Diary and Events 2023
Meeting Basic Pattern 2023
Unless otherwise noted meetings are held on the
second Monday of each month starting at 7.20 for 7.30 pm
EACH MAIN MEETING DEVOTES THE FIRST HALF HOUR AS FOLLOWS:
Brief Business Matters;
Member Reports -
on personal projects and writings. All members present can expect to speak. In
addition we may spend some time on illustrations surrounding some technical
writing point, style point - characterisation for example.
Main Business: A visiting speaker, workshop, presentation or discussion
PROGRAMME FOR MEETINGS
All meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month 7.20 for 7.30 pm
(With some exceptions in 2023 - shown *)
(No meeting in January)
Deadline For Writer of the Month (WOTM):
copy to Chair by last day of each month.
Critiques by 15th of the next month.
(Except December and January)
So:
First WOTM - last day of February - but you are probably writing it now...
First Critiques by 15th March
All meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month 7.20 for 7.30 pm
(With some exceptions in 2023 - shown *)
(No meeting in January)
Deadline For Writer of the Month (WOTM):
copy to Chair by last day of each month.
Critiques by 15th of the next month.
(Except December and January)
So:
First WOTM - last day of February - but you are probably writing it now...
First Critiques by 15th March
JAN : No Meeting
FEB 13 Discussion of events in the coming year: ideas, adjustments (DONE)
MAR 13 Spring Issue Croydon Writers Magazine published. (Copy FULL)
13 AGM and General Meeting.
20 Deadline for copy for Anthology
31 Deadline for March Writer of the Month
* APRIL 18 WORKSHOP - Writing - Lead Nikki Aduba (Note change of date AND DAY from Monday 11 to TUESDAY 18th)
30 Deadline for April Writer of the Month
*MAY: 8 No Meeting - Coronation events - (Note change of date from 8)
16 TUESDAY 16th Historical Writing (Michael Round)
31 Deadline for May Writer of the Month
31 Deadline for copy for Summer issue The Magazine
JUNE 12 Summer Issue Croydon Writers Magazine published (COPY CALL)
12 Details TBA
30 Deadline for March Writer of the Month
JULY: 10 VISITING SPEAKER - KAREN McLEOD:
LIFE WRITING AND COMEDY WRITING -
a window into my practice'
31 Deadline for July Writer of the Month
AUG: 14 (No Meeting to be held) GARDEN PARTY SATURDAY 14TH
No Writer of the Month
26 Deadline for copy for Summer issue The Magazine
SEPT: 11 Autumn Issue Croydon Writers Magazine published (COPY CALL)
11 PLOTTING - THE CHALLENGES
30 Deadline for March Writer of the Month
OCT: 9 DISCUSSING A NOVEL - When Elephants Fight (Ashwin Dave)
31 Deadline for March Writer of the Month
NOV: 13
30 Deadline for November Writer of the Month
*DEC: 13 Winter Issue Croydon Writers Magazine published (COPY CALL)
13 Tuesday; CHRISTMAS PARTY at the Spread Eagle, readings
No Writer of the Month
***. This notice dated 24 January - confirmations awaited
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