Record of meeting 17 August 2016

 The writers

Wendy, Cath, Juan, Helene, Roslyn, Lynn, Elizabeth, Terry, David C

Words of the day - partially staring with the letter P

Phantom - an illusion

Poltroon – dastardly

Potential - possibility

Desultory – digress from

Pitapat – quick succession of beats

Portal – large doorway, window

Poignant – affecting your senses

Hostler - in charge of vehicles and machines

Pot-pouri - a mixture of rose petals, spices etc

Writing from words of the day

The writers purloined the words of the day and pummelled them into the following propaganda: Helene – In Parliament House, Wendy – When I met a hustler, Cath – Emotions, Roslyn – Birds on the roof, Juan – A friend from childhood, Lynn – Tiny feet, Terry – From the Parson – a great poem, David – In a dreamlike state and Elizabeth memories.

Reading of homework

Five pedantic writers produced the following perfect homework: Roslyn - Ten men at my feet, Juan – A most memorable trip to Mars, David – My first holiday, Elizabeth – Never caught a fish and Helene – Sugar sweet holidays.

  

Young Writers Competition - learn, grow, hope, resiliance

Thanks to Juan who organised for Tim and Fiona from the Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (SSPAN) and Kathryn from Headspace, who facilitated a workshop to assist us in the process of evaluating entires in the Young Writers Competition. The group was extremely interested and enthusiastically discussed relevant issues.

Entries in the competition close on 16 September 2016. We will continue to discuss the judging of entries and develop procedures.

Homework for 24 August 2016

Write a memoir about something starting with the letter H.

Select a word of the day starting with the letter H