The go-to place for writers in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire
Abdul-Ahad Patel
Alison Brackenbury
Amanda Reynolds
Anna Saunders (GWN Poetry Judge 2018)
Cath Humphris
Christine Jordan
David Elder
Edward James
Jarek Adams
Jennie Farley
John Holland
Kim Fleet (GWN Prose Judge 2018)
Lania Knight (GWN Prose Judge 2017)
Liggy Webb
Peter Turnham
Sharon Larkin
Sue Cross
Sue Johnson
Sheila Johnson
Birmingham Literature Festival
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
Cheltenham Poetry Festival
Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Evesham Festival of Words
Gloucester History Festival
Gloucester Poetry Festival and Society
Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival
Ledbury Poetry Festival
Mitcheldean Poetry Festival
Stroud Book Festival
Stroud Festival
Stroud Film Festival
Wells Festival of Literature
The following groups do not have websites, but are also involved in supporting writing within the County. If you want to know more please contact them via the email addresses given.
Alliance of Independent Authors
Bath Flash Fiction Award
Bath Short Story Award
Bridport Prize
Bristol Short Story Prize
The Cabinet of Heed
Crumps Barn Studio
Dialect Writers
Ecopoetikon
Literature Works
Nanowrimo
National Flash Fiction Day
Paper Nations
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Library
Poetry Archive
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Kit
Reading The Forest
Retreat West
Shooter Literary Magazine
Short Stops
Strike A Light
Wildfire Words poetry ezine
Writers HQ Retreats
Huge thanks to our sponsors for their generosity and help in supporting our Network and the GWN competition.
Please visit their websites here:
Cheltenham Arts Council
Liggy Webb
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
