Book launch!!! Hannah Hooton will discuss her latest novel, The Thirteenth Hour, set in the present day and in 1940. As well as reading from her work she will touch on her way of researching, structure and point of view. Hannah, a member of Cambridge… Read More »5th November – Hannah Hooton
Hollie is a poet, author and performer based in Cambridge and Glasgow. She won the Ted Hughes award for poetry. Her collections include Nobody Told Me, Plum and Cherry Pie, her latest is entitled Lobster. Her work often includes themes of pregnancy and motherhood. Find… Read More »1st October – Hollie McNish
We are proud to run an annual writing competition in the name of our late member, Steve Hammond, in the genre of fantasy, in which he was a prolific and enthusiastic writer. Members of Cambridge Writers voted for the top three stories and the results… Read More »Fantasy Fiction Competition 2024 Results
Team Spirit by R J Gould Everything seems straightforward enough when an agreement is reached for the tennis club to hold social events at the nearby Dream Café while the clubhouse is being rebuilt. When the current chairman is forced to resign, Laurie, his young… Read More »Team Spirit
Nick served in the Grenadier Guards and worked as a journalist and literary critic for the Financial Times, before writing full-time. His first novel Where were you at Waterloo? is in places as sharp as Waugh and sometimes better – quotes The TLS. His second,… Read More »3rd September – Nicholas Best
At this event, the top three stories as voted for by you, the members, will be revealed! There will be a chance to hear the stories read by their authors, and free refreshments. If you have entered, we urge you to attend, so you can… Read More »2nd July – Fantasy Fiction Competition Results Evening
Our flash fiction competition is judged on the night, in person. Simply bring a printed copy of your story, with title but WITHOUT your name on it, to the meeting on 4th June. The word limit is pretty tight, at 250, which does not include… Read More »4th June – Flash Fiction Competition 2024 Results Night
We are delighted to welcome Mike Levy, a former teacher and journalist who helps run history-based projects with a strong arts element thrown in. He is a Holocaust educator and regular theatre and music reviewer for www.thecambridgecritique.com. Now pursuing a PhD at Anglia Ruskin on… Read More »7th May – Mike Levy
It’s time for our AGM 2024! All members are welcome and encouraged to come along to the meeting to see how Cambridge Writers is run, and be a part of steering our direction for the future. The AGM is only open to fully paid up… Read More »2nd April -AGM 2024
The House in York Road: A Story of Longing and Love by Kathy English. Babies are not always born to the people who want them. 19 year-old Jessica loves her daughter, but longs for the life her fellow students lead. Newly-divorced Anna wants to be… Read More »The House in York Road