In Publication News this month, we have a bunch of talented members gaining publication success, or appearing at literary events. Tim Love has flash fiction appearing in ‘Pure Slush’. Established in 2010, Pure Slush currently publishes print anthologies of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Find out how to… Read More »Publication News
Not Forever by Alex Mellanby We turned into a narrow gap between two walls. ‘Don’t want to disturb anyone in the village.’ If Lester had decided to kill us, then he would have found it easy. No one was going to come out in this… Read More »Not Forever
Then and Now by RJ Gould – A tale of love, loss and the chance to put things right. Sandy is about to retire following an illustrious career as editor of an upmarket fashion magazine. Michael can’t retire, he thinks his work to explain the… Read More »Then and Now
We held our results evening for the short story competition 2022 this month, and a wonderful night of stories was enjoyed by all. Our judge, Professor Andrew Cowen, gave us fantastically detailed feedback and said he was highly impressed with the standard of writing, and… Read More »Short Story Competition 2022 Winners
Deborah Balm is an audiobook narrator of fiction and non-fiction books. A relatable, contemporary native British female voice artist with a smidge of sass. Born in Yorkshire, she now lives in Cambridge after her career in software engineering took her from Leicester, to Basel, and… Read More »3rd May – Deborah Balm
Our Annual General Meeting will be held online this year, over Zoom. All members are encouraged to attend. It’s your chance to hear how the group is doing, understand more fully how it is run and put forth opinions on various subjects. Our Chairman, Harry… Read More »5th April – AGM (Online) – Members Only
Online Workshop: Siobhan Carew will be hosting this workshop over Zoom on the various routes to publishing. Routes to Publishing There are two main routes to publishing: through a traditional agent/publisher, or by self-publishing. Within those choices, there are sub-choices. Few traditional publishers take on… Read More »Routes to Publishing – 1st February 2022 (Online)
Our March meeting will take place online via Zoom, and will comprise the results of the Cambridge Writers 2022 short story competition. Our competition this year was judged by Andrew Cowan, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Since his first prize-winning… Read More »1st March 2022 – Short Story Competition Results Evening (Online)
Visitors – Short Story Competition Anthology 2021 from Cambridge Writers. Our anthology is filled with comic, poignant, and fantastical short stories. A ghostly train whistle and a hawk moth are just two of the varied interpretations of the ‘visitors’ theme. Another absolutely beautiful cover design… Read More »Visitors – Short Story Competition Anthology 2021
Giles Yeo is a geneticist with over 20 years’ experience dedicated to researching obesity and the brain control of food intake. His current research focuses on understanding how these pathways differ from person to person, and the influence of genetics in our relationship with food… Read More »7th December 2021 – Giles Yeo