{"id":870,"date":"2021-10-01T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=870"},"modified":"2021-11-08T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T10:41:32","slug":"blog-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?page_id=870","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-post-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#dpt-wrapper-247 { --dpt-text-align: left;--dpt-image-crop: center;--dpt-border-radius: 5px;--dpt-small-grid-column: 33.33%;--dpt-large-grid-column: 33.333333333333%;--dpt-h-gutter: 10px;--dpt-v-gutter: 10px; }\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">#dpt-wrapper-247 { --dpt-title-font-style:normal;--dpt-title-font-weight:600;--dpt-title-line-height:1.5;--dpt-title-text-decoration:none;--dpt-title-text-transform:none;--dpt-excerpt-font-style:normal;--dpt-excerpt-font-weight:400;--dpt-excerpt-line-height:1.5;--dpt-excerpt-text-decoration:none;--dpt-excerpt-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta1-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta1-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta1-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta1-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta1-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta2-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta2-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta2-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta2-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta2-text-transform:none; }<\/style>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"dpt-wrapper-247\" class=\"dpt-wrapper dpt-grid1 port2 multi-col dpt-cropped dpt-flex-wrap\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"descriptive writing\" data-id=\"3791\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3791\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Descriptive Writing<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/7th-november-2017-creative-writing-course-with-cambridge-writers-id-82.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3791\" rel=\"bookmark\">Descriptive Writing<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Welcome to part one of a Creative Writing Blog Series with Hannah Hooton\u00a0 Descriptive Writing Types of descriptive writing:&nbsp; Descriptions of people and places&nbsp; Remembrances&nbsp; Observations&nbsp; Vignettes (a single moment in the writer\u2019s life) What do you want to describe?&nbsp; Why do you want to describe it? (Emotional motivation \u2013 don\u2019t just describe what your grandfather<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3791\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Descriptive Writing<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-19T15:44:39+01:00\">19 August 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"fantasy competition results\" data-id=\"3773\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3773\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fantasy Competition Results<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"1656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Competition_BLOG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Competition_BLOG\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3773\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fantasy Competition Results<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Huge congratulations to&#8230; Harry, Victoria and Lyndon who bagged first, second and third respectively in the Steve Hammond Memorial Competition this year. Well done to all those who entered and a big thank you to all members who voted on their favourite stories.<\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T14:00:55+01:00\">15 July 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"ghosts in cambridge writers&#8217; past\" data-id=\"3725\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3725\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ghosts in Cambridge Writers&#8217; Past<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1870\" height=\"2560\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A picture of the article discussed in the blog post\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-scaled.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1870px) 100vw, 1870px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-scaled.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-1122x1536.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CW_Fifty_Years-1496x2048.jpg 1496w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3725\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ghosts in Cambridge Writers&#8217; Past<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Our newsletter editor, Tim Love, recently unearthed this fascinating cutting from The Cambridge Insider, dated 1st October 1998! Members may recognise Will Tate on the bottom left, holding a pint, proof that some things, thankfully, never change! Impressively, 1998 marked our 50th anniversary as Cambridge Writers. The piece explains CW&#8217;s humble beginnings, as a group of<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3725\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ghosts in Cambridge Writers&#8217; Past<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-06T12:11:47+01:00\">6 June 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"writing desk\" data-id=\"3715\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3715\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Writing Desk<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"746\" height=\"491\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png 746w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-300x197.png 300w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3715\" rel=\"bookmark\">Writing Desk<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Cambridge Writers: Writing Desk A simple, relaxed way to get some writing done \u2014 together. What it is: \u2705A weekly online writing session (on Zoom) \u2705A quiet space to write with others \u2705An opportunity to hold yourself accountable \u2705A chance to chat about writing with friends What it\u2019s NOT: \u274c Not a workshop \u274c No reading<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3715\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Writing Desk<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-24T16:29:05+01:00\">24 May 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"short story competition winners\" data-id=\"3712\"  data-category=\"blog uncategorised\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3712\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition Winners<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"1656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Competition_BLOG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Competition_BLOG\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3712\" rel=\"bookmark\">Short Story Competition Winners<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">The results are in for our short story competition! We owe huge thanks to judge, Anne Garvey, for all her hard work in selecting the winners. I&#8217;m delighted to announce Siobhan Carew was the winner with her story, &#8220;Sea Change&#8221;. Huge congratulations to Siobhan! 2nd place went to David Lynch for &#8220;The Love of French Blue&#8221;,<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3712\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition Winners<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-21T14:01:50+00:00\">21 March 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"darkness &#8211; short story competition anthology 2024\" data-id=\"3592\"  data-category=\"anthologies blog books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3592\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Darkness &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2024<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"275\" height=\"425\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Darkness.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Darkness.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Darkness-194x300.jpg 194w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3592\" rel=\"bookmark\">Darkness &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2024<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Darkness &#8211; Our 2024 Short Story Competition anthology is OUT NOW The ghosts of an isolated island cottage blow through a snowstorm into the present day where it has been rented as a holiday let. Two young sisters accidentally release a swarm of flesh-eating beetles and jeopardise their mother\u2019s taxidermy exhibition. An elderly woman with the<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3592\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Darkness &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-18T14:10:35+00:00\">18 December 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"december social!\" data-id=\"3495\"  data-category=\"blog events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3495\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">December Social!<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Christmas Party\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3171837.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3171837.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3171837-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3171837-272x182.jpg 272w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3495\" rel=\"bookmark\">December Social!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Our December social will be held at The Old Tram Depot in Cambridge on Tuesday 3rd December. We have a private room booked for fully paid up members of Cambridge Writers from 7pm until closing. Food isn&#8217;t included, but the pub does do food so you can order some on the night if you wish. The<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3495\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">December Social!<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-21T17:17:31+00:00\">21 November 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"fantasy fiction competition 2024 results\" data-id=\"3559\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3559\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fantasy Fiction Competition 2024 Results<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"256\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Fantasy Dragon\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y-300x240.jpg 300w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3559\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fantasy Fiction Competition 2024 Results<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">We are proud to run an annual writing competition in the name of our late member, Steve Hammond, in the genre of fantasy, in which he was a prolific and enthusiastic writer. Members of Cambridge Writers voted for the top three stories and the results are as follows: The Tale of the Wolf Brothers &#8211; Mary<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3559\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fantasy Fiction Competition 2024 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-08T20:16:11+01:00\">8 July 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"secrets and lies for christmas!\" data-id=\"3505\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3505\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Secrets and Lies for Christmas!<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"972\" height=\"1500\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Secrets_and_Lies.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Secrets_and_Lies.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Secrets_and_Lies-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Secrets_and_Lies-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Secrets_and_Lies-768x1185.jpg 768w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3505\" rel=\"bookmark\">Secrets and Lies for Christmas!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Give the gift of reading this Christmas. Our anthology of stories from the 2023 short story competition is now available to buy on amazon. Escape to another world through the power of fiction this Christmas with this collection of gripping, poignant and funny stories, all sharing the exciting theme of &#8216;Secrets and Lies&#8217;. Buy Now<\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-21T10:54:34+00:00\">21 November 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"new fantasy writing competition\" data-id=\"3351\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3351\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NEW Fantasy Writing Competition<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"256\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Fantasy Dragon\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fantasy_dragons_susa8y-300x240.jpg 300w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3351\" rel=\"bookmark\">NEW Fantasy Writing Competition<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Fantasy Writing Competition To honour our late member Steve Hammond, whose writing was greatly admired by many of us, we are running a new fantasy writing competition. It will be known as the&nbsp;Steve Hammond Memorial Competition. It&#8217;s only open to members of Cambridge Writers, so for details on how to join, click here. To help you<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3351\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NEW Fantasy Writing Competition<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-02-05T14:20:03+00:00\">5 February 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"coincidence &#8211; short story competition anthology 2022\" data-id=\"3298\"  data-category=\"anthologies blog books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3298\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coincidence &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2022<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"324\" height=\"499\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Coincidence - short story competition anthology 2022\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Coincidence.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Coincidence.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Coincidence-195x300.jpg 195w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3298\" rel=\"bookmark\">Coincidence &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2022<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">&#8220;Coincidence&#8217; &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2022 &#8216;Coincidence&#8217; &#8211; A Great Christmas Gift Our latest anthology makes a perfect Christmas gift for the avid reader in your life. Packed with a wide variety of short stories, all written on the theme of coincidence, but all wonderfully unique. Our writers brought their individual interpretations to this theme,<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3298\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coincidence &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-12-07T12:18:41+00:00\">7 December 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"flash fiction competition 2022 results\" data-id=\"3245\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3245\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flash Fiction Competition 2022 Results<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3048\" height=\"2286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/the-cup-3-1414870.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Short Story Competition\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3245\" rel=\"bookmark\">Flash Fiction Competition 2022 Results<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">We enjoyed a fun evening determining the results of our flash fiction competition this week. All the entries were read out by two readers and then members attending voted on their favourites for first, second and third prizes. And the winner was&#8230;.. 1st place &#8211; Will Tate &#8211; Selection Box Grabbing spots on the podium were:<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3245\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flash Fiction Competition 2022 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-01T20:43:28+01:00\">1 July 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"publication news\" data-id=\"3289\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3289\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Publication News<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Publication News\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/writing-1560276.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/writing-1560276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/writing-1560276-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/writing-1560276-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3289\" rel=\"bookmark\">Publication News<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">In Publication News this month, we have a bunch of talented members gaining publication success, or appearing at literary events. Tim Love has flash fiction appearing in &#8216;Pure Slush&#8217;. Established in 2010,\u00a0Pure Slush\u00a0currently publishes print anthologies of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Find out how to submit your work to Pure Slush here: https:\/\/pureslush.com\/submissions\/Nicola Gifford Cowan and<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3289\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Publication News<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-06-01T17:39:00+01:00\">1 June 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"short story competition 2022 winners\" data-id=\"3283\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3283\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition 2022 Winners<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"1656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Competition_BLOG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Competition_BLOG\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3283\" rel=\"bookmark\">Short Story Competition 2022 Winners<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">We held our results evening for the short story competition 2022 this month, and a wonderful night of stories was enjoyed by all. Our judge, Professor Andrew Cowen, gave us fantastically detailed feedback and said he was highly impressed with the standard of writing, and the variety of entries he received on the theme of &#8216;Coincidence&#8217;.<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=3283\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition 2022 Winners<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-03-21T16:26:00+00:00\">21 March 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"visitors &#8211; short story competition  anthology 2021\" data-id=\"1606\"  data-category=\"anthologies blog books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1606\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition  Anthology 2021<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CW_Visitors_Anthology.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1606\" rel=\"bookmark\">Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition  Anthology 2021<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2021 from Cambridge Writers. Our anthology is filled with comic, poignant, and fantastical short stories. A ghostly train whistle and a hawk moth are just two of the varied interpretations of the &#8216;visitors&#8217; theme. Another absolutely beautiful cover design by our secretary, Siobhan Carew. Huge thanks go to her for<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1606\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition  Anthology 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-12T05:59:00+01:00\">12 October 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"short story competition 2022 now open!\" data-id=\"1970\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1970\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition 2022 NOW OPEN!<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Competition.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Short Story Competition\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1970\" rel=\"bookmark\">Short Story Competition 2022 NOW OPEN!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Our short story competition is now open for entries! Theme: Coincidence \u2013 The theme was chosen by a vote at the AGM. It may be interpreted in any way you choose. Closing date: Monday 3rd January 2022 (entries must be received by midnight). Word limit: 2,500 words. This is an absolute limit. Your entry will be<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1970\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition 2022 NOW OPEN!<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-07T19:54:00+01:00\">7 September 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"flash fiction competition results 2021\" data-id=\"1424\"  data-category=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1424\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flash Fiction Competition Results 2021<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flash_fiction_2021_BLOG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Flash Fiction Competition\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1424\" rel=\"bookmark\">Flash Fiction Competition Results 2021<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">1st Bryony Stubbs for &#8216;Secret Shopper&#8217;. 2nd Francis Thompson for &#8216;Master Your Mind&#8217; 3rd Ian Hill for Shakespearean Monkeys&#8217; We enjoyed a fantastic evening of fiction over Zoom tonight, for the judging of the Flash Fiction Competition. There were 18 entries in all, beautifully read by Hannah Hooton and Karin Milner. Members who attended the Zoom<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1424\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flash Fiction Competition Results 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-06-01T23:00:00+01:00\">1 June 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"writers&#8217; forum magazine publication\" data-id=\"1500\"  data-category=\"blog\" data-post_tag=\"competition flash fiction publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1500\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Writers&#8217; Forum Magazine Publication<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"4913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Rachel_Levy_AMN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Rachel Levy Writer\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1500\" rel=\"bookmark\">Writers&#8217; Forum Magazine Publication<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">Cambridge Writers&#8217; member, Rachel Levy, had a story published in the April edition of &#8216;Writers&#8217; Forum&#8217; magazine. She wrote a flash fiction piece entitled &#8216;Missing Trains&#8217;, in response to the prompt: &#8220;Write a story where the first and last paragraphs are identical, but the meaning has changed significantly for the reader and perhaps the main character.&#8221;<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1500\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Writers&#8217; Forum Magazine Publication<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-28T11:24:00+01:00\">28 April 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"short story competition winners 2013-2017\" data-id=\"1753\"  data-category=\"anthologies blog books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1753\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Short Story Competition Winners 2013-2017<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ShortStory_Compilation_Anthology.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Short Story Competition Winners Anthology\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1753\" rel=\"bookmark\">Short Story Competition Winners 2013-2017<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">This beautiful volume is a compilation of winning and commended stories from competitions run between 2013 and 2017. Story themes include &#8216;Encounters&#8217;, &#8216;Surprising Angles&#8217;, &#8216;Seven Sins&#8217;, and &#8216;Rituals&#8217;. Buy our compilation anthology here in paperback or kindle edition.<\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=62\"><span>Cambridge Writers<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-26T17:51:44+01:00\">26 April 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"this writing business: some rambling reflections\" data-id=\"604\"  data-category=\"blog blog les brookes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=604\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">This writing business: some rambling reflections<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Les_Brookes_BLOG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Les Brookes\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=604\" rel=\"bookmark\">This writing business: some rambling reflections<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">On publishing Small Town Blues, my second and probably last novel. \u2018I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like,\u2019 wrote Jane Austen of Emma Woodhouse. Likewise, Evan, my central character, is not a vote-winner. He too is arrogant, vain and callow at the start of the novel, but he<p class=\"dpt-has-teaser dpt-link-more\"><a class=\"dpt-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=604\"><span>Continue Reading<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">This writing business: some rambling reflections<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=47\"><span>Les Brookes<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-03-31T11:13:52+01:00\">31 March 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"sylvia plath riding thanatos\" data-id=\"461\"  data-category=\"blog blog emily bilman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\" dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\" dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=461\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sylvia Plath Riding Thanatos<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\" dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sylvia-plath-riding-thanatos-id-159.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" context=\"dpt\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 150%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\" sub-entry\"><h3 class=\" dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=461\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sylvia Plath Riding Thanatos<\/a><\/h3><div class=\" dpt-excerpt\">My essay on Plath&#8217;s poem &#8220;Ariel&#8221; appeared in Twelve Rivers, the Suffolk Poetry Society&#8217;s literary magazine and can be obtained through them.<\/div><div class=\"dpt-meta1 dpt-meta\"><div class=\" dpt-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?author=12\"><span>Dr. Emily Bilman<\/span><\/a><\/div> &middot; <div class=\" dpt-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-03-30T13:17:00+01:00\">30 March 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dp-pagination\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/index.php\/?paged1=2&#038;rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F870\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/index.php\/?paged1=2&#038;rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F870\">Next &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-870","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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