Looking for a Writers’ Group?
We are always pleased to welcome new members - meetings
are held on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, with
breaks at holiday times. The venue for the meetings is St
Joseph's Church Hall, situated on the corner of Park Lane and
Berkshire Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5JJ.
Email us to arrange a trial visit - no charge to attend a trial
meeting.
Fees
Subscriptions are on a pay-as-you-attend basis, currently £3.00
per session – no annual membership fee! The fees, which pay
expenses such as the hire of the meeting room, guest speakers,
and publishing anthologies, also includes tea, coffee and
biscuits at half-time.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, fees are £5,00 per term, payable
at the beginning of each term (provide your own tea and
biscuits).
Our Membership
At present we have around 40 members, about half of whom
attend on a regular basis. While most live in the Reading area,
we have a few members abroad (France, Hungary, Turkey
and Australia). Members’ work includes novels, short stories,
memoirs, children’s books, poetry, journalism and
autobiographies. Some members have been published, others
have never put creative pen to paper (or finger to keyboard)
and came to us initially for some encouragement.
What We Do
We encourage members to
read their work for
constructive comment by
other members. We also
invite guest speakers to give
us the benefit of their
knowledge and experience.
Past speakers have included
Colin Dexter (Inspector
Morse), Robert Harris
(Enigma, Fatherland, Pompei and Imperium) and John Jenkins,
(editor and publisher of Writers' Forum).
Throughout the year we run competitions which are free for
members to enter. Some are judged by external judges and
others by members’ votes.
We endeavour to publish occasional collections or anthologies
of our work. All members are invited to contribute to these
publications – see the Publications page for details of past
productions.
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Crime writers were keenly interested
in what Hayley Scott had to say.
She was a guest speaker at one of our
meetings and gave us the benefit of
her knowledge and experience as a
crime scene forensics expert, in a light
hearted talk on what could have been
a grisly and depressing subject.
Come to a Meeting
You can find out more about us on the About us page or
contact Dick Sawdon-Smith, who will be glad to answer your
questions or arrange for you to attend one of our meetings –
no charge!