The subjects or genres suggested for each meeting are optional, although some members use them as writing exercises. Feel free to bring along whatever you are working on. The Circle reserves the right to alter the programme to accommodate special events or for circumstances beyond its control.
COVID-19 announcement
Meeting structure for 2021
With the ongoing issues of Covid-19 affecting social gatherings, the existing meeting structure will remain in place. Each meeting, for the foreseeable future, will be a blend of Zoom meetings and e-mail. Members can either join the Zoom meeting or send their stories/poems to the Secretary, who will then forward these to the members of the writers’ circle for feedback.
Tuesday January 5th – Zoom meeting
White rabbit (Genre: Crime)
Tuesday January 19th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
To be confirmed (Genre: Open – you choose)
Tuesday February 2nd – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The lone runner (Genre: Fantasy)
Tuesday February 16th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Tunnel of ice (Genre: Dystopian)
Tuesday March 2nd – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The bubble machine (Genre: Children’s Story)
Tuesday March 16th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The meet up (Genre: Satire)
Tuesday April 6th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
In a bed of blossom (Genre: Poetry)
Tuesday April 20th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too) Zoom meeting
Tranquil waters (Genre: Travel)
Tuesday May 4th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The May Fly (Genre: Nature)
Tuesday May 18th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
A funny day at the office (Genre: Comedy Sketch)
Tuesday June 1st – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Catch up (Genre: Mystery)
Tuesday June 15th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The doppelgänger (Genre: Psychological Thriller)
Tuesday July 6th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
When the rains came (Genre: Adventure)
Tuesday July 20th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
My first car (Genre: Young adult)
Tuesday August 3rd – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Feel the warmth (Genre: Murder)
Tuesday August 17th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Eaten by a folding bed (Genre: Humour)
Tuesday September 7th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
My aunt’s will (Genre: Gothic)
Tuesday September 21st – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Circle AGM
Please try to attend
Followed by readings, if time allows
Tuesday October 5th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Blunt instrument (Genre: Farce)
Tuesday October 19th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Halloween spooks (Genre: Stories or Poetry)
Tuesday November 2nd – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
After the music stops (Genre: Romance)
Tuesday November 16th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
The raging sea (Genre: Historical Fiction)
Tuesday December 7th – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
Ice burn (Genre: Poetry)
Tuesday December 21st – Zoom/e-mail meeting (if you would like to Zoom, please join the Zoom meeting. If you’d prefer to send in your work by e-mail, you can do this too)
I used to have one of those (Genre: Christmas Story)
