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2-Apr-2004
Three from WritersUK enter the new BBC Get-Writing competition for the successful new TV Drama 'Hustle'.
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5-Sep-2003
Initial website design published, with Forum function and email for all writers.
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05-Aug-2003
Two founder members are accepted at University of East Anglia (UEA) to do the Creative Writing Diploma. UEA is recognised as one of the prime Universities for creative writers in the UK.
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03-Jul-2003
The very first meeting concerning the start-up of WritersUK.Com. Five budding writers decide they want to create an incubation tool for themselves and other enthusiastic writers in the UK.

Welcome to WritersUK.com the best place for published and unpublished UK writers to showcase their imagination. This site is a non-profit site and has being setup by writers for writers. Our objectives is to provide a shop-window for the writing talents currently available in the UK. Most writers are displaying their work with a view to getting published or furthering their career. Whether you are in the industry or just reading for pleasure, please feel free to provide feedback either to the contacts below or directly to the writer. We are in the early stages at the moment and hope over time the site will provide automated tools for writers to upload all their work (completed and in progress) under there own section of the site.

Membership is currently free. If you wish to join us click on the 'Join Us' button above.

Founders
• Tessa K Stoley
• Neil O'Neil
• Collis Seagrave
• Richard Thorpe
• Jillian Burke

Chartered Associates
• James Helps
• Matt Cleaver

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• [All other Writers]

Works close to final draft :

Torn Apart By Neil O'Neil
Life Pod By Richard Thorpe
Muriel's Promise By Neil O'Neil

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Torn Apart by Neil O'Neil

Frank's bandages had only been off for two hours but he had to write down the malignant memories that had taken up residence in the last few days, standing in the way of any potentially pleasant thought. He was lucky to be alive…or was he?

  Frank was a self-made man, now a multi-millionaire, but bankrupt in luck.
"Here's your pen and notebook Frank, but I think you should pack your bags, slow down and get yourself ready. It's a big day today and you need to be relaxed and fresh for Alice" said Janet, his nurse and new friend.
  "I know…. I know Jan, but if I don't write this now, I 'm liable to take my ghosts with me…and that's something I don't need," he said, taking the notebook and pen, drawing his chair closer to the writing table, in the private suite at the San Bernardino Hospital.
  "Guess you know what's best, but Alice is due at two and I know you, you'll leave everything to the last minute," Janet replied heading for the door.
  "Need anything else?"
  "How about a bottle of whiskey and a blow job?" He quipped.
  "Fuck you loser," she smiled and left the room. A week ago she couldn't have said that but he seemed to have made an amazing recovery in the last few days, especially emotionally.

  Frank didn't waste time; even though he hadn't yet thought everything through, his thoughts were waiting to be released. Taking the pen, he starts his turbulent journey.

I have made the decision to clear my conscience and get on with my life, but first I must record the events of the last few weeks so that there is no misunderstanding

I haven't been the greatest father. I really believed all those years of work were for the benefit of my family and I have been driven, no obsessed, by my dream that one day we could all have the time to do the things families should do and want for nothing. I missed how important the small things were, like Jenny's first school play or Adrian's graduation. I know I should have been there to help him through his arrest for stealing John Logan's Ferrari, and when Jenny had her stomach pumped after her overdose. People say I am bright and astute but I have been a dumb shit when it came to my family and their obvious needs. Seems obvious now that it's too late.

As CEO I guess I put DataCom before everything else, me included. I kept convincing myself that after the next deal I would have a holiday and take everybody away and do all the catching up; make my family laugh and smile; make them love me. Well it never happened.

Maybe I should have woken up when Adrian was killed. I still blame myself for that. Maybe if I hadn't made money no object for him, he wouldn't have gotten into that entire street racing stuff.

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