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Amanda Patterson: On Writing
Guest Speaker / Writers Write Functions
Courses & workshops
Book Reviews
Competitions
Classified
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Quotations by Sagittarian writers for writers and readers everywhere…
People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don’t have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.
~ Steven Spielberg, born 18 December
To see one's name in print! Some people commit a crime for no other reason.
~ Gustave Flaubert, born 12 December
Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking -- can.
~ Helen Gurley Brown, born 7 December
A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.
~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn, born 11 December
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Publishing News
Congratulations to these three Writers Write graduates!
Annette Kinnear – Your Career Your Life (Penguin)
David Gemmell - Joost: The Man in the Mirror (Struik)
Annika Forsberg Langa - South Africa from Cape to Kruger (ICA Forlaget) Sweden Publishing 2010
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Writers Write offers full editing & report writing services.
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December Courses
Writers Write – How to write a book
7 – 10 December: Writers Write in Johannesburg (4 Weekday Mornings)
14 - 17: Writers Write in Cape Town (4 Weekday Mornings)
Writers Write 2 – How to plot your book in four days
16 January 2010: 09:00 – 13:00 for four consecutive Saturday mornings in Johannesburg
Heart of Africa – How to write a perfect romance
13 & 14: from 09:00 – 15:00 on both days
New: Write for Soapies with Writers Write in 2010
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Don’t miss our first writing evening of 2010…
Hosted by Amanda Patterson & Anthony Ehlers
Date: 21 January 2010
Time: 18: 30 - 21:00
Venue: Sides, 10 Bompas Road, Dunkeld West, Sandton
Cost: R225, 00 per head, includes a scrumptious five star meal and writing exercises
P.S. Drinks are not included
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One-Day Work Shops
kids etc.
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Write for children |
Cape Town
16/01 |
Durban
23/01 |
Johannesburg
23/01 |
R2000 |
Create the Perfect Villain
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Bad to the bone |
Durban
12/12, 15/01 |
Cape Town
30/01 |
Johannesburg
12/12, 14/01 |
R2000 |
You, the editor – How to edit
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You, the editor |
Cape Town
14/01 |
Durban
21/01 |
Johannesburg
14/01 |
R3500 |
Keep it Short and Simple - The art of writing short stories
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KISS |
Cape Town
18/12, 23/01 |
Durban
29/01 |
Johannesburg
23/01 |
R2000 |
NGO - Basic fund raising proposals for "Non Profit Organizations"
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Fund Raising Proposals |
Cape Town
22/01 |
Durban
26/01 |
Johannesburg
12/01 |
R2500 |
Report Writing – How to write reports & proposals
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The Write Report |
Cape Town
29/01 |
Durban
30/01 |
Johannesburg
22/01 |
R3500 |
The Power of the Press Release – Write a release that works
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The Power of the Press Release |
Cape Town
30/01 |
Durban
23/01 |
Johannesburg
30/01 |
R3500 |
Plot LUCK – Plot your book in a day
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Plot Luck |
Cape Town
15/01 |
Durban
31/01 |
Johannesburg
09/01 |
R2000 |
Make Money Freelancing
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Write for the Print Media |
Cape Town
20/01 |
Durban
22/01 |
Johannesburg
04/12, 19/01 |
R2500 |
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December Poetry Competition
Theme for December 2009:
2010Prize: A case of Leopard’s Leap Wines
Conditions:
1. Only 1 poem per month per newsletter subscriber is allowed.
2. The poem must not be longer than 30 lines.
3. The poem must be about the given topic / theme.
4. These rules are not negotiable.
5. The judges’ decision is final.
Closing date: 31 December 2009
Poetry Results
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Classifieds
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Writers Write recommends that you contact Rod Patterson for custom-made bookshelves – mail
colleenrw@telkomsa.net or call Rod on 083 750 6854
Writers Write Work: 0798753719 Email: info@writerswrite.co.za
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