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All Roads Lead to Bute (Feb, 2008) NEW Gordon's 6 minutes of Fame (June, 2007) New web address (Feb 2007) |
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All Roads Lead to
Bute It's here at last - our new anthology! After two years of compiling, complaining, considering, and editing - it's finally finished, and we'll all very pleased with the result. We spent a good deal of time looking into various small press publishers for our 'masterpiece' - and in the end we opted for Leaf Books (www.leafbooks.co.uk) - and aren't we glad we did! They've made a super job, and we were all smiles when the books were finally taken out of the box at our last meeting. We even broke open a couple of bottles of Champagne! So all you have to do now is read it. And you can do that by buying a copy from good old Leaf Books themselves. Click Here. Happy reading. |
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Geo. R. MacDonald |
Gordon's 6 minutes
of Fame. When we received information about a six minute playwriting competition run by Total Beast Theatre Company a few months ago, four or five of us thought we'd have a go at it. But you know how these things go: you write what you think is the best thing since sliced bread, kiss the envelope, and send it off with every finger crossed. Then you hear nothing. Nothing, that is, unless your name happens to be Geo. R. MacDonald (or Gordon, as we know him). No, he didn't win first prize - but he came very close. Highly commended, no less, and one of the top ten plays received. And not only that, but Gordon's play "The Bus Shelter" will be performed at a special event in London this August. As the judges said, the play was "funny and touching with good characterisation." He hasn't been in the group two minutes, and he's produced six of the best. All we can say is, WELL DONE GORDON!! More of the same again, please. |
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New Web Address We have moved our site to a new address - www.butewriters.co.uk. The reason for the change is simple: it's a lot cheaper!! More news to follow soon. |
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More Success for
Alison Clark We're pleased to announce that our Alison has been Highly Commended in the Leaf books short short story competition. The story's title was in fact chosen as the anthology title ('The Final Theory and other stories'). The readers' report which prefaces the collection says that her story 'would have taken second place had such a place been on offer'. It goes on to give a very nice review of it. See:
Also, Alison's play 'Between
the Lines' has been selected for inclusion in an anthology
for Scottish schools to be published in autumn 2007 by
Hodder Educational UK - a project initiated by the
Association for Scottish Literary Studies. It was recently
sight-read through by a class of 3rd year boys at Dunoon
Grammar School.
Is there no end to her talents? |
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Jenny Campbell |
Our New Secretary Jenny At last years AGM, with the retirement of Arthur, Jenny Campbell is saddled with this onerous job. Jenny brings to Bute Writers her experience at SAW Conferences, her short story and article writing, and the experiences of writing a first novel.
Our Treasurer Dave Melville stands down from his position after many years at the post (too many to mention, says Dave). We thank Dave for his unstinting efforts looking after our books over the period: he deserves a medal. Dave hands over to George MacDonald. It's good to see George getting involved in the club so soon.
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