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
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
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
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’.
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
And so we penned some short passages... Spring by Robyn Kayes The lightning bolt shattered the sky as the spring storm took control of the land. Up on the highlands and down by the river, thunder roared overhead, and a ferocious wind destroyed all in its path. By the morning after, the overnight storm was… Continue reading Spring has Sprung
Sonnets are tricky. But well done to these Windsor Writers who followed all the rules and produced a piece of poetry all ready to read out on February 14th. Valentine Sonnet What I Wrote by Mike Moss Our homework this month, a sonnet to write I’ll try very hard, the rules are quite tight I… Continue reading Valentine’s Sonnets
At our Christmas meeting last week (complete with mince pies and mulled wine) we had fun listening to some Christmas silliness and heartwarming tales. Find some of our Christmas creations below. Enjoy! A Faithful Friend in Christmas by Vince Moran Once there was a time A time not long ago A time when things were… Continue reading Christmas Fun with Poems, Lyrics and Stories
We've been absolutely blown away by how many people have bought our Windsor Christmas Tales book - thank you, thank you, thank you! Our book is a community project and, as with a lot of labours of love, it was never going to make anyone a millionaire. But it is art. And it brings joy.… Continue reading How Do You Create & Launch a Book?
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