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		<title>A novel as it is written&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[West Midlands based novelist David Calcutt is sharing chapters of his new novel for young people on his blog at http://davidcalcutt.wordpress.com/. David&#8217;s previous novels have been published by OUP and in the traditional manner &#8211; waiting until publication before revealing any of the text &#8211; so this is an interesting departure. As writers and readers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/08/23/a-novel-as-it-is-written/</link>
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		<title>New ways of publishing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the pleasures of running Writing West Midlands is the chance to help ensure that good books by good writers get a day in the sun. On Tuesday 27th April 2010 we were delighted to launch Christine Coleman&#8217;s new novel Paper Lanterns (more details from www.christinecoleman.net). This book is interesting on several counts: it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/04/28/new-ways-of-publishing/</link>
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		<title>Poetry in the West Midlands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suddenly the West Midlands is full of poetry activity. I'm not sure why, although the common factor is individuals who want to make it happen.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/04/15/poetry-in-the-west-midlands/</link>
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		<title>Our first quarter of a year&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The end of March 2010 sees Writing West Midlands completing its first quarter of a year. What have we done and what have we achieved? Readers of our website will know that our work is loosely divided into Learn, Develop, Events, Festivals and Region and that we are keen to develop writers, grow audiences/readers, make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/03/30/our-first-quarter-of-a-year/</link>
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		<title>Young Writers Groups launch&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our two Young Writers Groups were launched on Saturday 30th January and got of to enthusiastic start. Over thirty young people aged nine to fifteen came to the two groups and worked with professional writers Jo Bell, David Calcutt and Leila Rasheed. A quick exit poll suggested both both participants and writers had a great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/01/31/young-writers-groups-launch/</link>
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		<title>Nearly a month gone&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly a month gone of the first year of Writing West Midlands and it already feels like we&#8217;ve been here forever, in a positive way! Our two young people&#8217;s writing clubs (Writing Squads but we&#8217;re going to think of a new name to avoid confusion with other groups in the country) are launching on Saturday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2010/01/26/nearly-a-month-gone/</link>
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		<title>A Poem from a networking event&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 9th December, Writing West Midlands&#8217; education programme, Write On! was part of a networking event held at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. The event was designed to allow a whole range of arts organisations based in Birmingham to talk to teachers and others involved in after-school activities. We took two writers to add imagination and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2009/12/22/a-poem-from-a-networking-event/</link>
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		<title>Goodbye 2009&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saying goodbye to 2009 is an opportunity to take stock and look forward to the future. For the Birmingham Book Festival and related projects it was perhaps our most significant year. When the Birmingham Book Festival was founded in 1999 by me (Jonathan Davidson) and my colleagues Helen Thomas and Julie Tait we hardly dared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2009/12/21/goodbye-2009/</link>
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		<title>Test</title>
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		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2009/12/15/test/</link>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Writing West Midlands. Who? We are a new organisation designed  to encourage, promote and actively facilitate literature development activity in the West Midlands. On this site you will find resources and links to Events, Opportunities for Writers, information about our Education programme, (Write On!), our annual Literature Festival (Birmingham Book Festival), Advice for Writers and more. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/2009/08/20/hello-world/</link>
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