Your invitation to the 2020 AMED Writers' Group (AWG)

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Website: https://www.amed.org.uk/group/amedwritersgroup?xg_source=activity
Location: London - and in the Covid-19 interim, anywhere, via Zoom
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Latest Activity: Sep 28, 2020

The AMED Writers' Group (AWG) 2020

Your invitation

Do come and join us for any of our highly participative gatherings that explore the role and contribution of writing, reading and conversations, interacting, in our personal and professional lives.

We are a friendly, open, informal and generous community of writing practice. We welcome anyone who is interested in any form or context of writing, reading and conversation for personal, professional, organisational or creative development. As critical friends, we are always looking for opportunities to support and celebrate each other’s writing/reading projects, enthusiasms and interests, in any way we can.

Normally, we meet on the 3rd Friday afternoon of every even-numbered month at Roots and Shoots, London SE11 6DN from 1.15 to 4.30 pm, unless shown otherwise. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we're making a virtue of Zoom.

Our AWG schedule for 2020

So far, we have planned the following list of events for 2020. We may add others from time to time. These events are open to everyone, whether or not they are fully subscribing AMED Members. So please feel free to spread the word.

21 February: The Power of Story, with Trevor Day.
17 April: 'Our two-hundred-year Present: Intergenerational writing', with Shelagh Doonan. (via Zoom)
*Saturday 16 May, 11.00 am - 5.00 pm, at University of Chichester campus: 'Multimodal writing: implications for writers, editors and publishers',(postponed because of COVID-19).
19 June: 'The business of writing: how and when do we start?' with Nick Yapp (via Zoom).
21 August: Issues in writing for social media: an open co-inquiry (via Zoom).
(Saturday) 12 September, 10.30 am -12.30 pm, via Zoom: Writing Support session via Zoom for prospective e-O&P Authors and Critical Friends, with John Sweet and Bob MacKenzie
16 October: 'Writing online' (exact title tbc), with Claire Pearce
18 December: 'Private Passions, and Highlights of our Writing Year', with AWG and Writing Friends (an annual fixture)

You are welcome to contact me at any time if you have any questions or suggestions, or if you'd like to offer to facilitate one of our gatherings. I do hope that we'll get to meet in 2020.

Best wishes. Bob MacKenzie E: bob@amed.org.uk.

Watch this space and click on the links as they emerge for more details of themes and facilitators.

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Comment by Bob MacKenzie on August 24, 2020 at 9:21: Thank you, Ruth, for drawing this valuable resource to our attention.

Best wishes. Bob

Comment by Ruth Elizabeth Slater on August 24, 2020 at 7:27: Hi, I just wanted to alert or remind everyone who is writing and needing sources that JSTOR has announced an extension to their provision. It is an excellent resource of us without institutional access. Anyone can register for a free account and this is the link:

JSTOR

Comment by Claire Alison Pearce on May 7, 2020 at 4:32: Hi everyone, I'm new to AMED. I was recommended to this network as I am passionate about writing which I use in my coaching and workshops. Would love any hints on how to best use group, how I will receive notifications of events etc. Thanks so much, Claire.

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Please let me know if you are interested in reviewing it, I can send the complete PDF copy to you by email.

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Comment by Bob MacKenzie on January 29, 2016 at 10:59: Thank you, Prabhu

Please send it ibn, and we'll see if wee can find a reviewer.

It was good to speak to you this afternoon, and I'm looking forward to seeing you more closely involved with AMED when your return to the UK in the Autumn.

Best wishes. Bob

Comment by Prabhu Guptara on January 29, 2016 at 10:38: You might want to be aware of The Relational Lens: Understanding, Measuring and Managing Stakeholder Relationships, which is due to be published in the summer by Cambridge University Press.

If you are interested in reviewing it, I can send the complete text in e-format (the physical object will of course appear only in the summer).

Comment by Bob MacKenzie on January 4, 2011 at 9:30: Thanks foryour suggestions, Olive, which will certainly go into the pot.

The BL is certainly in the frame (can you suggest a particular contact) and we actually have the Friends Meeting House in Hampstead in reserve, though it's not exactly central.

Best wishes. Bob

Comment by Olive Hickmott on January 3, 2011 at 3:32: Bob, possibilities for a new location.

How about the british library, they have great meeting areas for an informal chat for nothing, they may have a small room for just a little money.

Also the Friends meeting Houses may be worth investigating. There are lots of them around and the one here is very cheap and lined with books.

Comment by François Le Moullec on November 21, 2010 at 8:58: Thank you Bob for inviting me and I am very happy to join AMED Writers group. I am sure it could help me in writing my project. Just after the meeting in Brighton, I started again.