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The
Scottish Association of Writers
www.scottishassociationofwriters.org.uk
Writers Clubs
('Groups', 'Circles', 'Workshops') throughout Scotland are members.
All who are interested in creative writing band together in a group
are welcome as members of the association - the 'SAW'. Currently
the Secretary of the association is:
Marc R. Sherland
Every
year, usually the last week-end in March, the SAW hosts a weekend
school for members.
In the
past they have
been held at Peebles Hydro, Crieff Hydro, the
Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie, and recently The Erskine Bridge Hotel,
Clydeside.
Well known
authors (novelists, dramatists, poets, writers for children etc) and
journalists attend each year as speakers and adjudicators of the
various competitions. There are 12
categories of competition: Three
for novels,
including the prestigious 'Constable' Trophy, General short story,
Woman's short story, General article, Humorous article, Poetry,
Childrens' story, Drama, and so on.
The
Weekend School is open only to members of the
Scottish Association of Writers
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writers-circles.com
Writers-circles.com is an invaluable
resource for writers & writers groups. It contains a directory of
writers circles around the UK, details of competitions, information
for young writers and a host of other useful resources and links for
writers.
Contact: Diana Hayden
e-mail:
diana@writers-circles.com
web: www.writers-circles.com
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Writers'
Forum
Worldwide Writers provide a window on the web for their
excellent short story magazine 'Writers Forum'. Their website has a
very good links page, providing information on courses, competitions,
publishers & agents, as well as other resources. Well worth a visit.
www.writers-forum.com |
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Fish Publishing
Fish Publishing runs the Fish Short Story Prize, one of
the largest international short story competitions. They also
run poetry, crime, and historical fiction competitions and
provide a full editorial consultancy service designed to provide
writers with one to one, on-going, constructive feedback on
their work, whether it is a complete novel or just the
beginnings.
Web:
www.fishpublishing.com
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