I really enjoyed Thursday night, I thought it might be a bit sparse with the Bank Holiday looming but no - eight people turned up. We heard some excellent poetry plus a piece in translation and some very good prose and then to top it all, Steve gave a virtuoso reading of his piece - you know the one, the one about the man who wakes up dead. He had everyone in stitches including himself and eventually had to give up reading because everyone was laughing too much. Nice one!

Well done to wgwg member Mary Bracht who came second in the Page Turner Prize Novella Competition!

It was a good night - despite the room's lighting sensor going beserk and casting us into complete darkness - twice. A good turn out of eleven people and we heard some excellent poems, Jarred read another piece from his book in progress, three new people turned up and we got presented with free nibbles and cake in the pub afterwards. Result!

We won't be there on the 28th - see you next week!

Willesden Library Centre, April 7, 2011

The international Willesden Herald short story prize 2011. Introduced by Sam Taradash. Presented by actors Carrie Cohen, Sarah Le Fevre, Silas Hawkins and in Part 2 Elizabeth Bower. Thanks to Liars' League. Sponsored by Willesden Green Writers' Group.





Excerpts read by actors from Liars' League, followed by announcement of the results and prizegiving. Maggie Gee describes the judging process, comments on each of the finalists and announces the prizes for runners up and first place.

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The group is happening this Thursday (21st) but we will not be meeting the week after on the 28th due to various jollifications, Bank Holidays, Bilal being unavailable and Anne taking herself off to Watford Film House to be on the box office and give out World Book Day books ( better late than never...)
We will be back bright eyed and bushy tailed on May 5th