Don't Miss These Events!

These events are coming up fast! We don't want you to miss these great opportunities - hence the friendly reminder! And there is no attendance charge for any of them!

The regular meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle is being held on Tuesday, October 2 at 1pm in the Uxbridge Arena, Boardroom 1. We are welcoming new members. If you're not sure, come anyway, and make your decision after having experienced a meeting.

Our special guest, Steve Burrows, is joining us for an evening meeting on Thursday, October 4 from 7.30pm until 9pm at the Blue Heron Studio. Steve has pursued his birdwatching hobby on six continents. The first Birder Murder Mystery, A Siege of Bitterns, won the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Steve lives with his wife, Resa, in Oshawa, Ontario. Join us!

And on Saturday, October 13, one of our members, Vicky Earle, will launch her second book in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. Reader, Bill Bell writes "Move over Hercules Poirot and Inspector Banks - there's a new sleuth in town!". She's looking forward to signing books and reading excerpts from 2pm to 4pm on October 13 at Blue Heron Books. See you there!

What's Happening in October

Uxbridge Writers' Circle members are going to be busy in October. And you can join us!


We are looking for members. You can be a fledgling writer or a published author, or anything in between!


Come to our meeting on Tuesday, October 2 at 1pm at the Uxbridge Arena.
One of the activities members participate in, is our monthly "word challenge". We select the words one month, then at the next meeting we each read out our short story, poem, memoir or non-fiction piece (that incorporates all the words), and receive encouraging feedback from the other members.
The words for October are: satellite; chocolate; inhale; rental; emerge; landscape; pathetic; diminutive. Hope to see you there with your writing in hand!

On Thursday, October 4 we are holding a special meeting with author Steve Burrows as the guest of honour. We will be in the Blue Heron Studio from 7pm until 9pm. Check out his website: abirdermurder.com. If  you're interested in attending, contact vickyearle@gmail.com.

On Saturday, October 13 I will be launching my second book in the Meg Sheppard mystery series at Blue Heron Books blueheronbooks.com from 2pm until 4pm. You are invited! There is more information on my blog Vicky's Blog

You are invited!

Uxbridge Writers' Circle members invite you, a fellow writer, to join us for a special meeting with Steve Burrows on the evening of Thursday October 4. Steve is the successful local author of the Birder Murder Mystery series abirdermurder.com.

Please contact me if you're interesting in attending: vickyearle@gmail.com
Our next two regular monthly meetings are being held on Tuesday, September 4 and Tuesday, October 2 from 1pm until about 3pm in the Uxbridge Arena. Writers of all genres are invited and there are no fees.
Join us in the next word challenge! Each member writes a poem, short story, memoir piece or lyrics using the words that were selected the previous month. The words for September are: author; ramp; composer; daisy; spiral. 
Happy Writing!

We Writers Never Stop! Next Meeting on August 7!

One of our members forwarded this photograph to stimulate some ideas! Members will either use it to create an opening sentence for a possible story, or for a full story or for our ten minute on-the-spot writing challenge which we participate in during some of our meetings.
We also have a word challenge this month. Members write a short story ahead of the meeting incorporating all of the words which were selected in the previous meeting, and read it out to the group.
This month's words are alive; scant; uncontrollable; skunk; topography; wince. 
Examples of previous word challenge stories are included in this blog. Check them out!

Next Meeting is on July 3!

We are grateful to James Dewar and Sue Reynolds from Stone's Throw Publications who gave a great presentation at our June meeting.
James and Sue guide writers in the editing, design and printing of self-published books. To date they have assisted in the publication of over one hundred books.

Our next meeting is on July 3 at 1pm in the large boardroom in the Uxbridge Arena.
If you are a writer or a wanna-be writer, please join us.
You might be interested in participating in our word challenge for July. We write a short story, poem (or lyrics) or memoir using all of the pre-selected words and read our piece during the meeting for all members to enjoy.
The words we've chosen for July are:
bullet-proof; disreputable; chandelier; hubcap; spaniel; patter; theatre.
If you would like to read examples from previous months, check out our "word challenges" page.
Hope to see you on July 3.

Special Guests from Stone's Throw Publications coming on June 5!

We are looking forward to welcoming James Dewar and Sue Reynolds to our meeting on Tuesday, June 5. Stone's Throw (stonesthrowps.ca) is located in Port Perry and provides services to those writers who wish to self-publish. These services can include substantive editing, cover design, lay-out for printing and ebook, and some marketing support. 
This should be a great meeting.
Members will also be sharing their "word challenge" stories using the words selected in May. These are: bookseller; lighthouse; brink; oboe; westward; notch and waves. 
Hope to see you there!

Ed Wilkinson to be Special Guest at May 1st Meeting!

Uxbridge Writers' Circle members are looking forward to welcoming Ed Wilkinson, Publishing Consultant and Canadian Agent for Arcturus Publishing (arcturuspublishing.com), at our next meeting.
Ed has had an impressive career in the book business, working in senior positions at Coles, Smithbooks, Chapters and Indigo as well as at Arcturus. He has attended over 80 book fairs in various parts of the world.
We are looking forward to his sharing some of his experience and insight, giving us a valuable glimpse of the publishing world.
Membership in the Writers' Circle is open to writers of all genres. We meet at 1pm on the first Tuesday of every month in the Uxbridge Arena. Please contact vickyearle@gmail.com if you like to join us.