"Words mean more than what is set down on paper, it takes the human voice to imbue them with the shades of deeper meaning." Maya Angelou
It takes time to build the confidence to perform your writing out loud but there is no better place to do so than in the supportive and relaxing atmosphere of The Writers’ Café at Lower Shaw Farm.
Organised and facilitated by writer Hilda Sheehan: email hsheehan@btinternet.com
The Writers’ Café
LOWER SHAW FARM
Old Shaw Lane,
Shaw, Swindon,
Wiltshire, SN5 5PJ
Open between 6pm until 10pm
Schedule:
Usually, every last Thursday of the month.
6:pm until 7:30pm – potluck supper (if you can, please bring some food to share with the group), chat, discussion: a time to relax, meet other writers, exchange work etc.
7:30 until 9:45pm: Read out loud: poetry or prose. This is a time and opportunity to share your work and gain some comments or reactions from the group. It is not a group that offers in-depth critical appraisal or lengthy discussion. Prose readers, please bring pieces no longer than 500 words (approx one side of A4 paper) Each reader will have around 5 minutes each to read out loud depending on the size of the group.
Cost: £2
