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I am a 68-year-old gay disabled amateur part-time writer living in Slough, Berkshire UK. I have published around 60 articles in 20 leisure and lifestyle magazines. I live with a range of health issues including heart disease, chronic kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes, depression, atrial fibrillation and restless leg syndrome. (I'm working my way through the medical dictionary!). I'm a member of Slough Writer's Group which is interesting and informative. Latest News. 10th July 2023 Awarded 'The Sandy Lee-Guard Award for Endeavour' by the Slough Writers Group. 6th December 2023 Completed studying 'Writing for Magazines' with CityLit University. January 2nd 2024. Fell over in the lounge and fractured my left femur (whilst recovering from fracturing my right femur in July 2023). Recovery expected to take 6 - 8 months. May 2024. Completed studying ' National Centre for Writing' course 'Creative Non-Fiction - An Introduction'. You can see the articles that have been published in the 'LATEST WORK' section of my website. It's at http://richardhill.co.uk/latest.html

Saturday 17 August 2024

Weekend Work

I've been working on 'recycling' previously written (and published in other magazines) articles. One about 'Does your dog make you happy?' has been submitted to a new magazine.

I've also been coming up with new ideas including one on a garden nursery that employs, supports, and trains adults with learning and/or physical disabilities. When completed, this will be submitted to'Able' magazine who, in August last year published my article on Eliot Best and his two assistance dogs.

I've also been researching, approaching, and applying for a grant to study the 'Narrative Non-Fiction' short online course mentioned in my last 'posting'.

Next week, I'm going to research (in detail) the work of a charity that looks after the pets of elderly, infirm and/or terminally ill patients. It's going to be challenging to write as a piece of nonfiction. I will be interviewing (by telephone), the 'leader' of the charity and a couple of volunteers and the people it supports.



PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED! If you are an amateur and aspiring photographer and live in the Maidenhead area of East Berkshire and would like to see your work 'in print', please drop me an email at sloughwriter@gmail.com Please attach 2 or 3 examples of your work.

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