I walked about a bit on my own

Fancy yourself as a budding Wordsworth? Don't miss the next Club competition, which is to write a poem of 40 lines or less on an open theme. Usual rules and entry rates apply.

Closing date 28th May, adjudication 11th June 2009 by poet and writer Alison Dunne, who will also speak about her work.

Enter stage left...

Congratulations to the winners of our drama comp:

There were 10 entries in all.

1. Water for the Guru, Mahsuda Shah

2. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere, Maxine Linnell

3. Cruise to Egypt, Dana Bagshaw

Commended: Broken Icicles, Dana Bagshaw

Sharp's Launch

No, absolutely nothing to do with Sean Bean or Bernard Cornwell, but our very own Andrew (Sharp), keep up, who will be launching his first novel, Ghosts of Eden on Thursday 28th May. Not only that, Corinne Souza of Picnic Publishing will be there to say a few words. Raise a glass.

Triple Youth

Exciting speaker event on May 7th when David Belbin, Claire Tulloch and Dan Tunstall will talk about writing fiction for young adults. This is sponsored by the excellent Five Leaves Press. Please note that the event begins at 7:30pm, to give time for people attending the BBC Writersroom event at DMU to arrive.