100 words on the nose. That's all you have to produce a stand alone story with a beginning, middle and end. Some of us altarnatively chose to unleash the poetic form. We had a loose theme of 'new beginnings' to set us off on our way, being January and all. See how we did. Amanda… Continue reading The Art of The Drabble
The presentation of awards for the shortlisted submissions to the Young Writers Competition 2025 took place on Saturday 11th October at The Old Court.
It's been a delight reading all the entries to our Young Writers Competition from across RBWM! The judges have now created a shortlist of young writers. Read on to find out who has been shortlisted… Let’s celebrate together Our shortlisted writers are all invited to The Award Ceremony at 7pm on Saturday 11th October at… Continue reading WWG Young Writers Competition Results 2025
After experiencing a brilliant poetry workshop last month, led by one of our members, we were tasked with putting our new skills to the test. Here are a few of our resulting creations for you to enjoy. Food for the Occasion by Mike Moss How do I tell the girl, once of my dreams That… Continue reading May Poetry
A wonderful evening was had on Sat 12th October as we celebrated the winners of our Young Writers Competition from across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. We had the Mayor and his Consort join us, our local MP, English teachers, our Windsor Writers Group members, local authors plus, of course, the prize winning… Continue reading A Celebration of Writing Success
What a fantastic response we’ve had to our Young Writers Competition from the RBWM community! We’ve received a wonderfully diverse range of short stories and poems and our huge thanks go out to everyone for the time and effort they put in. The judging panel were both entertained and impressed by the entries and have… Continue reading WWG Young Writers Competition Results
Whilst we are in the midst of running a writing competition for the young people of Windsor, this is a great tale of where your writing can take you. Vanessa Gordon, one of our members, has published a successful series of novels known collectively as the Naxos Mysteries. This project has meant that Vanessa can… Continue reading A passion for writing takes one of our members to the Greek Islands
We are delighted to announce that acclaimed author Essie Fox has agreed to present the prizes for our Young Writers Competition. Essie is no stranger to the Sunday Times Bestseller list with her beguiling collection of gothic novels. She has been described by The Independent as ‘Deliciously unsettling’.
We welcomed Colin Farwell to the Windsor Writers' Group this month. Whilst introducing himself, Colin mentioned he had written a new thriller novel. However, what we all weren't expecting was his book trailer. Wow! We have to share it with you. Presenting... The Donyang Deception: An attack with no defence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZTh1iOBxw The Donyang Deception is… Continue reading The Donyang Deception: Book Trailer
Two of our members, Sudhana Singh and Phil Appleton, exchanged their published works at one of our recent meets. It's important to broaden the mind by reading something a little different from what you usually go for. We're hopeful Phil will enjoy 'Kindness, Kale and Kettleballs' which is an internationally acclaimed and moving autobiography that… Continue reading Our Very Own Book Swap
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