Escaping Hitler – A Jewish Boy’s Quest for Freedom

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Hitler, Joe Stirling, Nazi Germany, Norwich Writers' Circle, Phyllida Scrivens

February has seen publication of the above debut biography by Phyllida Scrivens of Norwich Writer’s Circle.

This is the true story of Joe Stirling, a remarkable boy who walked across Europe to escape the dangers of Nazi Germany and eventually became Mayor of Norwich.

With a foreword by Shirley Williams, it could be the perfect gift for someone you know with an interest in history. Or, better still, to read yourself on those snowy Easter days they are threatening us with.

Currently priced at £19.99 on Amazon, buy it from Amazon, Pen & Sword, or direct from the author herself: phyllida.scrivens@icloud.com

Our Friends in Norwich – Their ‘Mustard’ Short Story Competition

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Anteros Centre, Mustard Short Story Competition, Norwich Writers' Circle, Olga Sinclair

The lovely people at Norwich Writers’ Circle announced the winners of their Olga Sinclair ‘mustard’ themed short story competition on the 20th October at the Anteros Centre in the city of Norwich.

There was wine, food and, best of all, readings of the three winning entries. These tremendous stories and the names of their writers should be on the NWC website soon – https://norwichwriters.wordpress.com – so please make sure you catch them when they hit the web. Rare African snails. A Japanese Cluedo fanatic. A yellow-painted nursery tinted with tragedy. But I mustn’t jump the gun and reveal too much, too soon.

It was a pleasure to be with NWC on the night and although I wasn’t one of the winners I did return home with a certificate for being one of the final ten on the shortlist – together with a handy book bag containing those well-known writers’ essentials: a pen, a poetry book, and a heavy slab of chocolate.

A beautiful city, a vibrant writing community, and advance news that there should be another of their open competitions in 2016. The theme (whisper it) will probably be shoes…

Our Friends in Norwich

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Norwich Writers' Circle, Olga Sinclair, Writing competition

Norwich Writers’ Circle have launched a competition in memory of one of their much-loved members – Olga Sinclair – in collaboration with Unthank Books. The prizes are handsome: 1st £500; 2nd: £250; 3rd £100.

Stories with a maximum of 2000 words cost £7 per entry and must make reference to ‘mustard’ somewhere within the text.

Full details from norwichwriters.wordpress.com The deadline is 17th July (post); 31st July (email)

Plenty of time to enter OUR competition – deadline 31 May – and then write something for our friends in Norwich…