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Meetings

Cannon Hill Writers' Group meet every Thursday from 8 - 10 pm in the creche at the MAC, Cannon Hill, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Membership of the Cannon Hill Writers' group - £20 p.a., decreasing throughout the rest of the year from January. £2 per meeting for members, £3 non members (concessions).

Weekly meetings, monthly workshops, advice & literary criticism, practice giving a reading, varied and multi genre, scripts, lyrics, plays, novels, poetry & prose, experienced and new writers.

Every Thursday 8 - 10pm, in the creche at the MAC (Midlands Arts Centre) Cannon Hill, opposite the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Our meeting room has disabled access which is 'good' - but wheel chair users sometimes find the bar area difficult to circumnavigate.

We are a self help writing group with a range of writers, from the beginner to the 'slightly' published. The existing membership is diverse, and this group wants to welcome new members whatever their background and genre. Within the group completed mss and work in progress is read out for feed back, suggestions and positive criticism. Markets may be suggested and competition details circulated. Past members of this group have gone on to have plays on radio, books published, stories in magazines, become prize winners in local and national competitions, and one ex-member has been a Birmingham Poet Laureate.

Competitions

The group has its own in-house competitions from time to time. To enter one needs to be a member. The next one will be on the last Thursday before Christmas, judged by the group, with modest prizes presented by one of the founder members, Chair & author Pauline Morgan. The title is 'Moon' and should be no longer than 2000 words, poems and plays also accepted.

Workshops

Future workshops are planned from - Roi Kwabena, Birmingham Poet Laureate; Phil Coker, Librarian Hall Green Library Poetry Place; Chris Morgan, Author and ceative writing teacher; Helena Hampstead, playwright and songstress; John Henry Foley, poet; and from a short story agency for national magazines, Midlands Exposure Literary Agency, in the new year.

Anthologies

This group publishes showcase anthologies entitled SALVO. SALVO 6 is available from Pauline Morgan (0121 777 2777) for £6.99. We are currently looking for submissions for SALVO 7. These should be passed to the Editor, Lynn Edwards at a group meeting. Submissions from members only. Lynn can be contacted on 0121 784 0774.

Contact details:

Pauline Morgan
321 Sarehold Rd
Hall Green
Birmingham B28 0AL
Tel: 0121 777 2777
Email: cannonhillwritersgroup@hotmail.com

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