Gorey Writers reading as Cosmic Gardens WAF May 12

End of season round-up

The Gorey Writers have had a great year.

Our move to Gorey Library has given us a new momentum. The light and airy private room is the perfect meeting place for us, and we are grateful to Gorey County Council for its use. 

New members joined us throughout the year, and we now have approximately 16 active members who come to our lively fortnightly sessions: some  every session, others when they can.

This year we usually had 6 to 8 writers each session, with a different mix of writers each time. This makes for interesting discussions with the focus moving from poetry to short stories to plays, depending on the group.

We are now closed for the summer but will be back in September 2012.
Keep an eye on Facebook and this blog for starting date.

Gorey Writers in The Scaldy Detail 2011

Phelim and Carol at Scaldy Detail
launch in Enniscorthy library 5/1/12

 
Scaldy Detail 2011

The following poems by Gorey writers Phelim Kavanagh and Carol Boland have been included in The Scaldy Detail 2011 Anthology of New Writing from County Wexford :

Wave's in Eight's

Students surf on sea and neon

free of college parcel

and good counsel

take their coffee late

swap their morning juice

experiment with flavour

learn to coast

under the lifeguard's radar.

The fall comes, an ocean

gives away degrees,

back to the old school

formal swimming pools

caught in a ripcurl

class and timetables rule.

Phelim Kavanagh

The blue mountain

A spit of snow lies on Croghan’s face

jilted after the cold snap

that left parishes standing

like Miss Havisham in her mottled gown.

It needs snow to move snow, they say

so in expectation I watch for a battleship sky

to snag itself on the blue peak

scarred by chainsaw

damaged forests, promises

while below me 

the river Bann cuts

through reeds and

green willow as

I trace the line of its curve,

rush of shallows

silence of its deep

imagine how it feels to walk

over mud-raked copper fields

and slip into the naked water

step by step.

Back on the road again

I stand at an altered hedgerow

swollen with marigold gloves

broken bottles, crushed vows

gather them up for the tip.

Carol Boland

New Year meetings

We are taking a break over the Christmas holidays but will be back on Thursday 12 January.

Have a great Christmas and keep writing!

Our Calendar of Meetings for Spring 2012

Thurs 12/1

Thurs 26/1

Thurs 9/2

Thurs 23/2

Thurs 8/3

Thurs 22/3

Break for Holidays

Season Starts

The Gorey Writers start back with on Tuesday, 13 September in Gorey Library

meeting room at 7.30.

Hope to see lots of  familiar faces and, hopefully, some new ones!

Bernie Walsh to chair

Calling all Wexford writers

The Scaldy Detail

Following on from the 2007 edition, a new anthology has been a long time coming. But, despite the economic wind blowing, it is now here, and what better time to make it happen.

For those not familiar with the Scaldy Detail, the 2007 edition was a 108-page journal of fantastic "local" writing (http://www.elaunchpad.org/), and was launched then by Wexford playwright Billy Roche.

Guidelines are as follows:

- Submissions are now being accepted at submissions@elaunchpad.org.

- Email submissions ONLY accepted.

- Closing date is Friday, September 30th, 2011. Submissions received after this date will not be considered.

- Ideally, writers should have a connection to County Wexford, OR, their work should encapsulate the County in some way.

- There is no payment for publication due to financial limitations.

- Each writer published in this edition will receive one complimentary copy.

- For fiction, excerpts, memoirs, screenplays, etc. there is a limit of one entry per writer, capped at 2000 words (or not much more!).

- For poetry, lyrics, verse, etc. there is a limit of four entries per writer.

- Enquiries can be directed to Paul O'Reilly at info@elaunchpad.org.

- All writers, regardless of experience, are welcome to submit.

It is envisaged that the journal will be launched in early January, 2012, in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, at a venue to be confirmed.

Good luck!

Gorey Writers get ready for new season

We will be posting the starting date for Gorey Writers soon.

Watch this space