Wrekin Writers

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Meeting Dates / Membership Fees


With the exception of our December meeting, we usually meet on the THIRD Saturday of the month.  (The December meeting is usually the SECOND Saturday)

2009 Meeting Dates

 Date   Meeting Activity
 January 17th  Annual General Meeting
 February 21st  Workshop - Fall in Love With Being  Writer (again) by Simon Whaley
 March 21st  Visit to Attingham Park - Read -around of member's work during the main meeting. Exploring the House and Gardens afterwards.
 April 18th  
 May 16th  
 June 20th  Liam O'Connell - Motivational Speaker and Author (http://www.liamoconnell.co.uk)
 July 18th  
 August 15th  
 September 19th  Horrow Workshop
 October 17th  Wellington Literary Festival Workshops

Nick Fletcher will be running a workshop on writing articles and another on short stories.
 November 21st                    
 December 12th (to be confirmed)  Christmas meal will take place AFTER the meeting at the Buckatree Hall Hotel

Note: The Drumming Workshop planned for the December meeting, has been postponed until 2010.

ALL MEETINGS START AT 10.00am and usually continue until around 12.00 noon unless specifically advised.

Members of the group may also attend an open session, which meets and hour previously from 9.00am until 10.00am allowing members to ask other members for indiviudal feedback on work or other writing advice.

In order to cover costs of room hire and some guest speakers, it is necessary to charge an annual membership fee.  We try to keep this a low as possible in order to encourage membership.

Membership fees are reviewed annually at our (brief) Annual General Meeting.

Current Membership Fees for 2009 remain at £15 per person per annum. 

Wrekin Writers welcomes new members.  Why not come along for a few meetings to try us out?  The first meeting is free, thereafter it's £1.50 per meeting and if you wish to become a full member, a sliding scale of membership fees operate for those joining after the January meeting as follows:

Membership begins with the Meeting of:

Percentage of Annual Fee Payable:

January

100%

February

100%

March

90%

April

80%

May

70%

June

60%

July

50%

August

40%

September

30%

October

Workshop, separate fee applicable

November

£1.50

December

£1.50