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.

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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/
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—Grind Writers News -  http://issuu.com/grindwriters/docs/

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.”

See the full article by Rachel Grate (Sept 15, 2014) at http://mic.com/articles/98348/science-shows-writers-have-a-serious-advantage-over-the-rest-of-us

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.