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Final Day !
Hello Writers We've reached the FINAL DAY of this year's GWN competition. Please send us your prose & poetry by midnight tonight. Our judges…
Final countdown – 1 week to go !
Good morning Writers Here’s your one week – FINAL reminder! Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 1 week to complete…
Dean Writer’s Circle – New Website
Dean Writers Circle has recently launched its new website where you can find out about their meetings and various upcoming events. On Wednesday 31st…
Countdown… 2
Good morning Writers Here is your two week reminder! Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 2 weeks to complete and…
Countdown… 3
Good morning Writers Here’s your three week reminder! Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 3 weeks to complete and…
Countdown… 4
Hello Writers Here is your 4 week reminder! Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 4 weeks to complete and submit…
Congratulations to Gloucestershire Writers
Congratulations to Gloucestershire Writers Annie Ellis’ poem “Dear Anne Boleyn” and Sharon Larkin’s poem “Scaredy Cats” was published by Snakeskin…
Countdown… 5
Good morning writers. Here is your five week reminder! Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 5 weeks to complete and…
Stroud Book Festival – Competition
Hello! I’m thrilled to send on the details of the Stroud Book Festival writing competitions for 2019. I attach the press releases, and…
Mishka Shubaly hits town…!
Mishka Shubaly BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CULT SONGWRITER, STORYTELLER, SMARTASS Brace yourselves... On 22nd June - Mishka Shubaly hits town. This is part…
Countdown…6
Here is your six week reminder... Our Numbers themed competition closes on the 14th July – You have just 6 weeks to complete and submit your entry…
Don’t miss the boat!
Entries have started to arrive for this year's Competition - have you started yet?? To mark the Cheltenham Literature Festival’s 70th anniversary,…
Novel writing course – Birmingham
A seven-week novel-writing course begins on Wednesday 5 June. The course is taught by bestselling novelist Helen Cross (author of My Summer of Love…
Spotlight on… Glosink.
Every so often we feature a GWN member group: To introduce them to a wider audience and hopefully attract new members. If you would like to feature…
News from our friends in Evesham ;)
Here is a summary of new events from our friends in Evesham. Their Year long festival and details from their main event in June Friday 24th…
Julia Donaldson at SBF 2019!
JULIA DONALDSON TO HEADLINE CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME AT STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL 2019 The Directors of the Stroud Book Festival are overjoyed to announce…
SSS – news and updates
STROUD SHORT STORIES SOLD OUT Stroud Short Stories has sold out its new venue, the 150-seater Cotswold Playhouse, for its 18th event Incendiary! on…
GWN Competition – pass it on ;)
The Annual GWN competition, in association with The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, is now open for submissions ... In…
Writing for Peace
Following the successful Writing for Peace event in Tintern Abbey last September, we are currently putting together an…
Congratulations to Gloucestershire Writers…
Congratulations to Gloucestershire Writers: Jean Cooper Moran's play 'The Good Daughter' has been shortlisted for the 2018 Kenneth Branagh Drama…
Video Poem – Matryoshka
Following her attendance at a 'Surreal Poetry Workshop' - Poet. Iris Lewis has collaborated with filmmaker Helen Dewsberry to develop a film of her…
Call for Submissions…
We are about to open for submissions for our next Writers Unchained Story Sunday event in Bristol. Our next Story Sunday has a theme of UNREAL, our…
Big Book Weekend – Tetbury
Introducing Tetbury's New festival - 'Big Book Weekend' 3rd - 6th May 2019 4 days of authors, artists, academics and craftspeople talking about and…
SSS – Tickets now available
Stroud Short Stories Ticket Information Tickets are now available for the 18th Stroud Short Stories event Incendiary! to be held on Sunday 19 May at…
Call for writers / Corinium Radio Writers’ Room
Dates available for recording in the Writers’ Room in August, September, October 2019. Please let me know if and when you would like to come…
GWN Calendar
The team at GWN continue to grow and develop the website as a Hub for all local writers. As part of our ongoing process of improvement, we have…
Writer’s Success Stories…
Congratulations to Gloucestershire Writers: Belinda Rimmer’s collection “Touching Sharks in Monaco” was chosen as the winner of Indigo Dreams’ first…
Mishka Shubaly hits Cheltenham!
Mishka Shubaly BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CULT SONGWRITER, STORYTELLER, SMARTASS Brace yourselves... On 22nd June - Mishka Shubaly hits town. This is part…
BBC RADIO GWN Competition launch
Please follow the link to hear the Radio launch of our 2019 Competition GWN Chair Kathryn Alderman and Prose Judge Amanda Reynolds join Dominic…
GWN Competition Launch 2019
The Annual GWN competition, in association with The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, has been launched today. 2019…