Southampton Writing Buddies, the group of writers who meet for coffee and writing related chat once a fortnight, celebrated their first anniversary in May 2010. Their founder, Penny Legg, organised an anthology competition to showcase the talent within the group. The winning entries can be read in this entertaining book. Many of the entries are by writers published here for the first time. The Writing Buddies hope you will enjoy the short stories, poetry, articles and drama within these pages.