Monday 20 October 2014

GRIND WRITERS - MEETING DATES 2014


Please email grindwriters@gmail.com 
before you attend for the first time.
We sometimes do out-trips away from the Grind

and may not always be there on the dates below.

You may also email grindwriters@gmail.com
and ask to be placed on our e-newsletter list. 
sign request with your first & last name.
With the e-news, you will be updated about
our goings on




2014
Meeting Dates

10am - 12:30pm

Saturday
Nov 1
Sunday
Nov 16
Saturday
Nov 29
Sunday
Dec 14


You'll find information about literary events and writing contests and calls for submissions in The Grind Writers News.


The Grind Writers' Group (est 2006)
E:  grindwriters@gmail.com
B:  http://grindwriters.blogspot.ca/
publications:
Grind Writers News -  http://issuu.com/grindwriters/docs/








Friday 3 October 2014

Rx in Your Pen: Something Surprising About People Who Love to Write


Science Shows Something Surprising About People
Who Love to Write
 

No matter the quality of your prose, the act of writing itself leads to strong physical and mental health benefits, like long-term improvements in mood, stress levels and depressive symptoms.  
“In a 2005 study on the emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing, researchers found that just 15 to 20 minutes of writing three to five times over the course of the four-month study was enough to make a difference. 
“It turns out writing can make physical wounds heal faster as well.





Thursday 2 October 2014

GRIND WRITERS NEWS - OCTOBER 2014





























CONTENTS: 
– $20,000 for a 100-word story. Yes!
– Midnight in Paris
– The Rx in Your Pen
– Lost Your Mojo?
– Do You Write Dark?
– Submit.  (You know you want to.)  – Stuff about … stuff
– Twisted Poets
– Wordplay
– Things to do, places to go….
– Book Talks.  And a Poetry Day with David Whyte
– Royal City Writing
– Grind Writers - where we meet, when, but not why
– The free-write photo prompt.  Just do it!

Read the Grind Writers News online at Issuu.com here.