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Jan 25, 20233 min read
Planning Your Creative Year with Carol Howarth & Marion Cockin
by Steve Corton I just noticed a stain on the carpet. Just over there. I’ve sat here to type various scripts hundreds of times and I’ve...
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bilstonwriters
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Myths & Legends with David Bingham
by John Ellard David Bingham led our workshop for another enjoyable session. We started by watching a short video to whet our appetites....
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bilstonwriters
Oct 23, 20222 min read
Sketches, scripts & dialogue with Naomi Paul
by Ros Woolner In October we welcomed writer and performer Naomi Paul, who led a workshop on sketches, scripts and dialogue. In an...
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bilstonwriters
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Only the Skies - the new Bilston Writers anthology
September saw the publication of our new anthology and a launch at the Light House in Wolverhampton as part of 'City Voices', a monthly...
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bilstonwriters
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Parks & Gardens with Ros Woolner
After two years of Zoom meetings, in August we met in person - in Bantock Park. On one of the hottest days of the year, the park was a...
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bilstonwriters
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Poetry form & Juxtaposition with Emma Purshouse
by Roger Noons At the latest Zoom meeting, members again welcomed Emma Pursehouse to lead a Workshop on Poetry Form and Juxtaposition. A...
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bilstonwriters
Jun 19, 20221 min read
PoArtry with Rick Sanders
Our June workshop, led by Rick Sanders, was on ekphrastic poetry. An ekphrastic poem is one that responds to a work of art, and who...
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bilstonwriters
May 17, 20221 min read
The Twilight Zone with Karen Miller
by Jill Tromans Question: What can you expect the day after Friday 13th if you are a member of Bilston Writers’? Answer: An excellent...
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bilstonwriters
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Nature as Metaphor with Cherry Doyle
by Ros Woolner Cherry was back with us again in April, leading a workshop on metaphors (‘using a thing to describe another thing’), and...
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bilstonwriters
Mar 25, 20222 min read
Flash fiction & short stories with Carol Howarth and Karen Miller
by Carol Howarth This was an opportunity to write flash fiction or a short story of 250-500 words. In most competitions, flash fiction is...
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bilstonwriters
Feb 27, 20221 min read
The seasons (in reverse) with Cherry Doyle
by Roger Noons Yet another Zoom for our February meeting, a workshop led by published poet, Cherry Doyle. We knew well in advance that...
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bilstonwriters
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Wolverhampton Literature Festival here we come
by Karen Miller It’s AGM January already. Can you believe it? Where has the time gone? This session we held our Annual General Meeting...
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bilstonwriters
Dec 29, 20211 min read
Old year, new year
In December, still on Zoom, we took it in turns to read pieces connected to Christmas, winter or the end of the year. Some people read...
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bilstonwriters
Nov 21, 20211 min read
"Still Life" with Marion Cockin
by Ros Woolner Our November writing session was all about objects, but we also revisited some forms of writing that we’d covered earlier...
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bilstonwriters
Oct 17, 20212 min read
Editing with Emma Purshouse
by Ros Woolner “If you see a cliché kill it dead” That’s the first line of a fun poem by Emma Purshouse entitled “Advice for...
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bilstonwriters
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Writing articles with Keith Rogers
by John Ellard Keith Rogers was leader of the September session on Writing Articles Keith presented us with a plan to help structure our...
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bilstonwriters
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Haibun with David Bingham
by Roger Noons On Saturday 21 August, Haibun Master, David Bingham, zoomed into the homes of our members. He began his workshop on the...
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bilstonwriters
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Story structure with Karen Miller
by Ros Woolner Karen started our July workshop by running through ten benefits of structuring a story before you start writing. They...
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bilstonwriters
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Picture Books with Ros Woolner
by Karen Miller This month we indulged our inner child with a look at writing picture books for children. Ros started us off by taking a...
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bilstonwriters
May 15, 20211 min read
Surrealism by Zoom led by Marion Cockin
by Roger Noons Prior to the start of Bilston Writers May Workshop, Carol Howarth, the Chairperson, announced that Ros Woolner had...
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