The latest CWG meeting took place at 5.45pm on Zoom on Monday 18 January 2021 with Alice, Gemma and Karen in attendance, Daniel, Sarah, Andrea and Sam having passed on their apologies.
There were no new members to welcome and the minutes from the last meeting were passed.
WIP updates: Karen had submitted to RMLiterary and recieved a rejection from them since the last meeting. She has also edited her picture book (but following feedback has more work to do), written several new chapters of her current WIP (currently at 59k words) and submitted for an agent 1-2-1 at the GEA Honkference (for details see events section below). Alice had also submitted for an agent 1-2-1 at the GEA Honkference and has been working on her sequel, including taking part in sprints (in 45 minutes she can achieve 1500 words on her laptop). Gemma had also received a rejection but from Jericho Writers and won't apply again. She decided to enter the Discoveries Prize and submitted 20 minutes before the deadline, plus she has read the book and synopsis for review for her friend. She has also been researching the TV programme The Victorian Slum for her current WIP and was fascinated to find out the origins of the word hangover.
Feedback sessions: No-one had circulated anything for feedback.
CW comps/workshops/events: Karen informed members about the podcasts Marian Keyes was running on a Monday evening on Instagram. The GEA Honkference runs this coming weekend and free tickets for the workshop can be found at www.geahonkference.com/ Gemma mentioined the CBC mentoring competition https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/the-breakthrough-writers-programme/ and that the NYALit Festival was available to view on Youtube www.nyalitfest.wordpress.com/programme. Other competitions and events Gemma has found are:
https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/reading-room/for-writers/discoveries
https://ownedvoices.com/novel-award
https://twitter.com/AitkenAlexander/status/1353691438807134208?s=07
https://twitter.com/KillerReads/status/1353674191980163072?s=19
https://twitter.com/NeemaMShah/status/1352180703841185792?s=07
Upcoming events of Interest: Tuesday 19th January Writing Dark, Complex and Lovable Literary Fiction w/ Stephen Markley 7pm - 8.30pm £15 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-dark-complex-and-lovable-literary-fiction-w-stephen-markley-tickets-136192949779?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&fbclid=IwAR2Z1r0IofdRYr2Z5OFFhjMAz9WhmjEU3Vt_GRiDjA-SGfE99FNA5ShSUek Thursday 21st January Book Launch: THE EFFORT by Claire Holroyde 11.30pm—free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-the-effort-by-claire-holroyde-tickets-134009795907?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1&fbclid=IwAR2Jc0yD6z9Swjks-fUzMxLypV1eTzwZhlTiBhpmrj7pbnrTAIWKam79gIc Saturday 23rd January Samantha Shannon launches The Mask Falling with Melinda Salisbury 8pm free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/samantha-shannon-launches-the-mask-falling-with-melinda-salisbury-tickets-136007619451?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1&fbclid=IwAR2SNBOclmNHCU0fko_yQSQwAHgpJwaR812zWOTUE5V8xQuyfyfFPbn9Ieo Tuesday 26th January: Author evening with Rachel Mann and The Gospel of Eve 7pm—free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-evening-with-rachel-mann-and-the-gospel-of-eve-tickets-135515752263?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&fbclid=IwAR3XBb7m92g5414YPrr0TEYwyWhAfTZ-PrQ5thMVsWDF51eC4tCPeT0ZLGw Witch Hunting Old & New - Ron Hutton - Zoom Lecture 8pm – 10pm £10 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witch-hunting-old-new-ron-hutton-zoom-lecture-tickets-132402825415?aff=ebdssbonlinebrowse&fbclid=IwAR2gv5dc32w5oztJDD1dm-hAxL0z7noluta9krhEiO-OEHU0G17_gj5fBYA Thursday 28th January: D&D and Fantasy Fiction: Giants in the Oerth 6pm-7.30pm: Join us on our quest to uncover the literary history behind Dungeons & Dragons with scholar and RPG editor John D. Rateliff! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dd-and-fantasy-fiction-giants-in-the-oerth-tickets-135728980033?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1 Friday 29th January Travel Through Crime Fiction Series January with Cara Black 5pm – 6pm free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/travel-through-crime-fiction-series-january-with-cara-black-tickets-136437140159?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1&fbclid=IwAR0l-mGgmgsT2ijCEshEcUPveqSgQZZlNaih9d8nqNwEo3Kv0EtCZqz3NvM Sunday 31st January #HarperPresents: Winter High Tea at Home: Join us for a cozy high tea at home with four of our favourite authors. Tune in to discover our fantastic new historical fiction books. 7pm—Free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harperpresents-winter-high-tea-at-home-tickets-133361222005?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1&fbclid=IwAR1lIqkqQjFQGnBWJx13avdgCBQ9H8JSZDezCwgcZsYO71W8GwR7NO1XOG4 Monday 8th February The Paris Library - Virtual Author event with Janet Skeslien Charles 7pm – 8pm free event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-paris-library-virtual-author-event-with-janet-skeslien-charles-tickets-133674599325?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&fbclid=IwAR00agmFeVE6XdosRUtZzr0PJznEBt5k_Aby3OwNNi78xJlqcLmZZ8BP2zA Thursday 11th February Blending Fact and Fiction - A Panel Discussion on Historical Crime Fiction 7.30pm – 9pm £6 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blending-fact-and-fiction-a-panel-discussion-on-historical-crime-fiction-tickets-135173330069?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&fbclid=IwAR2Jc0yD6z9Swjks-fUzMxLypV1eTzwZhlTiBhpmrj7pbnrTAIWKam79gIc
Writing plans: Alice plans to rewrite and she will be attending the GEA Honkference and the agent 1-2-1. Karen plans to write more chapters of her current WIP and will also be attending the GEA Honkference and 1-2-1. Gemma will be undertaking more researching and also attending the GEA Honkference.
The next meeting of the CWG will take place on Monday 1 February 2021 at 5.45pm on Zoom. Attendance links will be the same as before.
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