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Riverside Writers!
 | Riverside Writers are an informal and friendly group which formed in 1998. One of Wirral's premier writing groups, many of its members are published authors. Other members write purely for fun, and the group is open to all genres of writing.
New members and visitors are always welcome!
All meetings are held at 7.30pm-9.30pm at West Kirby Library in The Concourse (unless otherwise stated), which is immediately next to West Kirby train station. Ample car parking facilities are at the rear of The Concourse, plus there is a regular bus service right outside.
Next Meeting!
Riverside Writers next meet on April 27th, 2009. Please note that the scheduled script writing workshop has been cancelled. A new date will be arranged. However, we will meet as usual regardless.
Participation in our monthly writing projects is entirely optional. Members are welcome to share other writing projects at any time.
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MEETING DATES FOR 2009:
April 27th - script writing workshop.
May 18th - (very brief!) AGM & visit from childrens' book author (TBC).
June 29th
July 27th
August 24th
September 28th
***FREE PUBLIC EVENT***Wednesday, October 14th - New Tales for Old Byways 7pm at West Kirby Library. Wirral life explored through original poetry and prose, created by Riverside Writers and sustained with cheese and wine! Part of Wirral Bookfest 2009. Everyone welcome.
October 26th
November 30th
December 21st
(Meeting dates may be subject to alteration)
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Riverside Writers' Officers
Chair: Adele Cosgrove-Bray.
Secretary & Co-Treasurer: Tim Hulme.
Treasurer: Peter Hurd.
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Mailing List!
If you would like to be kept up-to-date with news about Riverside Writers, then please feel free to join our mailing list. Send your details in confidence to:- riversidewriters@aol.com
And don't forget to sign our guestbook here!
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Dark Fantasy Anthology!
 | Dark of the Night : An Anthology of Shadows (ISBN: 1430309156) was published on Hallowe'en 2006 by Dark Moon Press. Copies are available from all good bookshops or direct from the publisher at www.darkmoonpress.net
This collection of new Dark Fantasy offers a diverse and enchantingly chilly introduction to the work of several emerging genre writers. The anthology includes The Club, which is a deceptively alluring tale of vampire subculture written Riverside Writers chairperson Adele Cosgrove-Bray.
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The Muse's Mouth
A new internet newsgroup aims to develop and aid easy communication between individual writers and writers' groups across the North West of England. Other interested parties are also welcome, however.
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Members of The Muse's Mouth can messages to all other members who can then reply, simply by using their ordinary email. News of writing-related events, invitations to writers' workshops, publishing achievements or queries about any aspect of writing may be forwarded to the group.
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Membership is FREE. Simply send an email to:- the_muses_mouth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Tims's Tales
Tim Hulme celebrated another success following the publication of his witty tale of auction house mayhem with A Private View.
This is featured in the 316th edition of Cauldron magazine, which is edited by Terence Grogan.
Tim's stories, including The Missing Muffin, have been performed on Radio Merseyside. Throughout 2008 he was been a regular guest on Cath Bore's show on 7 Waves Radio.
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Faerie Magic on Wirral!
 | A Wirral Otherkin Trilogy offers three tales of Dark Fantasy to thrill your mind and capture your soul!
Frog, New Year's Day and Swap are set on the Wirral Peninsula, and draw on the rich heritage from its Celtic, Viking, Roman and Norman settlers as inspiration for these contemporary tales by local author Adele Cosgrove-Bray.
New Year's Day is set largely on Hilbre Island, while Swap moves between Parkgate and Caldy Hill, which is also featured in Frog, along with West Kirby and several other Wirral villages.
A Wirral Otherkin Trilogy is available only from Amazon.com, and was published in July 2007.
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Haunted Hilbre!
 | Ruins Terra (ISBN 978-0-9785148-5-3) is a new anthology of Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories composed by twenty-seven international writers, and published in 2007 by Hadley Rille Books and edited by Eric T Reynolds.
Featured within its pages is Seagull Inn, a chilling tale set on Hilbre Island, just off the coast of mainland Wirral in Cheshire, England. Author Adele Cosgrove-Bray combines fantasy with factual local history and her knowledge of the three islands in a tale destined to enthral even those familiar with Hilbre.
Available now from all good bookstores, or direct from the publisher.
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Quiet Lives!
 | Four tales of seemingly quiet lives:-
Dear Harry: Armajeet writes a parting letter to Harry. He is lovely but she's tired of too much compromise - and her friends would rip him to shreds.
Mirror: Having violated Melissa's hospitality, a salesman learns that not all witches comply with New Age stereotypes.
The Four Seasons: When Granny visits, teenager Megan and her mother face a yawning generation gap.
Beautiful: Dawn is as tall as a man and twice as broad, yet her determined quest for love, passion and beauty will strike a chord with everyone who has ever felt disheartened by their own reflection.
Written by Adele Cosgrove-Bray and published in February 2008 by Amazon.com, Quiet Lives is now available to buy.
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Fearsome Fae!
 | A visit to her local New Age shop brings Tracy into conflict with the notorious Fae of Caldy Hill!
This story, called Old World Magic, features in a new Fantasy anthology from Hadley Rille Books, and is written by Wirral author Adele Cosgrove-Bray. "I enjoy blending local history with folklore," she said in a recent interview on Cath Bore's morning show on the Cheshire peninsula's own 7 Waves Radio.
The anthology, Ruins Metropolis, (ISBN 978-0-9785148-9-1) was edited by Eric T Reynolds and Rose Reynolds. It is available from all good bookshops and from on-line book vendors.
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Mysterious Visitors!
 | A beautiful and androgynous crew fly over a terminated planetary project - but is this this future or the distant past? Adele Cosgrove-Bray draws on ancient Sumerian folklore in this strange tale called Project, which features in Barren Worlds.
Edited by Eric T Reynolds, Adam Nakama and Rob Darnell, and published by Hadley Rille Books in July 2008, Barren Worlds (ISBN 978-0-9785148-2-2) this anthology of Fantasy and Science-Fiction brings together some of the most promising new writers.
It is available now from all good book shops and from on-line retailers.
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Recipe Book for Interstitial Cystitis
 | Riverside Writers' member Eileen Murphy's book of recipies for the incurable condition of interstitial cystitis is now available.
The author was assisted by JG Murphy BSc (Hons) DIP, an emergency care practitioner.
Using only fresh food, these simple recipies are the result of Eileen's many years of experimentation with her own diet to ease this painful health condition.
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Riverside Writers on the Radio!
Throughout 2008 and into 2009, members of Riverside Writers have enjoyed regular guest appearenceson Cath Bore's Lunchtime Forum show on 7 Waves Radio.
Broadcasting from Leasowe on 92.1 FM, Wirral's only community radio can also be heard globally via the station's website.
Now that Cath has moved on to Halton Community Radio, Riverside Writers wish her well and hope that they can continue working with 7 Waves Radio in a similar capacity. |
Another Success for Tim!
Riverside Writer's secretary and co-treasurer Tim Hulme has enjoyed another publishing success.
His story, The Trunk in Grannie's Attic, won first place in the prestigious Writers' Forum competition.
Tim's story can be read in the April 2009 edition of this popular UK magazine, which described his work as using "a few detailed yet subtle scenes to personalise a period of history of unimaginable horror."
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Birth of a Book!
 | Carol Falaki's first novel, Birth in Suburbia, follows the experiences of three heavily pregnant women.
Filled with information about pregnancy and labour gleaned from the author's career as a midwife, the story culminates with all three women giving birth. Midwifery student Gemma aids each birth and learns new things along the way.
Expectant parents may find plenty of factual information about childbirth by reading this entertaining novel.
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