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In July 2010, Fay Marshall's poem 'Victorian Values' won first prize in SWAG's "Oscars" competition (theme Oscar Wilde's life and work) - See under Members' Work 6.
At the same event, Fay read her poem 'Misery Memoirs' and Teresa Wilkins read her poem 'In my lovely English garden' and they read jointly Fay's 'Conjugal Rites.'
In May 2010, Fay Marshall had a second story, 'The Intergalatic Inspection', published by Spikethecat, in the competition prizewinners anthology 'The Last Laugh'.
Her story 'After All These Years' has won second prize in the Society of Women Writers & Journalists' Morris duo short story competition, also in May 2010. A selection of Fay Marshall's stories that have previously won prizes in S.S.W.J competitions can be read at www.swwj.co.uk
On 17th April 2010, several members of the Group took part in a poetry reading at the Slipstream Poets event at Pulborough Village Hall. New member Violet Ayscough (pen name Dench) also read her poem 'Death of A Russian Emigre' which was highly commended in the Slipstream 2010 Poetry Competiton (West Sussex Entries)*
The winner in this section was 'Night Crossing' by Jean Harvey*, from Horsham. She was presented with the Group's Chanctonbury Cup by Joyce Elsden.
(* See Members' work 5 for copies of poems).
Finola Holiday had her poem "Poppies in November" accepted by 'South' 41 to be published in May 2010. See under Members' Work 4.
Fay Marshall has had a story, 'Blunt Instrument', published in the collection 'Someone has to Die, Volume Two', Spikethecat, March 2010. Her poem 'Piers of the Realm' is published in the anthology 'A Sense of Place', United Press, March 2010, under the title 'The Pier - Worthing'. See under Members' Work 4.
Virginia Monson had her poem "Small observances of grief" published in the magazine 'Fire'. See under Members' Work 4.
At the end of 2009, The Silk Road Writers read poems on the theme of Valentine's Day, which have now been published in a collection titled "That old devil called love". Rilla Dudley had ten poems included. See under Members' Work 4.
Members of the Chanctonbury Writers Group attended a poetry reading at the Swindon Arts Centre on 28th October 2009. It was held to celebrate the fortieth issue of "South" poetry magazine.
Poems by Fay Marshall and Finola Holiday had appeared in this issue, so they were invited to read a short selection of their work on the night.
The published poems were: 'Tristan and Isolde', by Fay Marshall, 'Getting the message' and 'Cerne Abbas - the Makeover' by Finola Holiday. See Under Members Work 3.
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