wordcentral is a friendly, informal group who meet to read and discuss our work and share information, contacts and news. Writers of all genres are welcome – fiction, plays, poetry, non-fiction – come along and find out what we're like. We meet on the First and Third Thursday of the month from 6pm to 8pm at the St Sidwell's Centre, Exeter.
Being Human
The College of Humanities of the University of Exeter celebrates his 2016 Being Human Festival with a variety of interesting events that you can check here. This year, the third this festival, the only one in its genre in the UK, is themed with 'Hope and Fear'. It will touch a wide range of subjects, from the football ground to Syrian culture, including a workshop on Golding's Lord of the Flies. Have a look at the programme in the link above and enjoy!
Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes
I have just watched a fascinating programme on TV - BBC 4 at 9pm
(Monday 17 October 2016)
It is called "Sleuths, spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback
Heroes" (Part one of three)
Each week he is examining a genre of Fiction. Tonight's was the
Detective Novel. He traced the history of the genre and the conventions
that have developed re format, plot and characters and how historical
events have changed how they have been written. He talks about/or
interviews Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie, in Ruth Rendell, Dashiell
Hammitt, Ian Rankin and Anthony Horrovitz. He then goes on to talk about
how Scandinavian detective series have changed the genre.
Next week's programme is about fantasy fiction and week 3 is on the
spy/espionage novel.
Tonight's programme is being repeated on Wednesday evening at 10pm.
There is also a website - BBC.co.uk/paperbackheroes, which is linked to
the Open University and has further advice on how to write these types
of fiction. For the OU article on this issue, visit this page.
(Monday 17 October 2016)
It is called "Sleuths, spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback
Heroes" (Part one of three)
Each week he is examining a genre of Fiction. Tonight's was the
Detective Novel. He traced the history of the genre and the conventions
that have developed re format, plot and characters and how historical
events have changed how they have been written. He talks about/or
interviews Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie, in Ruth Rendell, Dashiell
Hammitt, Ian Rankin and Anthony Horrovitz. He then goes on to talk about
how Scandinavian detective series have changed the genre.
Next week's programme is about fantasy fiction and week 3 is on the
spy/espionage novel.
Tonight's programme is being repeated on Wednesday evening at 10pm.
There is also a website - BBC.co.uk/paperbackheroes, which is linked to
the Open University and has further advice on how to write these types
of fiction. For the OU article on this issue, visit this page.
Elizabeth Vousden
Festival of Local Writing in Cullompton
On the 14th-15th October, The Walronds is hosting this interesting event consisting of an evening of three superb short plays staged by Patterns Theatre Company and includes an opportunity to feed back your views to the writers and directors. The plays are The Digital Age by Christine Hardy, Letting Go by John Somers, and The Wrong Apples, a comedy by our member Elizabeth Vousden. Will you miss it?
Tickets are £7 and can be obtained calling 07885 475943. The venue address is 6 Fore Street, Cullompton, EX15 1JL. Doors open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start and we are told there will be a bar available.
And don't forget our next meeting will take place on the 20th October at the Old Chapel Room in St Sidwells Community Centre. See you there!
Tickets are £7 and can be obtained calling 07885 475943. The venue address is 6 Fore Street, Cullompton, EX15 1JL. Doors open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start and we are told there will be a bar available.
And don't forget our next meeting will take place on the 20th October at the Old Chapel Room in St Sidwells Community Centre. See you there!
Note about the meetings
Hello, fellow writers. Just a few lines to let you know that during the autumn we will be using a different room from the usual one for our meetings. The sessions taking place between the 6th October and the 1st December will be held in the Chapel Room of St Sidwells. So, if you come join us during those dates, just get into the very first room you'll find. We're looking forward to meet you!
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