Write Time

Write Time (previously, "Writeshop," and "Write On") is a series of small fan run writer's workshops that are held in the UK each year. On average 20-30 fan writers will attend.
In the early years the workshop focused on fan fiction from The Professionals, but more fandoms were later added. Participants were asked to write a story (often to a set theme that varied each year) of no more than 2000 words. The stories were submitted before the workshop and were bound together in a 'workbook' but one without titles or authors listed. Writers were also instructed to neither share nor copy their stories before hand. Attendees would review and critique each story, suggest titles and then choose one by consensus and then were asked to guess the writer who then "Owned up." Sometimes the authors were correctly identified, sometimes they weren't.by 4 March 2009‎, Kittyfisher on Fanlore, original "Writeshop" article
==Varying Titles==
It began in 1991 and was called "Writeshop." It is unknown how many years it had that title.
In 1999, it was called "Write On."
In 2001, the name was "Write Time," a name with which it continued until at least 2011.
==Some History==
Slanted Light wrote:
One of the organizers of that first workshop posted: 
From The Professionals Timeline: 
==Zine/Collection of Fiction/Booklet==
In 1999 (perhaps earlier), the submitted stories were collected into a booklet/zine in advance. This publication sometimes included the gathering's schedule.
The booklet included the statement: "The copyright for these stories remains with the authors. Please, do not, under any circumstances, show the to anyone not attending Write Shop, or photocopy them."
==The Stories==
The fiction submitted and printed in the booklet did not include a title, author, or summary. They were simply referred to as "Story One," "Story Two," and so on.
Some years appeared to have a theme. For example: 2004's theme was "the seven deadly sins." In later years, some stories were a response to a challenge such as written as a fusion with a well-known novel.
Some of the stories were eventually expanded into published/more widely shared fanfics.
==1991==
The first workshop was called "Writeshop." It was held June 7–9, 1991.
===1991: Con Reports===
==1992==
It was not held in 1992.
==1993==
Writeshop took place September 24–26 at the Wayfarer Hotel in Milton Keynes.
The "story title" was originally "Live With It," but since that phrase was actually not in the episode "The Rack," the new story title was "Off the Hook."
==1994==
It is likely that there was no con this year.
==1995==
==1996==
==1997==
===1997: Con Reports===
==1998==
==1999==
Write On was held September 24–26, 1999.
* the limit was 30 attendees
* the fiction booklet contains one Due South story, the rest are Pros
* it contains two pieces labeled "not for discussion"
* there were twenty-two stories total
* the booklet was 30 pages long
* some sessions/schedule handwritten notes, first names redacted, from a copy of the 1999 booklet in hand
** titles session
** discuss stories, overview
** red pen
** POV
** sentences and verbs
** ?
** who wrote what?
** consequences (Consequences?)
** fan ? and art show
** copyright
File:writeon.jpg|page in 1991 booklet
==2000==
==2001==
Write Time 2001 was held in September.
* the booklet contains 40 pages
* there are sixteen stories: The Professionals (14), X-Files, Star Wars: TPM
File:writetime2001-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2001
==2002==
Write Time 2002 was held in September.
* the booklet contains 35 pages
* there are thirteen stories: The Professionals (9), The Sentinel (3), original fiction?
File:writetime2002-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2002
==2003==
Write Time 2003 was held in September.
* the booklet contains 30 pages
* there are eleven stories: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sherlock Holmes, The Professionals (6), X-Files, Stargate SG-1, unknown fandom
File:writetime2003-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2003
==2004==
Write Time 2004 was held in September.
* the theme: "the seven deadly sins"
* there are 19 stories
* the booklet is 42 pages long
* Sherlock Holmes, original fiction (2), Pros (9), Sentinel, X-Files, Pirates of the Caribbean, unknown fandom, Highlander, Hercule Poirot, Pros/Harry Potter/Zax crossover
File:writetime2004-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2004
File:writetime2004-2.jpg|schedule, printed in booklet, 2004
==2005==
Write Time 2005 was held in September
* there were thirteen stories: Pros (6), Sentinel (5), X-Files, Pirates of the Caribbean
* the program included watching songvids
* the program booklet is 35 pages long
File:writetime2005-1.jpg|first page of program book, 2005
File:writetime2005-2.jpg|schedule, 2005
==2006==
Write Time 2006 was held in September.
* there were sixteen stories: Sentinel (3), Pros (4), unknown fandom (3), Highlander, X-Files, original fiction, Harry Potter, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
* the program booklet is 50 pages long
File:writetime2006-1.jpg|first page of program book, 2006
File:writetime2006-2.jpg|schedule, 2006
==2007==
Write Time 2007 was held in September.
* the booklet contains 60 pages
* there are twenty-one stories: Stargate SG-1, NCIS, Sherlock Holmes, The Professionals (8), The Sentinel, unknown fandom, Numb3rs, Stargate: Atlantis (4), Master and Commander, Torchwood, meta
File:writetime2007-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2007
==2008==
Write Time 2008 was held September 19–21.
* the booklet contains 74 pages
* there are twenty-six stories: Pros (9), Stargate: Atlantis (8), Sentinel (3), Numb3rs, Star Trek (3), Sherlock Holmes, Sentinel/Pros/Stargate Atlantis crossover
* the stories contain much more explicit slash
File:writetime2008-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2008
File:writetime2008-2.jpg|schedule, printed in booklet, 2008
==2009==
Write Time 2009 was held in September.
* the booklet contains 42 pages
* the fiction appears to have the challenge of being a fusion with a famous book of literature
* there are thirteen stories: unknown fandom (2), Sentinel, Sherlock Holmes, Pros (4), Boston Legal, Stargate: Atlantis (3), Star Trek
* there is one story "for reading only"
File:writetime2009-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2009
File:writetime2009-2.jpg|schedule, printed in booklet, 2009
==2010==
Write Time 2010 was held in September. It is the twentieth anniversary of the gathering.
* the booklet contains 40 pages
* there are twelve stories: Highlander, Pros (7), Sentinel (2), Stargate SG-1, Sherlock Holmes
* story challenge: last line of the story must be the last line from a famous novel (assigned?)
File:writetime2010-1.jpg|front cover of booklet, 2010
File:writetime2010-2.jpg|schedule, printed in booklet, 2010
==2011==
Write Time 2011 was in September.
* the story prompt was "mirror" and "reflection"
* the booklet contains 50 pages
* there were fourteen stories for critique: The Prisoner/The Professionals, Sherlock (BBC), Sherlock Holmes, Discworld, The Professionals (5), original fiction, Torchwood, Angel, Stargate: Atlantis, Hawaii Five-O
* there were two for reading only: The Professionals
File:writetime2011-1.jpg|first page of program book, 2011
File:writetime2011-2.jpg|schedule, 2011
==References==
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