Activities

Forthcoming activities:

Waterfront Writers afternoon meetings are held in The Swarthmore Centre, Mutley Plain at 1-3pm every Friday until 30th November 2012, except 24th and 31st August.

Nik Brooks, a long time member and ex facilitator of Waterfront Writers, is half of The Stonesoup Story Tellers. You can listen to their endless array of stories for adults at at The Morley Arms.

Past activities have included:

Anthologies:
Laughter Lines (out of print)
Waterfront Words (available at £3 each)
Life In The Bus Lane (available at £3 each)
Water Works, published 2011, available online and at Waterstones for £6.99. Or £5.00 if you buy direct from Waterfront Writers.

Outside activities:
Streets of South West Festivals
Fisherman's Fundays
Outwork with Visually Disabled at Stoke Damerel
Marjon's Barefoot Project (College of St. Mark and St. John)
Young Mothers' workshop
Judging poetry for the Plymouth Library's annual Competition
Judging poetry for the Plymstock Writers Circle
Judging poetry for Plymouth Age Concern's Skilled Hands Art and Craft Exhibition
National Year of Reading Make a Noise in the Library
Judging poetry for Plymouth Age Concern's Skilled Hands Art and Craft Exhibition 2009
Judging Plymstock Writers Circle Short Story Competion 2009.
Lord Mayor's Day 2009.
Poetry readings by Plymouth Waterfront Writers Stanza in the Reading Room at Cotehele for the Poetry Society.
Judging Plymstock Writers Circle Short Story Competion 2010.
Judging poetry for the Plymouth Library's Competition 2010.
Judging Plymstock Writers Circle poetry Competition 2011.

 

Theatrical and Performance:
Janners, a Plymouth Soap, performed for three nights at the Barbican Theatre, enabled by a grant from the Arts Council, and aided by the employment of three professionals.
Waterfront Writers Tenth Anniversary celebration.
The Dress Rehearsal, a poetic revue show performed for The Atheneaum Club members at their request in May 2011.

Literary Workshops:
10 workshops on various aspects of writing enabled by a grant from Plymouth City Council.
Advanced Poetry Workshop by Roselle Angwin.
Thinking Outside the Box by Martin Parry