The Out of the Asylum Writers Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 22 October 2022 at the Grove Community Centre, Peppermint Grove. Reports were received from the Chairperson, Yvonne Patterson, Treasurer Jennifer Jones and Membership Coordinator Richard Regan. The Chairperson and the Committee were pleased to report on another busy and successful year of writing activities, including the publication of an anthology of members’ work that will be launched at the Christmas Party.

Committee Member Veronica Lake retired from the committee and the meeting voted their thanks for her dedication and hard work.

Nominations for offices on the new committee were received from:

Yvonne Patterson: Chairperson

Richard Regan: Vice-Chairperson

Rita Tognini: Secretary

Jennifer Jones: Treasurer

Committee Members: Josephine Clark, Jenifer Hetherington, Jan Napier and Julie Watts.

An additional vacancy on the committee was filled by the nomination from the floor of Kevin Gillam

At the conclusion of the meeting members enjoyed afternoon tea and networking

A copy of the Chairperson's report can be found here