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Cardiff 75 Anthology – Praise & Reviews

“A big box of marvels, abuzz with distinctive voices and vivid tales. This is dazzling testament to the ability of Creative Writing groups to energise and inspire.” – Alan Bilton @ABiltonAuthor “In celebration of Cardiff Writers’ Circle’s 75th anniversary comes this bright green anthology, full of life and energy, showcasing the output of various members …

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Cardiff 75 upcoming events June/July 22

18th June 2022 Summer Workshop 1 : Plot, Structure and Point of View https://cwcworkshop1.eventbrite.co.uk 25th June 2022 Summer Workshop 2 : Creating Fantasy Worlds https://cwcworkshop2.eventbrite.co.uk 3rd July 2022 Writers Gathering – Gorsedd https://cwcgathering.eventbrite.co.uk 9th July 2022 Summer Workshop 3 : Writing Dream Sequences https://cwcworkshop3.eventbrite.co.uk 16th July 2022 Summer Workshop 4 : Magical Realism https://cwcworkshop4.eventbrite.co.uk 23rd …

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A history of Cardiff Writers’ Circle 1947 -2022 by Sharif Gemie

On Sunday 4 May 1947, eleven people met in a small room in Cardiff Technical College. Without any protracted discussion, they decided to constitute themselves as Cardiff Writers’ Circle (CWC). They chose one of their number to chair the meeting, and another as secretary, to take notes, and then four manuscripts were read out and …

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Cardiff 75 – Bringing communities together Press Release

CARDIFF 75:  BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER Are you a writer living or working in Cardiff?  Do you feel creative but isolated?  Perhaps your writing group has struggled to keep going through the Pandemic? An innovative new project called ‘Cardiff 75’ may be able to provide support.   Designed to help strengthen the city’s diverse writing communities the …

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How to be a writer: Three and a half guides – Sharif Gemie

There are many, many guides to Creative Writing. Some will inspire you, some will help you, some will annoy you. Here’s my top three. It’s highly unlikely that they will suit everyone, but if you’ve got radically different opinions from me, the answer’s obvious: write your own top three.   Ursula K. Le Guin, Steering …

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