Upcoming Events
5th May – Emily Pedder
Emily Pedder, founder of The Book Edit and writing course leader at City St Georges and The Novel Studio, will be talking to us about the editing process and how to get your manuscript agent-ready. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE as part of your
2nd June – Sue Moorcroft
photo credit: Silvia Rosado Photography We are delighted to welcome Sue Moorcroft for a seminar on ‘Tricky Writing Bits’! Sunday Times bestselling author Sue Moorcroft joins us to explore how to overcome the ‘tricky’ bits of writing commonly encountered in the craft. The evening promises to be practical, insightful, and motivating. Attending
7th July – Alison Binney
Poet and teacher Alison Binney helps us dust off our metaphors and similes with a fun, friendly workshop. Even if you don’t think of yourself as “a poet,” you may discovertools that transform your prose. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE as part of your
4th August – Robin Bennett-Freebairn
Robin Bennett-Freebairn is a local author of the fact-based What A Year To Be Born! series that offers insights into social history. Robin has successfully pioneered bookselling this “perfect birthday gift” on Etsy, a platform rarely associated with literature. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE
Summer Social
The date for this is still to be decided, depending on the venue, which is usually the home of one of our members.
1st September – Julian Sedgwick
Julian Sedgwick is an award-winning children’s and YA author. His books draw deeply on East Asian culture. Tsunami Girl, a prose-manga hybrid, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2022. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE as part of your membership. Our events start at
15th September – Flash Fiction Evening
We’re still running our popular flash fiction competition evening, but outside a General Meeting date to give the opportunity for more talks and workshops. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE as part of your membership. Our events start at 7.30pm and are held at: Hartington
6th October – Short Story Anthology Launch 2026
We’re launching the next short story anthology – the 2025 launch was such a hit, we’re doing it again (with enough Prosecco this time!). We’re hoping to add a mini-workshop too. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for FREE as part of your membership. Our events start
3rd November – Kate Rhodes
Author and poet Kate Rhodes joins us to discuss her work, including the Isles of Scilly Mysteries – shortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award 2018 as well as long-listed for the 2021 Dagger in the Library award. Attending in Person Members of Cambridge Writers may attend this event for
Where and When
Our monthly events are held at:
Hartington Grove Meeting House
91-93 Hartington Grove
Cambridge
CB1 7UB
Non-members are welcome to attend most events, at a charge of £3. Please contact our chairman if you would like to come along.
If members have any suggestions for speakers you would like to hear at our writers’ events, please contact our events officer.
Recent Events
7th November – Life Writing Workshop
We may not be celebrities but we all have a story to tell. Each life is unique, and while you might share similarities with others, there’s no one else in the world who shares your exact human experience. A direct translation of the French word ‘memory’, memoirs are a priceless gift that you can provide for your family and friends.
3rd October – Slow Reading Workshop
We’re going to turn the clock back to a time before speed-reading, when you had time to savour each mouthful of prose. If you like reading – and writing – stories where every word counts, this evening is for you. This fascinating workshop will be run by our Newsletter editor, Tim Love. Tim is a writer of both poetry and
5th September – Freya Bromley
We are delighted to welcome Freya Bromley as the speaker at our September event. Taken from Freya’s website: Freya Bromley is a writer living in London. Her work explores love, loss and healing through nature and she’s written for publications including Apple Music, Lonely Planet, Financial Times and National Geographic Traveller. Freya’s first book The Tidal Year is published by
6th June – Flash Fiction Competition 2023
Flash Fiction Competition – How to enter 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 6th June. The word limit is pretty tight, at 250, which does not include the title. When penning your story, make sure
2nd May – AGM 2023
It’s time for our AGM 2023! 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 members of Cambridge Writers. Our annual general meeting will be held at: Hartington Grove Meeting
4th April – Dr. Jon Stone
Dr. Jon Stone is a lecturer in creative writing at Anglia Ruskin University, poet and editor in hybrid and lucid literary forms, interactive fiction and collaborative writing. He is also a co-director of Sidekick Books, a small press with a focus on multi-author mixed-genre anthologies. He has published papers in the field of game studies. Dr. Stone was previously a
7th March – Short Story Competition Awards Night
We will be getting together to find out the results of this year’s short story competition in a glittering awards ceremony (just don’t expect too much glitter!) There are cash prizes on offer for the top three placed stories though. This year’s contest has been kindly judged for us by Dr. Sean Baker, lecturer in creative writing at Anglia Ruskin
7th February – Susan Grossey
Susan Grossey is a local author of a series of historical financial crime stories, set in London in the 1820s. The books are narrated by Sam Plank, a magistrates’ constable. Susan will be speaking to us about her journey into becoming a writer, her self-publishing success story, and her Sam Plank Mystery series. If you’re keen on crime fiction with
1st November – Genre-Bending Workshop
Genre-bending workshop run by Tim Love. What is Genre? Why is it so significant? And can works really fit into more than one genre? A chance to discuss all these questions and more, and to learn about this mysterious yet important theme. Tim Love will conduct this workshop. Tim has had poems in Rialto, Stand, Smith’s Knoll, Oxford Poetry etc. His prose has recently been
4th October – Chris Priestley
Local writer of fiction for children, artist and illustrator. He’s been writing since 2000 and has earned many accolades and awards. Books fall into the horror genre and include a series called Tales of Terror’. His paintings have appeared at the Royal Academy Exhibition.
6th September – Professor Edith Hall
Edith is Professor of Classics at Durham University, previously at King’s College London. She specialises in showing how Aristotle’s philosophy from the Ancient World can be applied to how to live in the modern world in her book Aristotle’s Way, Ten Ways Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. Topics such as love, contentment, resisting temptation, decision-making, intention, happiness and mortality
June 7th – Flash Fiction Awards Evening (Members Only)
Our flash fiction awards evening is always a lot of fun. All the entries will be read out by two designated readers and then members attending will have the opportunity to vote on their favourites for first, second and third prizes. The event will be held at Hartington Grove Meeting House, in another welcome return to pre-pandemic get togethers. No