Meetings Programme 2023 - 2024
Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month
7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Denbigh Room, Lutterworth Town Hall, Lutterworth
Writing for the tasks should be a maximum of 1000 words and can be in any style (Short Story, Flash Fiction, Poetry etc. unless otherwise stated)
26th September
2023
AGM
plus
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Devising a Critiquing Tool for use in the group
24th October
2023
'It started with a Bang'
Write a short story, poem or piece of flash fiction incorporating the theme or title of
'It started with a Bang'
Maximum 1000 words
28th November 2023
NON Fiction
Write a piece of NON Fiction
ie. Memoir, Article, Diary Entry, News Article.
Any topic you wish
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Maximum 1000 words
12th December
2023
Write a piece of flash fiction with a festive theme
Maximum 500 words
Work will be read blind, with a secret vote to choose a winner who'll receive a prize
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Bring along festive food & snacks for a social get together
Christmas Flash Fiction & Social
23rd January 2024
'What if there
were no .....'
Write using
'What if there were no.....'
in any way you wish
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Maximum 1000 words in any style
27th February
2024
'Where there's a will, there's a way'
Write using the above phrase in any way you wish, title, theme, opening line etc
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Maximum 1000 words in any style
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Plus launch of our annual Short Story Competition
26th March
2024
Speaker Evening
My work in Progress
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Group member
Judith Cooper
will be talking about writing her historical novel
as well as reading extracts from it
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Closing date of our Short Story Competition
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6th April
2024
1.30pm -4.30pm
POETRY WORKSHOP
Finding Poetry
WITH
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Gary Carr
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Poet and Writing Mentor
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at
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Denbigh Room
Lutterworth Town hall
Cost £20.00 per person including Tea & Coffee
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lutterworthwritersgroup.com
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for booking information
23rd April
2024
Annual Short Story Competition results
Adjudicator
Dave Martin
28th May
2024
Write a Poem
Write a poem, any style, maximum 40 lines using one of the photogrpahs as a prompt
25th June
2024
Write on the Night
Bring along 2 small items, members will select one that someone else has brought then write about it for 15 minutes before we read to the group
Summer Social
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To be Confirmed
23rd July
2024
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Meetings Programme 2022 -2023
Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month
7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Denbigh Room, Lutterworth Town Hall, Lutterworth
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Writing for the tasks should be a maximum of 1000 words and can be in any style (Short Story, Flash Fiction, Poetry etc. unless otherwise stated)
27th September
2022
AGM
plus
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Write a piece of Flash Fiction, subject / title
'The AGM'
(Max 250 words)
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25th October
2022
The Fall
Write a story about 'The Fall' which can be any type of fall that you wish! Max 1000 words in any style
22nd November
2022
"Dad, why didn't you tell me this before"
Write in any style using the above phrase somewhere within it.
(Maximum 1000 words)
(Short story, poem flash fiction etc)
13th December 2022
Christmas Writing Games
Join us for Christmas writing games and bring along some festive food for our Christmas celebrations
24th January
2023
Fantasy
Write in the Genre of Fantasy using any style you like (short story, poem, flash fiction)
Max 1000 words
28th February
2023
Flash Fiction​
Write a piece of Flash fiction in the style of Crime /Thriller writing (max 250 words)
Plus the launch of our annual Short Story Competition
28th March
2023
I'Guest Speaker Evening
Wayne Kelly
Writer / Producer
'Big Screen Writing Concepts'
Closing date for our Short Story Competition
Saturday
22nd April
Writers Workshop
with
Jo Derrick
Jo Derrick will lead our half day Workshop on Settings, Point of View & Use of Dialogue
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1pm - 5pm
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Cost : £15.00
Includes Tea & Coffee
Bring your own lunch
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Places limited so book today to avoid disappointment
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CANCELLED
25th April
2023
Annual Short Story
Competition Results
Adjudicated by
Steve Bowkett
30th May
2023
Long Live The King....
Take this statement and write however you wish in any style
(Short story, poem etc)
(max 1000 words)
27th June
2023
Guess The Author
Bring along a piece of writing on the theme of
'Summer Fete' OR 'Summer Fate', Max 500 words
Print off the story, don't put your name on it, then stories will be swapped and read blind with everyone trying to guess who has written what!
With a small prize for who guesses most correctly.
Meal Out
Cheiko's Restaurant
Lutterworth
7.30pm
25th July
2023
Meetings Programme 2021 - 2022
Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month
7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Denbigh Room, Lutterworth Town Hall, Lutterworth
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Writing for the tasks should be a maximum of 1000 words and can be in any style (Short Story, Flash Fiction, Poetry etc. unless otherwise stated)
28th September
2021
AGM
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plus
We will write on the night to the title 'My lockdown highs, lows and inbetweens'
26th October
2021
A Ghost Story
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As it's nearly halloween write a ghost story in any style you wish (max 1000 words)
23rd November
2021
'Sparks will fly'
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Write a story in any style you like with the title 'Sparks will fly"
(max 1000 words)
14th December 2021
'On the first day of Christmas'
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Write in any style you like, starting with the line:
On the first day of Christmas my ............................ said to me
(Max 500 words)
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Stories will be swapped and read blind with a prize for whoever can guess the most correct writers
Bring along some festive food, tea & coffee will be provided
25th January 2022
22nd February 2022
22nd March
2022
26th April
2022
Write a Short Story made up entirely of Dialogue
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No he said, she said, no descriptions, just dialogue. Max 1000 words, any subject, no poetry or flash fiction
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Relationships
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Write a story about any type of relationship
(max 1000 words, any style)
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plus
Launch of our annual Short Story Competition
Members Talks Evening
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Group members talking about their different writing experiences from getting an agent to self publishing and everything in-between
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plus
Closing date for of our annual Short Story Competition
Annual Short Story Competition Results
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Adjudicated by
Lilian Butterwick
14th May 2022
Writing Workshop
10am - 2pm
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'How I Understand Story, Narrative Structure and its Interactions with Character - A Writer's Journey'
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with
Dave Martin
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24th May 2022
Science Fiction
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Write a story in any style you like in the Genre of Science Fiction
(Max 1000 words)
28th June 2022
Write on the Night
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Write a paragraph and pass it on for the story to be continued!
Bring along a few snacks, nibbles to enjoy during the evening
Meetings Programme 2020 -2021
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Meetings are currently held online on Zoom but will return to in person as soon as we are able
Meetings typically run from 7.30pm - 9.30pm
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Writing for the tasks should be a maximum of 1000 words and can be in any style (Short Story, Flash Fiction, Poetry etc.)
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22nd September 2020
AGM
plus
Writing Task: 1000 words on the topic of The Lockdown
27th October 2020
Talk by local writer Madeline Morgan
24th November 2020
Short Story Competition results and adjudication by Mary Byrne
8th December 2020
Writing Games
Bring your own Christmas nibbles!
26th January 2021
Imagine yourself in the future
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Write a diary entry for January 2026
23rd February 2021
Out of your comfort zone
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Write in a genre you've never tried before
23rd March
2021
Work in progress
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Bring something to share with the group that you are currently working on
27th April
2021
Emotions
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Re write the given paragraphs to show different emotions, show don't tell
25th May
2021
Learning from the Experts
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Choose an extract from a book to read to the group that inspires you or you particularly enjoy
22nd June
2021
End of year meeting via ZOOM
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Writing Games
27th July
2021
2.30pm
Tea and Cake in the Garden
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Liz, Chairperson of Lutterworth Writers Group will be holding an open afternoon in her garden for group members, past and present to get together in person, weather and COVID permitting!
Venue details will be e mailed to the group