Event Details
Date: March 20, 2021
Start time: 03:00 p.m.
End time: 04:00 p.m.
Venue: Online
Phone: 01484 951108
Email: info@huddlitfest.org.uk
Circling the County
£0.00 – £5.00
Date: Saturday 20 March at 3pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
The Huddersfield Authors’ Circle has existed as a local writing group since 1935 and is still going strong.
You are invited to a reading of prose and poetry from their most recent book Circling the County and a discussion of how being part of a writing group has helped members become better writers.
This event will take place on Zoom and we will email you a link prior to the event. If you haven’t used Zoom before, don’t worry! A guide to using Zoom will be up on our website shortly, along with a date for a free Zoom training session.
Description
The Huddersfield Authors’ Circle has existed as a local writing group since 1935 and is still going strong.
You are invited to a reading of prose and poetry from their most recent book Circling the County and a discussion of how being part of a writing group has helped members become better writers.
Additional information
| Date | 20 March 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3pm-4pm |
| Venue | ONLINE |
| Cost | £0, £3, £5 |
| Ticket Type | FREE with £3 donation to help Festival funds, FREE with £5 donation to help Festival funds, FREE |
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