Patrick Gale comes to Penzance Writers’ Cafe

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On February 1st the Longboat’s back room was packed with members, long-standing and new. They variously enjoyed beer, coffee, and even a pickled egg – but most of all, every one of them enjoyed listening to Patrick Gale and having … Continued

Rosie Morgan – Writers Cafe Guest by Linda Camidge

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  On 7th December 2016, teen fiction author Rosie Morgan served us a mix of readings, tips and writerly stimulation, in the form of lighted shells and a top hat in a box.   Rosie Morgan is a successful author of … Continued

Writing Workshop: Let the Postcards Speak – by Linda Camidge

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On November 9th members were offered a substitute for a much-requested session on poetry delivered by a poet. What did members enjoy instead? A not-requested-at-all creative writing session on postcards, delivered by someone who likes postcards.   The members turned … Continued

Writing the Law with Alex Wade

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  We were delighted to welcome local author Alex Wade to Writers’ Cafe on 12th October.   Alex left conventional law practice twenty years ago after, in his own words, ‘going off the rails’ and took up writing full-time. He … Continued

Crime among the Cream Teas – by Linda Camidge

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Penzance Writers’ Cafe was delighted to welcome David Coubrough, author of the locally set crime novel Half a Pound of Tuppeny Rice, to Writers’ Café on Wednesday September 14th.   David, who has always felt an affinity with Cornwall, started writing … Continued