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'I am eager to see what the new topics bring for our March class'

27/2/2022

We welcomed several new members to the class this month. It was pleasing that even our new members were able to contribute a story for the class to read and discuss.

We had three prompts to choose from:

The most adorable chocolate brown eyes stared at Susan from the face resting on the desk.
They walked beside the river while {Charlie} weaved in and out of the reeds.
The jury retired to consider the verdict

The class is based on creative writing, generally with stories of fiction. But our experiences will always influence our writing, and this month one of the stories was based on a real-life experience written as the memories from childhood but including speculation as to what might have happened. And other stories ranged from shape changing (adorable chocolate brown eyes) to murder (not only using the jury theme). There were animals of course, including cats as well as dogs in and out of the reeds.

The topics for March are:

She stood on the balcony
The reflections on the still water of the lake, did not reveal what lay beneath
The hotel was deserted. Salt and pepper shakers sat on the dust covered tables.

I am eager to see what the new topics bring for our March class. This is on 14 March – a public holiday, but we will be meeting for those who are available.

Joy Shirley

Photograph: Andi Stevenson

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Creative Writing

We are a group of people who love writing. The class is for those who enjoy writing, irrespective of experience or training. If you have ever thought of writing a short story, a novel, entering a writing competition this can be a good starting point.

The class provides the encouragement to write and the opportunity to receive feedback from like-minded creative writers. .

This is not a creative writing training course, but each class will include some discussion points or hints around writing, and perhaps a writing challenge. Then we discuss stories written by class members, providing constructive feedback to help us improve our writing.

To provide a starting point each month we have a writing prompt, or a selection of prompts. This can be a starting sentence, a topic, or perhaps a writing challenge. The length of the stories will vary. It could be 300 words or 3000, or even a portion of a longer manuscript.

If you love to write, come and join us in 2026.