PowWow Festival of Writing 2017

PowWow Festival of Writing 2017

On the 7th May 2017, I (and the Oldbury Writing Group) had the pleasure of attending the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: The PowWow Festival no longer runs) for the third time. Yes, the third time. As always, the festival was held in the beer garden at…

From Sunrise to Sunset Book Launch – My Experience

From Sunrise to Sunset Book Launch – My Experience

On Saturday 22nd April, we (The Oldbury Writing Group) launched our first anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset at the Oldbury Library. From Sunrise to Sunset is a World War Two anthology of poems and short stories. During the event, we each read some of our pieces from…

Wow! I’m Taking Part in a Literature Festival

Wow! I’m Taking Part in a Literature Festival

On Saturday 28th January 2017 I (and the Oldbury Writing Group) will be taking part in the Wolverhampton Literature Festival. For the festival, we will be working with Ian Henery – who is the Walsall Poet Laureate, Black Country Bugle Ambassador, and Walsall Poetry Society Ambassador – on…

Dudley Library’s Writers Networking Morning

Dudley Library’s Writers Networking Morning

On the 26th November 2016 (Yes, this post should have been written ages ago lol), I went to the Dudley Library’s Writers Networking Morning with the Oldbury Writing Group. For the event, there was a panel of four speakers: Nell Dixon, Gemma Todd, Elizabeth Hanbury, and Brenda Read-Brown.…

My Book Reading Success

My Book Reading Success

On Saturday 8th October my writing group took part in the West Bromwich at War event. I mentioned this event in my last post titled ‘Oldbury Writing Group Event – World War Two Anthology Reading’. For the event, we read out a selection of short stories and poems…

My Visit to the Our Shakespeare Exhibition

My Visit to the Our Shakespeare Exhibition

On the 11th June 2016, I went to see the Our Shakespeare Exhibition at the Library of Birmingham with my writing group. When I heard about the exhibition opening, I thought it would be a great trip idea for the writing group. And with me getting back into…