Welcome to Read Us.com, a site designed to showcase the work of Wingerworth Wordsmiths, a Chesterfield writing group. Here you'll find samples of their work, and a short biography of each author, together with a number of links you might find useful if, like them, you want to be - or indeed are - a writer.

Have a look around, read some stories, and keep checking back for more stories as the site gets updated....

SITE LAST UPDATED: 2nd February 2010

 

LATEST NEWS:

Out Of This World

Following the success of their prize-winning anthology, Perspectives, Wingerworth Wordsmiths have now launched Out Of This World, their exciting new collection of poems and short stories. Thus far they have sold over 400 copies and are therefore well on the way to achieving their target sales of 500. Their aim this time is to try and raise £3000 for local charities. All profits from the sale of the book will be divided equally between Ashgate Hospice and the Chesterfield branches of the MS and Parkinson’s Disease Societies. The book retails at £6.99 + £1 for p&p. If you feel able to support this venture and would like to purchase a copy, please contact wordsmiths@live.co.uk

Perspectives

 Winner of the 2008 David St. John Thomas Anthology Prize: the only time a writers’ group has won this trophy on their first attempt. Described by the judge as: “A brilliantly harvested collection of short stories and poems” this book raised several hundred pounds for local charities last year.

 

Leonie Martin, Sue Pacey, Jane Croft and Graham Godfrey at the Society of Authors, May 2009.

 

Winners' Cup, David St. John Thomas Award 2009

 

 

The Wingerworth Wordsmiths: L-R: Jean Mallender, Leonie Martin, Sue Pacey, Angela Truelove, Tutor Paul Bamford (back row), Colyn Broom, Jane Croft, Graham Godfrey, Rosie Gilligan, Philip Foster, Carol Vardy, Claire Walker, Mary Belfield.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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