Flying the nest
After lots of work and a long journey, and tons of support from the brilliant team at Inkubator Books, Detective Inspector Al Crow is finally ready to take on his first shift in the outside world.
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Are we in the new normal yet?
Like many community groups, we powered down a bit during the pandemic. Meetings happened on zoom, then sometimes outdoors when it was permitted, then back to zoom, and now we are in a hybrid world of mostly meeting in person but with the option of joining via laptop. It is interesting how writers have been…
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Writers Unmuted
We’re back! Yes like most other people we’ve been quiet for a while, but we have been busy too. We’ve watered our gardens, we’ve baked our bread and zoomed from time to time but we’ve also changed things and done things, so welcome to our new name and web presence. No special reason, just time…
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All set for Tales of Our City
At last your submissions are in and our minds are made up – no mean feat! And so we can tell you the stories you’ll hear on October 20th are by: Dylan Spicer, Liz Clarke, Shirley Wright, Mary March, Mark Rutterford and our own Dawn Kelly and Jean Burnett, not forgetting a guest appearance bywriter…
Judging under way – and a bit of history
Judging under way! Well we have been wowed by your original, daring and diverse submissions for our Bristol Litfest Story Sunday and decidingwhich to feature in the programme is no easy matter. We can promise an evening of high entertainment and we wil inform those chosen by October 6th at latest. This could be Bristol…
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From the Spanish Civil War to Snakes and Ladders
Two book launches in the last month! It’s been a bumper summer for Writers Unchained members. A Forbidden Love Kerry Postle launched her fabulous second book A Forbidden Love at Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books in Bristol this July. The audience were fascinated to hear about where Kerry’s research had taken her – into the intricacies…
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Writers Unchained and in the wild
A round-up of our summer adventures – and it’s only July! Heather Child: ‘Uplit’ at Edgelit As well as an appearance at the Dark Societies dystopian book club in London, Heather was in Derby last week running a workshop and speaking on a panel at the popular sci-fi, fantasy and horror event EdgeLit 2018. …
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Though we say it ourselves, our Crime Night Story Sunday went particularly well and we are grateful to all of our readers and the enthusiastic audience who made it such a friendly and entertaining evening ( pictures at the bottom of the page!) We still have to decide on next year’s programme but will keep…
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Another Country – nearly there!
The programme is nearly done for our next event on Sunday March 19th when ten local writers will read their interpretations of our chosen theme ‘Another Country’ The venue is Southbank Club, Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1DB 7-9 pm Entry £5 on the door. We’re delighted our line-up is confirmed. Come along and hear new work from old friends and familiar…
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Submissions open for our Spring event
Our next Story Sunday is March 19th The theme is Another Country. Time to strap on those writing wings and take flight! Please jump over to our submissions page and take a look.