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
5th March 2019 – Annual General Meeting
Of all our meetings, this is the gem, the much looked-forward-to AGM. Well, yes, there will be a little formal business, but don’t cower at home in fear. There is only one vacant Committee post, that of Publicity Officer. It involves writing a press release about those general meetings when we have speakers, and once a year trying to
5th February 2019 – Short Story Competition Judging Event
The annual Short Story Competition is judged this year by Ingrid Jendrzejewski who has given us a presentation in May, 2018. Ingrid received a BFA in Creative Writing and a BA in English literature and has since won 11 writing competitions, judged three short-story contests, had around 100 pieces published, and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Vestal’s VERA Award,
4th December 2018 – Simon Hall
Simon Hall is a BBC Television and Radio News Correspondent, and an author of crime fiction. He has been a broadcaster for twenty five years, covering some of the biggest stories Britain has seen. His books – the tvdetective series – are about a television reporter who covers crimes and gets so involved in the cases he helps the police
6th November 2018 – Development of Style
Workshop by Will Tate. More details to follow.
2nd October 2018 – 50 camels and she’s yours
Our travel writing group, Stephanie Green, Sally Haiselden, Francoise Hivernel, Seeta Siriwarena, Jane Wilson-Howarth, will present their latest book, "50 camels and she’s yours", a collaborative project. This anthology is aimed at travellers of all styles: arm-chair, wishful thinkers and adventurers alike. It is particularly aimed at women who think , ‘Oh, I wish I could do that!’ Come with
4th September 2018 – Una McCormack
Una McCormack teaches Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University. She is an expert on Science Fiction and Fantasy, author of a number of tie-in novels to Star Trek and Dr Who. The session will go beyond these genres and look at all the problems we encounter as writers. It will largely be held as a Question and Answer session.
7th July 2018 – Summer Social
Saturday 7th July, from 6 to 10 pm at Mulberry House, 23 High Ditch Road, Fen Ditton. Bread, cheese, butter and soft drinks will be provided, but we ask that you bring a dish (sweet or savoury, as you choose) to share, and such alcoholic drink as you wish. There will be a charge of £5 per head. You are
5th June 2018 – Flash Fiction Competition
This is a members-only competition. Bring along a printed story of not more that 250 words. It must have a title, although this is not part of the word count. Stories will be read aloud anonymously by a single reader to ensure a uniformity of delivery. Members will then cast votes to determine the winner.
1st May 2018 – Writing for Competitions
Ingrid Jendrzejewski received a BFA in Creative Writing and a BA in English literature and then switched tracks to study physics. She returned to creative writing in 2014 and has since won 11 writing competitions, judged three short-story contests, had around 100 pieces published, and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Vestal’s VERA Award, and twice for Best Small Fictions.
6th March 2018 – Annual General Meeting
Don’t be scared – all existing officers are willing to go on serving. However, if you fancy a turn at an office, do step forward. The formal business will be followed by a Twitter Competition – telling a story in 280 characters, which includes spaces and punctuation. Box of chocolates for the winner.
6th February 2018 – Short Story Competition Judging Event
The annual Short Story Competition is judged this year by literary agent Julian Friedmann who is a longstanding partner in the Blake-Friedmann literary agency and who has given us a presentation in April 2017.
5th December 2017 – Workshop by Tim Love
Hemingway said "If you can throw away stuff that would make a high point of interest in somebody else’s story, you know you’re going good." In this workshop-based evening, Tim Love will look at how to edit your texts – adding as well as throwing away – starting at the word level then working all the way up to shifting