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"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 |
Happy Valentine's Day!
GENERAL MEETING THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Program: Open Mike When: February 18 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Landon Library, 167 Wortley Road, London, Ontario N6C 3P6 Phone: 519-439-6240 
Have you written a story, an article, a poem, or a play? Want to submit it to a periodical or contest? Would you like suggestions for improvement or confirmation that it is submission ready? Bring it to our general meeting.
LWS Pub Night Are you in love with language? Woozy over words? Passionate about getting published? Is writing a part of you that you cannot live without, like your heart or lungs? Then come and join us for a laugh and a bit of ale on the last Friday of the month in a pub named after literary icon Geoffrey Chaucer. Next: February 26, 2010 Place: Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6 - (519) 679-9940) Clyo Beck |
CRITIQUE GROUPS
WEDNESDAY EVENING FICTIONTHE FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH Next: February 3th and 17th Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Ruth Zavitz's home 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 FICTIONTHE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH Next: February 9th & 23th Time: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Place: Barry Brewer's home 99 Runnymede Crescent London, Ontario N6G 1Z7 DIRECTIONS: For those who attended this group at Angelo's north, Barry's home is just a little further up Wonderland. 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 it does and you want to continue attending, we ask that you become an LWSmember. |
"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 |
 Dear Friends, Ron Stewart, who runs poetry discussion workshops in association with Poetry London, published a recipe book, Fight Food Fight, as a fund raiser to help Mary Campell, a friend diagnosed with brain cancer. Here's his story:
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I collected, edited, formatted and self-published the recipes in a nice little cookbook called Flight Food Fight, and distribute them on a donation basis. Please note that this site was built using CSS. Older browsers, and especially older versions of Internet Explorer, do not display CSS properly. If this page does not display properly, update to the latest version of the web browser you are using.