The time has come, the walrus said, to speak of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of poets and short-fiction writers extraordinaire. Well, if the walrus had any sense that’s what she would have said. Because last night we had an extraordinary display of talent, in amusing, sad, painful, beautiful, and just …
The sun has got his hat on hip hip hip hooray… now hold on a minute. Why is the moon mainly referred to as ‘she’ and the sun as ‘he’? Traditionally sun gods have been more aggressive and destructive than their moon goddess counterparts, so perhaps that’s the reason? Men are hot-headed, fiery and …
“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 …
The following piece was runner-up in Cardiff Writers’ Circle Article Competition 2022. It is offered here because in casting its cold eye, or certainly a luke-warm eye, on one of the Commandments of Creative Writing it may, perhaps, provoke reflection, rage, or indifference. SHOWTIME? ‘Show don’t tell’ Whenever I hear this well-meant advice, …
(Mostly) In Praise of J.K. Rowling: The Ink Black Heart Sharif Gemie Imagine you could write whatever you wanted and it would be published. Imagine no pesky tutors lecturing you about character and voice, no crafty agent or publisher telling you about markets and how it’s a bad time for the book trade. Imagine …
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 …
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 …
A history of Cardiff Writers’ Circle 1947 -2022 by Sharif Gemie Read More »
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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Win Big with Cardiff Writers Circle! By Ian McNaughton Yes, being a writer can pay off. Forget about searching under your sofa cushions for that hoard of coins that will probably only get spent on a takeaway. Here at Cardiff Writers Circle you can hit the big time with vouchers that are on offer …
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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