Getting Together

Panocticon got together over ten years ago. Our first meetings were in the Swan Hotel, in Whalley, Lancashire. This is where we began compiling our first collection of short stories, 'Lancashire Tales, Light and Dark.' You will find that the Swan features in one of its stories, 'Out of Time.'

When evening meetings became difficult we moved from the Swan to the Cloisters cafe in the ancient Whalley Abbey. The Abbey provided inspiration for some of our creepier tales, such as 'Lady in White' and by chance (or was it?) provided a very spooky cover for 'Lancashire Tales, Light and Dark.' We had decided on an atmospheric image of the gatehouse, but when the photo came out an unexplained apparition in the foreground which can now be seen on our cover.

When, at length the Abbey's cafe closed, we moved once more, this time to Benedicts deli, cafe and bar, still in Whalley.

That is our current venue, and we are happy to meet anyone with an interest in creative writing there at 9.30 am any Tuesday. So come along. We'll be delighted to share a coffee and a hour of light conversation with anyone who drops by. 

Who We Are

We are a small group of enthusiastic creative writers based in Whalley, Lancashire.  We first came together in a Creative Writing Evening Class at Whalley Adult Centre a number of years ago and have been meeting weekly since then.  Our current venue is the Cloisters Cafe at Whalley Abbey where we gather most Tuesdays.  Two years ago we published a book of short stories: Lancashire Tales - Light and Dark.  This is a collection of original fiction that uses our county as a backdrop for the kind of stories you might not associate with northern England, but which reflect the varied styles and passions of our authors.
Our book was considered for the David St.John Thomas Anthology prize, but sadly did not make the cut for the short-list of three.
More lately SL produced a magazine-style publication: 'Tales from the Grave' which was well received and got a good review in SFX magazine.  He is now working on the follow-up: 'Tales from Beyond' - the accent is definitely on SF for this one.
We are   KF  RS  SR  VC  SL MW  FL

Watch this space for more.

You might want to look at our showcase page:  http://www.flspanocticonshowcase.blogspot.com/