Tag Archives: Irwell Writers

Hongkongers 4 – HongkongerEntrepôt dans la Manche

Posted on February 14, 2022 by TP Archie

This is week four of my world tour on the Hongkonger question Continue reading →

Posted in General, History, Links to Fiction, Opinion, Trivia | Tagged Aristotle, Author bio, Has You Like It, Hasiwriters, Hong Kong, Irwell Writers, Juvaini, Plato, Poetry, silt from distant lands, The History of the World Conqueror, Writing Theory | Leave a comment

The Glass Fly

Posted on November 22, 2016 by TP Archie

Took Irwell Writers session today and read from Kalila and Dimna — Selected Fables of Bidpai, as retold by Ramsay Wood*. Went on to an exercise in retelling fables, folk tales, sayings – let’s pretend we’re Walt Disney. My offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Trivia | Tagged Disney, Fables, Fables of Bidpai, Folk tales, Irwell Writers, Sayings, The Glass Fly | Leave a comment

Writing Groups near Burnley

Posted on November 12, 2016 by TP Archie

Over the past two years I’ve been to various writing groups: Hasiwriters (based in Haslingden Library) Irwell Writers (meet in the Mosses, Bury) Holmfirth Writers (meet in Holmfirth Library) Slaithwaite Writers (meet in Slaithwaite Library) Drop-in Writing Workshop (meet in Brewed … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Writing | Tagged Cheetham Street Writers, Clayton-le-Moors Writers, Drop-in Writing Workshop, Freewriters, Hasiwriters, Holmfirth Writers, Irwell Writers, North West Writer Seeking Publisher, Slaithwaite Writers, Sufis in Burnley, Unfinished Tales, Writing Groups near Burnley | Leave a comment

Short Stories – We’ve All Done Them

Posted on March 15, 2016 by TP Archie

Short Stories. We’ve all done them. I started just after my first novel, The Insertion, had reached draft – hopefully that’s a book that’ll never see the light of day. This was back in 2009. I was on Litarena, a site over … Continue reading →

Posted in Trivia | Tagged CWG, Dragon Shard, Fickleday, Hasiwriters, Irwell Writers, Litarena, Manchester speculative fiction, My Telegraph, Short Stories, the Insertion, Unfinished stories | Leave a comment

New Poem due to a no show by Jill, our Writing tutor

Posted on April 28, 2015 by TP Archie

Two months back, Irwell Writers agreed to have a writing tutor, funded by Bury Borough Council for a period of 5 weeks, beginning 28/04/15. Jill – our first writing tutor – promised to use our current arrangement (we bring pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Trivia | Tagged Bury Borough Council, Irwell Writers, Ofsted, Poetry, Where's Jill, Writing Tutor | Leave a comment

In Memory – Anne Fielding

Posted on July 2, 2014 by TP Archie

Yesterday I received the sad news that Anne Fielding had passed away. I knew Anne through Irwell Writers, where she was Secretary. Anne grew up in Scotland. She often wrote about her childhood years, which were during and after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General | Tagged Anecdote, Anne Fielding, Irwell Writers, Opinion, Scotland, Shipbuilders, Teacher | Leave a comment

Canine Nights (and Days)

Posted on March 19, 2014 by TP Archie

Yesterday, at Hasiwriters, was Visiting Poet Day We had Jim Taylor (Never Bury Poetry, Writers Rain, Irwell Writers and various other projects). Jim tends to write in a naturalist style which at times reminds me of J.G. Ballard. On this day, instead of … Continue reading →