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Ascriber / Writers Eyes Workshop - 12
Ghosts
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We all like a ghost story this time of the year and that is what this workshop is all about.
Have you seen a ghost? Do you believe in them or are they just a figment of a warped imagination?
Story writers,
whatever you think, we want a really imaginative piece of writing from you.
So what sort of angle are you going to take?
Is it the ghost of a young or old person? Male or female?
Where is it set? An old castle, house country lane or modern residential
estate? It might be on a train or even in your car.
Who is the central character? It could even be the ghost.
When is it set? Night or day, in the present, in the past or in the future?
We hope that has given you some ideas, so a short story please of less than 2500 words.
Article Writers , we want an article based on either of the following:
Have you seen a Ghost? Do you believe in them or not?
Research your area. Are there any haunted houses or tales of haunting in your area? A factual account please.
Research ghost stories. A number of well known writers have written ghost stories or included ghosts in their stories. Who are they and are there any similarities between the ghosts.
Limitation: Up to 2000 words please.
And last but certainly not least. Poets
Write a poem about a ghost or ghost? It can be any style and any genre, we
don't even mind if you send in a Limerick in fact to start you off we've
included one ourselves.
Perhaps it is a poem of ones own imagination or feelings of guilt.
So a poem of no more than 50 lines please.
And our offering to help get those minds working:
An aspiring young author named Ben
said I never move my own pen,
for to make my work lighter
I've got a ghost writer
and by ouiji it does it its sen
So there you are, e-mail your submissions to our writing group submissions address and we don't mind if you attempt both prose or poetry.
Submissions are from:
The Contact by Steve Britain
(Short Story)
Delayed Exposure by John Williams
(Short Story)
A Need for Light by Jonathon Nessler
(Short Story)
A Strange Reunion by John Ryley (Short Story)
Our Village Voices by John Williams (Short Story)
The Truth about Ghosts by Dorothy Spry
(Article)
Unhapy House of Memories by Vivienne Allen
(Poem)