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Newsflashes
Summer 2007
- Tan Twan Eng makes Booker long-list
- Amanda Smith's debut novel - Toxic - is published by Headline Review on 4 Feb 2008.
April and May 2007
A spectacular couple of months sees:
- Tan Twan Eng's talk of 2 May go global
- Both Jon Pinnock and Dave Weaver make the shortlist for the University of Herts Vision competition
- Toby Frost make the Telegraph shortlist
- All this after Oscar Windsor Smith bagged a share of the Writers & Artists Yearbook 2007 competition
August 2006
VWC founder member Joan Rice publishes her World War II memoir Sand In My Shoes .
June 2006
Allan Prior, co-creator of Z Cars and many other TV programmes, past vice-president and long time friend of VWC passes away
March 2005
Willis Hall, former VWC vice-president and co-creator of Billy Liar dies.
January 2005
VWC member Wendy Turner publishes A B See Sign, a CD-ROM for teaching sign language.
ISBN 0-9540734-2-8 Price £9.99
November 2004
Newly Published - "Houses of the Art Deco Years" by Jean Gardner
More and more features showing the influence of Art Deco styles become apparent as you look at suburban houses. This book points out the variety of art deco styles that can be found in many of our streets. Jean Gardner is a writer, and member of the Twentieth Century Society, who has an abiding interest in art deco housing.
ISBN 1 898030 71 5 Price £9.95.
Available via Lockwoods Book Store -
or Amazon
July 2004
The nominations were read out at the AGM on 7 July 2004, they were seconded ... and now we can reveal:
The VWC Committee!
President ............................. Nick Cook
Chair...................................John Spencer
Vice Chair............................Lesley Eames
Secretary............................. Jes Guy
Treasurer............................. Adrian Childs
Archivist..............................Chris Lakeman Fraser
Assistant Archivist/Events....Toby Frost
Press/Webmasters.................Ian Cundell & Kevin Bennett
Strategic Direction................Barbara Cooper
Catering Manager.................Wendy Turner
Librarian..............................Nick Cook
Life Member (Past President)..Gillian Thornton
Earlier News
17 February 2004
President Knighted Our President, Gillian Thornton, was one of 60 members of the British Guild of Travel Writers who recently visited the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. The local tourist board awarded her the title of Knight of the Saulte-Bouchon Commandery in recognition of the articles she has written on the area. Aside from being given a medal and certificate, the ceremony involved drinking Champagne. Someone's got to do it.
'Quelle week!' VWC member, Mary Woodward won a Guardian competition writing about fashion. These national competitions are fiercely difficult to win. Congratulations to Mary. Her prize was an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to cover couture fashion week. Life can be tough! Said Mary, 'My 14 year old self admires the dresses, while the rest of me wonders where you could find a good dry -cleaner to entrust one with.' As well as writing an article for the Guardian against the clock, Mary also had to attend loads of parties and accept a designer outfit. Those of you thinking that writing is all angst should think again.
Ex-member in Midlands Nick Michael reports that he has linked up with the Birmingham Cannon Hill Writers' group where he is getting feedback on his off beat Sci Fi thriller. He continues to edit it and hassle agents although he is considering self publishing. He has also pitched into another thriller.
Book Club Ottaker's Bookshop in St Albans is starting a book club on Thursday 19th February at 8pm. Details from assistant manager Vanessa Calver on 01727 834 966