Category: Writers’ Guild

This month’s writing prompts are based on every day things like- money in your wallet! or scouring a list of synonyms for inspiration and also include a newspaper article to which you may wish to respond.

As the sun sets powerless over the horizon the soothing river glimmers as the light is passionately cast upon its flowing surface. Captivating, through foggy darkness of the overgrown jungle, the swift current seems to drag the sun away as …

I know that you are straining; struggling; But please: Be foolish, because you never were. Believe in crazy, wild, free. Laugh in your eyes. Find meaning, because you never could. Understand your purpose. Discover adventure. Trust yourself to trust, because …

I met you at the tall gates. Your neutral face told me nothing – Void of enthusiasm, excitement. I poked and prodded, But you remained passive. Around your wall we walked; No leafy branches peeked, No scent of flowers wafted. To …

Revel discussed the importance of South African writers stepping out of the “lager world” of writing and of the importance of ‘finding another writer to go the distance with you’.