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Continue reading →: April NewsletterHere is the April newsletter 2025 of the Rugby Cafe Writers. Life Stories Project The deadline has now passed for contributions to our Life Stories Project. We are going to end up with about 15 contributors and a book that will have about 140 pages. I will now begin the editing…
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Continue reading →: March Newsletter 2025Here is the March newsletter of the Rugby Cafe Writers. I will try to send a newsletter at the start of each month from now on. New Venue As many will know, we are now at a new venue, Art at the Alex, and held our first meeting there on…
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Continue reading →: Have a go at our writing challenges
At most meetings of the Rugby Cafe Writers, we have a writing challenge. Members are invited to submit (or read out) a contribution of up to 400 words on a chosen theme. The reason for the word limit is to allow everyone present the time to read out their work.…
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Continue reading →: Where to see us this yearThe Rugby Cafe Writers will be appearing at the following events in 2025. We will be selling our anthologies and you will also be able to chat to us about writing and find out how to join the group. Sat Mar 22, Book Fair, Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, 10.30am…
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Continue reading →: Our book-related treeRugby Cafe Writers took part in the Christmas Tree Festival at St Andrew’s Church, Rugby in December 2024. We held a competition related to books and had four entries. The winner, with 100% correct answers, was Mrs Mary Ogburn from Rugby. She wins a book voucher from Hunt’s Bookshop in…
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Continue reading →: My Cancer JourneyPatrick Garrett, a member of Rugby Cafe Writers, was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He has decided to write a regular blog about his experiences to help spread the word about this type of cancer. Many thanks to Patrick for sharing this. PART 17: Light at the end of the…
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Continue reading →: An evening of stories, poems and songsAbout 75 people turned out for An Evening With The Rugby Cafe Writers on Friday October 18th at St Andrew’s Church, Rugby. Members of the group were joined by special guests The Scutters and Ben Jennings for the concert performance of original work. Some people were reading their work for…
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Continue reading →: Southam Book Festival was a great successHere are a selection of images from the Southam Book Festival featuring members of the Rugby Cafe Writers. The event, on Sunday October 13th, was a great success with a busy book fair plus specialist talks. We are already planning to attend again next year.
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Continue reading →: Join us at the Rugby Literary FestivalPlease join us at An Evening With the Rugby Cafe Writers on Friday October 18th at 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Church, Rugby. Entry is just £3 for a programme of original stories, songs and poems. There will be a bar and bookstall. This is just part of a busy programme…
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Continue reading →: An Evening With The Rugby Cafe WritersJoin us on Friday October 18th for An Evening With The Rugby Cafe Writers. We will present a selection of original stories, poems and songs read or performed by our members. There will be music from talented musicians The Scutters and Ben Jennings. There will also be an opportunity to…
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Welcome to the Rugby Cafe Writers. We are a friendly group of budding and experienced writers who meet in Rugby every fortnight and share our love of books and writing. We also have a spin-off group which gives authors a chance to get feedback on their works-in-progress. We publish our own anthologies and so far have eight books for sale! Please come and join us. Beginners are most welcome.
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