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curiouswombatI mentioned the other day an on-line committee meeting for WriterConUK - I am now the treasurer, but with a committee of three we all discuss everything - even how well Anthony Head is looking!
What is WriterConUK? Oddly it ISN'T exactly what it says on the tin.
It is a community on LJ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
writerconuk with a presence on DW and, now, also on FaceBook and Twitter.
It sprang from some UK people on LJ wishing they could get together like some of their friends did at WriterCon in the US - hence the name.
The main event organised each year is a weekend get-together, with some smaller get-togethers also organised under the WriterConUK banner.
It is not exclusively for writers... on no!
Anyone with an interest in fandom is very welcome - whether you are a writer, a beta, an artist, a vidder, a reader of fanfic - or even just someone who fancies spending a bit of time with people you've only ever met on LJ.
However, even if you aren't tempted to meet people face to face you may still find things in the Community to interest you. Because there are a good few artists as well as writers, readers, etc. there is an annual 'Banner Grab - here are this years banners - that is only the first page under that tag - click on the back button at the bottom!
Writers - do look and see if anything there temps you to write a story for it. Ther is beautiful art-work for a number of different fandoms, admittedly still a bit Buffy heavy as the origins of the community were within that fandom, but some lovely things for lots of fandoms. If you are inspired, please join the community so that you can then post a link to any story you write to go with the banner.
Also - we are building up a file of pictures to inspire stories - most certainly a multi-fandom resource - for example I wrote this Tolkien based story and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brutti_ma_buoni wrote this Buffy one based on the same photo.
There will be at least one more challenge during the year...
So - the more people, with the widest possible fannish interests, we have as members the better - you can use the comm even if you are outside the UK (quite a few members are), or live in Europe or Britain but don't expect to come to the get-together.
And the annual Meeting is brilliant if you do get to it!
In other news - I am about to go off-island for a week. I am taking at least one computer, possibly two, and should get online some of the time. I go on the boat tomorrow (state of the sea = 'moderate'), drive to York, see D-d, go to a Kate Rusby concert with her (oh, and also go to afternoon tea at the York City Mansion House as part of the food-festival). Then on to stay with my friend D from Skye - akadougalsservant in a cottage in North Yorkshire for a few days.
Picspam might be a bit late this week....
What is WriterConUK? Oddly it ISN'T exactly what it says on the tin.
It is a community on LJ
writerconuk with a presence on DW and, now, also on FaceBook and Twitter.It sprang from some UK people on LJ wishing they could get together like some of their friends did at WriterCon in the US - hence the name.
The main event organised each year is a weekend get-together, with some smaller get-togethers also organised under the WriterConUK banner.
It is not exclusively for writers... on no!
Anyone with an interest in fandom is very welcome - whether you are a writer, a beta, an artist, a vidder, a reader of fanfic - or even just someone who fancies spending a bit of time with people you've only ever met on LJ.
However, even if you aren't tempted to meet people face to face you may still find things in the Community to interest you. Because there are a good few artists as well as writers, readers, etc. there is an annual 'Banner Grab - here are this years banners - that is only the first page under that tag - click on the back button at the bottom!
Writers - do look and see if anything there temps you to write a story for it. Ther is beautiful art-work for a number of different fandoms, admittedly still a bit Buffy heavy as the origins of the community were within that fandom, but some lovely things for lots of fandoms. If you are inspired, please join the community so that you can then post a link to any story you write to go with the banner.
Also - we are building up a file of pictures to inspire stories - most certainly a multi-fandom resource - for example I wrote this Tolkien based story and
brutti_ma_buoni wrote this Buffy one based on the same photo.There will be at least one more challenge during the year...
So - the more people, with the widest possible fannish interests, we have as members the better - you can use the comm even if you are outside the UK (quite a few members are), or live in Europe or Britain but don't expect to come to the get-together.
And the annual Meeting is brilliant if you do get to it!
In other news - I am about to go off-island for a week. I am taking at least one computer, possibly two, and should get online some of the time. I go on the boat tomorrow (state of the sea = 'moderate'), drive to York, see D-d, go to a Kate Rusby concert with her (oh, and also go to afternoon tea at the York City Mansion House as part of the food-festival). Then on to stay with my friend D from Skye - aka
dougalsservant in a cottage in North Yorkshire for a few days.Picspam might be a bit late this week....
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Date: 17/09/2010 09:58 pm (UTC)It's too bad I don't live in the UK. I'd love to meet up with you guys for fannish things. There's the same issue with the Discworld Con. (Well, they just started a US DiscCon, but it's ridiculously far from me, so it's almost not worth it.)
Btw, are you a fan of TV Tropes?
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Date: 17/09/2010 10:39 pm (UTC)I had to look TV Tropes up - so not a fan... yet.
Yorkshire should be a really good break. There will be pictures!
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Date: 17/09/2010 10:45 pm (UTC)TV Tropes is fun, but you'll lose many hours looking up the tropes and series. I brought it up because "Exactly What It Says On The Tin" is one of the tropes.
Huzzah for piccies!
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