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TheFED - A Network of Writing and Community Publishers Welcome to all the new subscribers to TheFED Mailing list. Here is TheFED writing challenge for October! TheFED Writing Challenge is open to everyone. It doesn't cost anything to submit your writing - and there are no prizes, winners or losers. All submissions will be displayed on TheFED website and may also be featured in future TheFED publications. Please do leave comments for the other writers - we all like to get feedback! The theme for October 2012 is:  Spooky A theme / title suggested by Ashley Jordan (a member of GROW) Writing Submission Form Writing can be in any form or style, poetry or prose. Please encourage the rest of your group to participate, especially those who do not have access to the Internet. You can also email your writing to: writing.challenge@fedonline.org.uk Deadline is Midnight on 31st October 2012 A new Challenge will be sent out on 1st November TheFED 2012 Writing Festival "Beat This - Free Speech - Say what you Like!" Saturday 17th November 2012 Faraday House, 48-51 Old Gloucester Street, Holborn, London, WC1N 3AE 09:00 - 18:00   BOOKING Online Booking Form OR Print Your Own Booking Form (PDF) Download TheFED 2012 Writing Festival Poster TICKETS Members (including members of member groups) £10 in advance or £12 on the door. Non-Members £15 in advance or £17 on the door. Price Includes Lunch, Refreshments, Workshops and Information Packs You can now pay for your tickets online (via PayPal) Can You Help? Hello everyone We are appealing for help with the following essential tasks! Publicise and promote TheFED Festival.  We want to attract lots of new people to the festival this year - and encourage all our 'old' people to come back!  You can help by spreading the word about TheFED Festival.   Please Print & Display TheFED Festival Poster (download) Run A Workshop We want to offer lots of interesting and unnusual workshops at our Festival this year.  Could you run a 90 minute workshop for us on any aspect of creative writing, performance, poetry, prose, character bulding, description, publishing, running a community group, music, meditation, movement, inspiring others, art, creativity - we welcome ALL offers and suggestions from everyone - regardless of whether they have run a workshop for TheFED before or not! Dave Chambers is coordinating the workshop programme and welcomes anyone to get in touch with offers and ideas.  For more information please email fedonline1@gmail.com Please Offer To Run A Workshop (online application form) Bring A Friend TheFed Writing Festival makes an enjoyable and inspirational day out.  There is something for everyone - so please do invite all your friends and relatives to come along.   GROW News Update Jan Hedger is starting a new GROW group in Bexhill which will be meeting fortnightly, starting on 1st October 2012.  Bexhill GROW aims to highlight not only writing, but a mixture of many creative crafts - so there will be something for everybody, along with tea/coffee and biscuits!  There will also be the opportunity to link up with other GROW groups.  A GROWgroups YouTube account has been created specifically for our own videos. Frank Burnham, our dear friend, GROW member and executive died in August. The tributes to Frank have been added to the 'In Loving Memory' page of the Writing Gallery.  If you would like to add your own tribute please use this Writing Submission Form. The children's library is moving into the main library, so we have had to find a new home for our Tuesday group.  We are now meeting at:    The Roebuck Centre, Roebuck Street, Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, TN34 3BB 12.30 - 14.15 every Tuesday (except school holidays) Out of the Blue, our 2012 anthology, has been added to the GROW Publications page.  It is available for download in PDF (adobe acrobat) or TXT (plain text) format and Jack Maartman has very kindly converted it into BRF (for Braille printers) for us.  You can also watch the film version. We will be having a book launch party on the 17th October. The book & dvd sets will also be available to buy at TheFED Festival in November. Congratulations to Sheba Solomons, the winner of the 'Out of the Blue' cover design competition. Please help TheFED by forwarding this email to everyone who might be interested in our work. TheFED Website TheFED Blog TheFED FaceBook TheFED GroupSpace