CIRCLES’ ROUNDUP
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SPOTLIGHT ON…
Frome Writers Collective
‘Formed in 2014 to support and encourage local writers on the often difficult journey to complete, and then publish, their work, Frome Writers’ Collective now has some seventy members whose writing spans genres from archaeology to young adult fiction.
‘Though it’s still less than two years since its first meeting, the collective has already made a significant contribution to the literary life of its Somerset home town. It helps co-ordinate the programme for the annual festival, organises events and, notably, takes on the organisation of the “writers in residence” competition. This immensely popular contest challenges competitors to create a short story from a given theme in two and half hours – and to do it while sitting in the window of one of the town’s bustling shops or cafes.