“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel–it is, before all, to make you see.”
Joseph Conrad
Some of our friendly Writers Enjoying Words Group
All of us enjoy words of some sort: the latest blockbuster novel; the newsy articles in magazines; the sports report from the latest match; the rapid fire of social media or the quiet thoughts of a poet. Whatever the piece may be, Conrad’s words ring true – the author is trying to engage you, capture your thoughts and present new ideas, telling you a story.
So who are Writers Enjoying Words?
A diverse group from varied backgrounds with different life experiences and a desire to write, read, discuss and share the written word. Some rarely write, others are published authors – and every shade of author in between.
Where would you find us?
The group normally meets fortnightly on Monday mornings at 10am in the Monmouthshire Building Society BUT please check the calendar on this page as we do have to move at times to accommodate events in MBS and Bank Holidays!
What happens?
Members generally write or select prose or poetry in any genre and come along and read it to the group. Pieces may be short or long, an excerpt from a longer work or a new episode in a serial work. To allow everyone to read, longer pieces may be split across meetings or emailed out for discussion at the meeting.
We take it in turns to give 1-4 topics for the next meeting to give a focus but this is optional. It is surprising what a variety of tales can be generated from just one topic.
The topic ‘Green’ prompted 12 very different stories and poems. What would you write?
PLEASE NOTE: To allow sufficient time for all to read and discuss their writing within our 2 hours, we have to limit the numbers within the group.
SORRY – we are full at present and are not accepting new members at this time
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.“
Friedrich Nietzsche
WEW Pick of the Month
We thought we’d share some of our work on a monthly basis. We do hope you enjoy the variety of pieces.
Dorothy Al-Khafaji celebrated the launch of her latest book Moving On – Sometimes Love is not Enough in The Wellfield Bookshop, Cardiff with U3A members, family and other friends. Moving On is available on Amazon for Kindle or in paperback
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WEW Pick of the Month – July 2024
Published 1st July 2024
A short poem this time, which may resonate with many – Treasure by Jacqueline Harret
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Moving On – Sometimes Love is Not Enough
Published 21st June 2024
The lastest novel from Dorothy Al-Khafaji, published 16 February 2024.
Ageing Maggie Johnson relives past events, some happy, others funny or sad, in her dreams.
As a teenager in the fifties, Maggie dreams of a fulfilling career, but it isn’t always easy with a demanding husband and two growing sons to care for.
For a time, she puts her dreams to one side to help husband Michael achieve his own ambitions, but his recurring infidelity forces her to recognise that sometimes love is not enough.
Their divorce frees her to make her own choices and she finds it’s not too late to pursue some of her teenage dreams. In doing so she finds a different kind of love with a faithful partner who always encourages and supports her, wherever those dreams may take her.
Moving On is available on Amazon for Kindle or in paperback
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The Shadow Fairy
Published 14th February 2024
At the begining of things there was only blackness and then vibration. The Shadow Fairy tells the charming story of how a kind fairy came to give colours and shadows to the waiting universe.
The Shadow Fairy by David Hiscox is available from Amazon in paperback or for Kindle
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With Grave Consequences
Published 13th January 2024
The third D I Mandy Wilde novel by Jacqueline Harrett
Published 5th December 2023 Diamond Books ISBN 1915649323
A dead teenager.
A dying mother.
A missing baby.
DI Mandy Wilde and her team have a mystery to solve.
With her pregnant twin sister, Joy, back in Cardiff the tension isn’t all work based. Life has become more complicated.
Progress on the case is slow. Too slow. Mandy is worried. She’s lumbered with a detective from another team who has a grudge against her. His obstruction is unwelcome.
Can things get worse? Of course they can. The return of her ex fiancé, now a DCI, doesn’t help. She needs to prove she can solve this case – despite the odds.
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National U3A Short Story Competition
Published 1st October 2023
The results of the 2023 competition have been announced. There were over 400 entries across the UK. The top 13 finalists are available to read at https://www.u3a.org.uk/learning/short-story-competition-2023 Noelle Bryant from Writers Enjoying Words was delighted to be placed in the shortlist.
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The Whispering Trees
Published 16th February 2023
The Whispering Trees by Jacqueline Harrett
Published Nov 2022 by Diamond Books ISBN 978-1915649188
The second DI Mandy Wilde novel.
The unidentified body of a young man is found in Nant Fawr woods, Cardiff, giving DI Mandy Wilde and her team a big problem. There’s only one clue – his expensive handmade shoes. But where is he from? Why has no one come forward to identify him? Then… a local boy disappears, a rash of burglaries breaks out and the pressure is on. Yet again, DI Wilde is fighting on all fronts. Not just the criminals and her boss, but even her fly-by-night twin sister. She needs every ounce of her famous off-beat thinking to create order from the chaos.
