Short Story Competition Winners

Josie Pearse, October's Judge has chosen the winners.

Congratulations!!

Winner
Andrew Dutton - Mr E Plays Dead

Second Place
Freya Morris – The Scales Fall

Third Place
Deborah Bowkis – Hollow Oranges 

Shortlist

Andrew Dutton - Mr E Plays Dead

Alice Elliott - Jimmy's House
Jo Derek - The Other Side of the Lake
Jacqueline Pye - Exhibition
Michael Thomas - Bugsy and Wally
Chris Grice - Eileen's War
Susan Harrop - Creature Comfort
Freya Morris - The Scales Fall
June Armstrong-Wright - Sorry...I think
Deborah Bowkis - Hollow Oranges

Longlist

Andrew Dutton - Mr E Plays Dead
Alice Elliott - Jimmy's House
Paul Trafford - Goody Two Shoes
Richard Watson - An Arm and a Leg
Anna Meryt - The Spaghetti Bolognese Incident
Jo Derek - The Other Side of the Lake
Alison Wassell - Smile
Kate Howard - Be My Baby
Jacqueline Pye - Exhibition
Liane Florin - I Know Many Things About You
Julie Swan - The Blanket
David Deanshaw - A Small White Envelope
Pam Eaves - All things come home at Eventide
Michael Thomas - Bugsy and Wally
Chris Grice - Elieen's War
Susan Harrop - Creature Comfort
Freya Morris - The Scales Fall
Marion Turner - Broken
Alice Elliott - Chicken
June Armstrong-Wright - Sorry...I think
Deborah Bowkis - Hollow Oranges

Submissions are now open for November's short story competition.

Poets, Writers, Performers, join us for a writing walk!

Sunday 9th Nov. 2014 at 12-15pm

A delightful autumn walk from Friary Park to Oak Hill Park.

Meet at the statue in Friary Park at 12-15pm for a 12-30pm start.

For our autumn walk we will head east and north towards Osidge. From Friary Park we will walk across Bethune Park for a lunch stop in New Southgate Recreation Ground. There are

no nearby eateries so a packed lunch is essential. After lunch we will head for a very picturesque stretch of Pymmes Brook that takes us through woodland and open space. After

a quick look at Brunswick Park we will follow Pymmes Brook along the garden village of East and West Walks for a finish at the café in Oak Hill Park. The café serves freshly prepared

food and a range of sandwiches and cakes. The pace will be leisurely and there will be dropout points along the way. After tea the 382 bus will take us back to Friern Barnet and

Finchley. We recommend that you bring a packed lunch and bottle of water with you.

Poets, Writers and performers are very welcome to join us to write a poem or piece of prose that will then be shared at the end of the walk with tea and of course that most important ingredient: cake!

Distance to lunch stop - 1.7 miles. Total distance to Finish - 3.9 miles

All welcome but £3 donation requested from non society members. 

The Finchley Society normally show a slide show ahead of the walk but thought that late November was a bit late to see the autumn leaves at their best  There is a pre-walk slide show at Trinity Church Centre on Tuesday 4th November. For full details see the link here. 

Ryhme and Rhythm Jazz - Poetry Club

You may remember that Maggie Butt read from her book “Ally Pally Prison Camp” at the Finchley Literary Festival. 

Maggie is going to be one of the guests at the next Rhyme & Rhythm Jazz-Poetry Club on Sunday 19th October, 6pm at the Dugdale Centre. 

Maggie will be reading from “Ally Pally Prison Camp” with a specially composed jazz accompaniment. Rehearsals are currently ongoing for what  is going to be a stunning show and will be an innovative performance. 

The evening will be hosted by the lovely Sarah Doyle and super-organised Allen Ashley.

The other guest is Chris James, a winner of the National Poetry Competition. 
Plus Open Mic with the band.