Upcoming Events
2nd December – Members’ Christmas Social
Calling all members! We’ll be enjoying an evening of literary cheer as we gather to celebrate another year of creativity, community, and storytelling. Whether you’re polishing a manuscript, dabbling in poetry, or simply enjoying the written word, this is your chance to unwind among fellow writers in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. It’s
3rd February 2026 – Rosie Pierce (Curtis Brown)
We are delighted to welcome Rosie Pierce from top literary agent Curtis Brown! More details to follow nearer the time…
Our monthly writers’ 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 Harry Goode 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
4th November 2014 – Jim Kelly
Jim is one of the most original and distinctive writers of modern British crime fiction. His first series is set in Ely, in the Fens, and features journalist Philip Dryden and his side-kick Humph. The books won a Dagger In The Library. His new detective series is set in North Norfolk
7th October 2014 – Sarah Churchwell
Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities. Her research and teaching expertise are in 20th-21st century and contemporary American literature and culture. She is the author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe (Granta 2004), co-editor of Must Read: Rediscovering the Bestseller (Continuum 2012), and author of various articles, chapters and introductions (see research and
2nd September 2014 – Making Words Work
Out of ideas? Fed up of soul-searching? Why not take a break and relax at an evening of fun and games. Without realizing it, you might go home with enough material to last you the rest of the year. Bring writing materials!
3rd June 2014 – Tessa Hadley
Author of four novels (Accidents in the Home, Everything Will Be All Right, The Master Bedroom, The London Train), Tessa teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University, publishes regularly in The New Yorker, Granta and Guardian, and has written on Henry James, JM Coetzee. Tessa will talk about her writing life and recent works.
6th May 2014 – An introduction to visual story-telling
Comic creator Karrie produces illustrated articles, graphic novels and works on art projects. Her work include the autobiographical comic strip, My Peculiar World (Guardian), the fictional graphic story, The Night I Lost My Love (The Times), The House That Groaned (Random House's Square Peg) and comic articles and reviews for The New Statesman, The Telegraph, Time Out, The Guardian, Psychologies Magazine
1st April 2014 – Clare Mulley
Clare Mulley is the award winning author of two biographies, The Spy Who Loved, the secrets and lives of Christine Granville, Britain's first female special agent of WWII and The Woman Who Saved the Children , exploring the life of Eglantyne Jebb, the controversial founder of Save the Children. She has also contributed to The Arvon Book of Life Writing (Methuen, 2010), and
4th March 2014 – Annual General Meeting
The AGM is when all members of Cambridge Writers can learn what the committee's been up to on their behalf during the past year and vote on ideas for the future. It's also an opportunity to raise suggestions for improving the service we provide to the membership. We will be holding a book swap that evening so please bring a
3rd December 2013 – Anna Whitelock
Dr Anna Whitelock is a historian, author and broadcaster. She is the prize-winning author of Mary Tudor: England’s First Queen (Bloomsbury 2009). Her latest book is is Elizabeth’s Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen’s Court (Bloomsbury, 2013). Anna writes and reviews for The Telegraph, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, BBC History magazine, History Today and The New York Times. She regularly appears in the media to talk
5th November 2013 – Jeff Mackowiak
Jeff is a lecturer for English Literature at Robinson College, Cambridge University, and his diverse interests include the literature of Victorian scientific materialism, literature about university life, ‘badness’ in poetry, the English Tripos Tragedy paper, and comedy.
1st October 2013 – Workshop ‘A Point of View’
Cambridge Writers member Tim Love will hold one of his superb workshops on the theme of 'point of view', something we all need to bear in mind when writing,
3rd September 2013 – Workshop
Tips and Tricks in the Writing Trade with presentations by the members of Cambridge Writers David Franks, Will Tate and Harry Goode
2nd July 2013 – Penny Hancock
Penny lives with her husband and three children in Cambridge, where she teaches at a school for children with speech and language impairment. Tideline is her first novel. Penny is now working on her second.