Welcome to the Website for
The London Writers' Society.Ca
"Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light."
~ Joseph Pulitzer
The London Writers' Society is a community of writers in and around London, Ontario. Some of us are selling our work - short stories, mysteries, novels, poetry and non-fiction articles - and others of us are "wannabees" still learning our craft with the help of LWS critique groups.
Yet we have one thing in common: a need for feedback and encouragement from other writers. Writing is, by its nature, an isolating endeavor. Having a community of supportive colleagues and friends is vital to every writer's well-being. So we have come together as "writers helping other writers."
If you are a writer, we'd love to meet you. Come to one of our general meetings and see what we have scheduled. It might be a public reading by an accomplished poet, a presentation on forensic investigation, a mini-workshop on query letters or a session on writing Flash Fiction designed to get your writing juices flowing.
Yet what we offer at our general meetings is only a taste. Bring a few pages of your work to one of our critique groups and get acquainted with some of the most intelligent and generous people you'll ever meet, who will help you hone your prose.
And if you are not a writer, but a well-read reader who likes to "hang out" and help budding writers, then we invite you to come around, help critique our work and make friends in time to have a riot at our end-of-the-year holiday party. There's a literary world awaiting you within the London Writers' Society.
Join us and be part of it.
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." ~Anton Chekhov |
GENERAL MEETING THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Landon Library, 167 Wortley Road, London, Ontario N6C 3P6 Phone: 519-439-6240. Open admission. No cost. 
This monthly meeting is a time to meet other writers. The agenda varies from month-to-month. During some meetings we will have speakers, other meetings will offer you the opportunity to read from your own work, and still other meetings will provide fun writing exercises. In December we have a holiday party on the third Thursday, in lieu of the general meeting.
We invite you to come to our next meeting, make friends with other writers and help grow our writing community. To join the London Writers' Society, simply download an application form and mail it, along with a cheque for $25 to: |
CRITIQUE GROUPS
WEDNESDAY EVENING FICTIONTHE FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Ruth Zavitz's home Contact: rzavitz(at)execulink.com For those who are coming by bus: the Kipps Lane/Thompson Road bus stops at the corner of Raywood and Trevithen, and the Wellington bus stops at the end of this street. For those driving from downtown (intersection of York and Wellington): Raywood is off Wellington, about two blocks up from the liquor store. (The LCBO is on the right; Raywood is on the left about two blocks further.) Go through one stop sign after turning on Raywood and look for a small, well-lit house on the left. Ruth has a glassed-in front porch. You can't miss it. Bring around 5 or 6 pages double-spaced. Bring 6 copies to share. (It's okay to print on both side of the paper for all groups in order to conserve.) If you have never been to Ruth's group before, but plan to attend, please e-mail her at: rzavitz(at)execulink.com and let her know. MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR ONGOING PARTICIPANTS We invite you to come to a meeting or three, get acquainted, get feedback on work and see whether it helps you. Assuming it does and you want to continue attending, we ask that you complete an application and become a member. At $25 a year, we think you'll agree that it's the best deal around. |
TUESDAY EVENING FICTION THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH Time: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Place:99 Runnymede Crescent London, Ontario N6G 1Z7 Contact: barrybrewer00(at)hotmail.com DIRECTIONS: Go north on Wonderland to Lawson. Turn right (east) onto Lawson and take three (3) left turns one afer another. (The first left is Wychwood.) Bring 6 copies of (around) 4 pages double-spaced. (If your story is slightly longer, bring the entire piece.) You need not bring work to participate. Your impressions and comments on the work of others will be appreciated. MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR ONGOING PARTICIPANTS We invite you to come to a meeting or three, get acquainted, get feedback on work and see whether it helps you. Assuming you find these critique groups enjoyable and you want to continue attending, we ask that you complete an application and become an LWS member. |
"The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat's mat is a story." ~ John le Carre |
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