light House by Judith Wilson, London What do Streets Remember by Selma Carvalho, West Drayton The Rapture by Anna Abbott, Wirral Sponge by Jim Syrah, Bampton For Love by Rob Woodhouse, Holsworthy Sent by Kaavya Ramachandhran, OH, USA The List by Grace Cullen, Herts The remaining long-listed entries were: Keeping Chris Alive by Ken McBeath, British Colombia, Canada Seeking Shadows by ...