Thursday Evening Writers’ Group members meet every Thursday evening between 7 and 9 pm (with breaks for holiday periods). The venue is a short walk from Cirencester town centre; free on-site parking is available. It is an informal and friendly group, writers of poetry and verse, short and longer fiction, and memoir are all represented. […]
Gloucestershire Poetry Society holds online poetry events featuring headline poets and open mic. More information here
Evesham Festival of Words celebrates words in all their forms, written, spoken or sung and put on regular events including poetry open mic and writing workshops. To find out what's going on, check their website here
Two years ago, I read a moving article about the decline of Alwine, a village in the country formerly known as East Germany. After the end of communist rule and the fall of the Berlin Wall, millions of people left for the west and many industries in the east ground to a halt. In Alwine, […]
MWG was founded by Liggy Webb. It meets monthly at The Strand in Cheltenham High Street. We welcome anyone who would enjoy being in a group that allows creative juices to flow and provides a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to write. For more information email liggy@liggywebb.com
The group that used to meet at the Suffolk Anthology has had a change of name and now meets on Zoom on Tuesday afternoons once a month. You can sign up for the sessions via Meetup (www.meetup.com). The group is now administered by John Lynch. The meetings are especially useful for writers who’ve been working […]
Wotton Writers Group meets monthly in and around Wotton-under-Edge. They are a small group of writers with wide-ranging interests and experience, from complete beginners to published authors. You can find out more about them and what they offer here They also have a Facebook page here
Winner of the 2018 International Beverly Prize for Literature, Dancing Under a Bloodless Moon introduces the reader to a cast of dogs, bears and poets. Dancing under a Bloodless Moon moves back and forward through time and space, visiting a hill-fort in Wiltshire, Glasgow, Poznan, Cape Town and the Gloucestershire countryside the poet knows well. […]
