tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49993081416142763802024-03-13T23:53:55.574-07:00Sooke Scribblersfor writers in and around the Sooke area > writing support & practiceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-37681299082276884202014-02-26T17:09:00.001-08:002014-02-26T17:09:35.499-08:00Just Launched: Sooke Writers' Collective<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-79558326339392943842014-01-27T09:40:00.000-08:002014-01-27T09:40:02.300-08:00Evolution and Group Dynamics<div class="MsoNormal">
The <b>Sooke Scribblers</b> are evolving into <b> Sooke Writers’ Collective</b>
with a new website in the works. The name is not quite permanent but the core
of it will be the concepts of “Sooke" and "Writers”. The group is for writers in any genre and our intent is to provide community, support
and writing practice for writers in the Sooke region (East Sooke, Sooke, Otter
Point, and Shirley). We will also be carrying on the long standing Scribblers' tradition of
hosting a writing contest for students of Edward Milne Community School. One of
the ways we raise money for the contest prizes is to create and sell an
anthology of works by group members. This year we will be adding the work of
the contest winners as well. Our publication date is May 1<sup>st</sup> and we
are well on the way to writing and editing our pieces for the anthology. The books should be available after May 1<sup>st</sup>.</div>
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Currently we meet in the Sooke Library on the third
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-76115653736910215462014-01-13T19:35:00.001-08:002014-01-13T19:35:05.382-08:00Next Meeting: Wednesday, Jan 15th<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The next meeting of the Sooke Scribblers will be Wednesday, January 15th at the Sooke Library.</span><br />
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The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an unpublished author.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">PRIZE</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">$2,500</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">for the winning entry, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">JURY </u><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Writers</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Mark Abley</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Ranj Dhaliwal</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">, and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Erin Dunham</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">will serve as the jury.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">ELIGIBILITY</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who have not had a book published in any genre and who do not currently have a contract with a book publisher. Original and unpublished (English language) fiction or non-fiction is eligible.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><u style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve-point font, and the pages numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Submissions will be accepted in hardcopy only.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, email address, word count, and number of pages of entry.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers' Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">$29 per entry</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Entries must be postmarked by</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT266_com_zimbra_date" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">March 1, 2014</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">to be eligible.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Mail entries to: SPC Competition, The Writers' Union of Canada, 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 1P1.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Results will be posted at</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.writersunion.ca/">www.writersunion.ca</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">in </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT267_com_zimbra_date" style="background-color: white; color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">May 2014</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">. Manuscripts will not be returned.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-77412272862434049122013-12-06T11:26:00.001-08:002013-12-06T11:26:42.010-08:00Next Meeting: December 18thThe next meeting of the Sooke Scribblers will be Wednesday, December 18th at the Sooke Library.<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Season's Greetings and a Wondrous and Happy New Year!</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-13434825324245512292013-12-05T08:55:00.000-08:002013-12-05T08:55:40.954-08:00Writing Process Thoughts<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>"Conflict drives stories. Without it, nothing happens. The words just sit there, inert like your uncle Lou in his Barcalounger on Sunday afternoon. . . . You must have conflict in every beat, scene, sequence, act, subplot and global Story or you’re just typing.</i></span><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">" </span></i><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Shawn Coyne</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-54090853902009082222013-11-06T21:28:00.000-08:002013-11-06T21:28:55.147-08:00November Notes<span style="font-size: large;">Reminder: Our next meeting will be held in the Sooke library <br />on Wed. Nov. 20 - 6:30 to 8</span>.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>“</b><em style="background-color: white; font-family: ff-tisa-web-pro-1, ff-tisa-web-pro-2, serif; line-height: 27px;">A story … has a sturdy sense of itself of being built out of its own necessity, not just to shelter or beguile you.</em><b>”</b></span><br />
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writing inspiration - passed on from member Angela: The Three Minute Story</h3>
<b>The Three-Minute Storytelling Lesson You Can't Forget - an article by <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorgan/2013/10/15/the-three-minute-storytelling-lesson-you-cant-forget/" target="_blank">Nick Morgan in Forbes</a></b><br />
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<i>I was working recently with a team of executives on storytelling and delivery, and in one of the exercises I pressed them to present their pitches faster and in a more compressed style. The world is impatient and you need to hook your listeners quickly.<br />The executives struggled – and mostly succeeded – to tell their stories in 2-3 minutes. They gave me a little pushback, saying that I was asking too much. They wanted more time. My response was “Yes, this is difficult, but important to be able to do.” No one is as interested in your story as you are; you’ve got to be able to get it done.<br />And then I saw <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnEjJcvLiY" target="_blank">this video</a>. Too late for my executive seminar, but not too late for you, this 3-minute ad from Thailand packs a powerful wallop in a very short space. And it suggests several lessons for good storytelling.<br />1. Avoid the intro. There’s virtually no preamble here, just an immediate incident to get the story going. Skip the opening stuff and get right to the point.<br />2. Go for the emotion. The emotions invoked in this video run deep and involve social norms, family, debt and honor – nothing trivial. Don’t waste our time with trivial pursuits. Get to the good stuff.<br />3. Make it about life and death. Stories that hold our attention involve not only strong emotion, but big stakes. If you’re going to keep us watching, or listening, go for the gut level.<br />4. Give us texture. If you’re trying to tell a story quickly, you might be tempted to give us a vague fairy tale, in order to save time and effort. But don’t. This video throws us right into a milieu and expects us to keep up. It feels real, not imaginary. <br />5. Complete the arc. What ultimately satisfies in a story is completeness. The rest of our lives may be chaotic, fragmentary, and unfinished, but give us a story that isn’t. Give us the full narrative. Even in three minutes.</i></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.victoriawritersfestival.com/">Victoria Writers Festival</a> - October 17 - 19, 2013</h2>
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October 17th to 19th at the Lansdowne Campus of Camosun College. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-28938650461991991052013-09-21T11:09:00.000-07:002013-09-21T11:09:19.262-07:00one word after another.........Some words of wisdom from writer Neil Gaiman:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sidneyliteraryfestival.com/" target="_blank">Sidney Literary Festival </a> October 4-6</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-76672908674270751922013-09-09T13:18:00.000-07:002013-09-09T13:19:15.517-07:00Some writing contest information<span style="font-size: large;">
21st Annual SiWC Writing Contest</span><br />
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Got a story you want to share? Enter the Surrey International Writers' Conference Writing Contest for a chance at one of the richest contest prize packages around. Prizes total more than $4600 — why not give it a shot?</div>
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The contest features blind judging in four categories:</div>
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Details, rules and criteria are here: <a href="http://www.siwc.ca/writing-contest/2013-writing-contest-rules">2013 SiWC Writing Contest Rules and Guidelines</a>.</div>
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Canada Writes: CBC Short Story Prize</h2>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WHAT:</strong> Submit your original, unpublished stories stories between 1200 and 1500 words.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WHEN:</strong> Competition opens: September 1, 2013.<b> Deadline to submit: November 1, 2013 </b>at 11:59 p.m. ET</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WHO</strong>: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">HOW:</strong> While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the "submit" link below or, if you wish to submit by mail, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/pdf/short-story-form.pdf" style="color: #9f015f; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px;">you can download the offline submission form</a>.</div>
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A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.</div>
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<strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">THE PRIZE:</strong><span style="background-color: #eaf4ff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> The </span><strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">First Prize winner</strong><span style="background-color: #eaf4ff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> will receive $6,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and will have his/her story published in Air Canada’s </span><em style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">enRoute</em><span style="background-color: #eaf4ff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> magazine and on the Canada Writes website. He or she will also be awarded a two-week residency at </span><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/2012/01/banff-centre-residency-added-to-cbc-literary-prizes.html" style="color: #9f015f; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">The Banff Centre's Leighton Artists' Colony</a><span style="background-color: #eaf4ff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">, and will be interviewed on CBC Radio. </span></div>
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<strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The 4 runners-up</strong><span style="background-color: #eaf4ff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> will each receive $1,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and their stories will be published on the Canada Writes website. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/literaryprizes/shortstory/index.html" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></b></span></span></div>
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</article>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-28468288739599862792013-08-28T12:32:00.000-07:002013-08-28T12:32:39.930-07:00It's almost September!<span style="color: orange;"><b>The next meeting of the Sooke Scribblers will be at the Sooke library on Wednesday, September 4th at 6:30.</b></span><br />
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For writers in the Sooke, Shirley, East Sooke area - Sooke Scribblers is open to new adult members. We meet in various places in and around the town of Sooke, BC.<br />
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There are no membership fees - just a commitment to your writing process and sharing of your experience. Writing practice, writing discussion, writing support....<br />
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Something to ponder/discuss: do you have a regular writing practice?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-57521460621736130542013-08-02T09:43:00.001-07:002013-08-02T09:43:35.790-07:00Writing & Meeting<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Are you a writer in the Sooke, Shirley, East Sooke area? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sooke Scribblers is open to new adult members. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We meet in various places in and around the town of Sooke, BC.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">There are no</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> membership fees - just a commitment to your writing process and sharing of your experience. Writing practice, writing discussion, writing support....</span><br />
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<b>The next meeting of the Sooke Scribblers will be at the Sooke library on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30.</b><br />
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Please check this site for any changes or notes.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-51926211799966907032013-06-28T13:06:00.000-07:002013-06-28T13:06:18.231-07:00Sooke Scribblers go public!<div class="MsoNormal">
Our next meeting is set for July 3<sup>rd</sup> at the Sooke
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All writers and the writing-curious welcome. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-18611835959406931802013-06-18T15:13:00.003-07:002013-06-18T15:13:57.534-07:00Sooke Scribblers is open to new members.<br />
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Are you a writer in the Sooke, Shirley, East Sooke area? We meet in various places in and around the town of Sooke, BC. <br />
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No membership fees just a commitment to your writing process and sharing of your experience.<br />
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Contact us for more information. sookescribbler@gmail.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999308141614276380.post-41916790381001452772013-05-31T16:08:00.001-07:002013-05-31T16:08:10.758-07:00Blog beginningsThis is a new space for the Sooke Scribblers and we will be developing it as ideas flow.<br />
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Recently the Sooke Scribblers hosted a writing contest for the students of Edward Milne Community School. Stay tuned for more information on the prize winners.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030957108202717043noreply@blogger.com0