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Northern

Covers Cumbria, Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear

  • ARTS ADVANCE WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 12 Oxford Avenue, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE33 4TW
    Email: aateam@tiscali.co.uk
  • BIDDICK ARTS WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, Woodridge Gardens, Oxclose Road, Washington, Tyne & Wear NE38 7NZ
  • BLADON WRITERS
    The Secretary, 50 Cypress Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead NE11 9XA
  • BLYTH WRITERS
    The Secretary, Blyth Resource and Initiative Centre, 3-13 Quay Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2AS
  • CARLISLE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 6 Cliff Road, Sandysyke, Longtown, Carlisle CA5 5SU
  • GRAINGER WOMEN WRITERS
    The Secretary, Flat 38, Milecastle House, 21 Finchely Court,
    Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4YW.
  • HEXHAM WRITERS
    The Secretary, Plantation Cottage, Corbridge, Northumberland NE45 5QD
  • PONTELAND WRITERS
    The Secretary, 28 Hallstile Bank, Hexham, NE46 3PQ
  • THE PLAYHOUSE WG ALNWICK
    The Secretary, White Lodge, Dunstan, near Craster, Northumberland NE66 3TB
    Email: eaousby@btinternet and anne@ousby.com
  • SENIOR SCRIBBLERS
    Audrey Polkinghorn, 28 Vicarage Close, Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 1JF Email: audrey.polkinghorn@btinternet.com
  • SOUTH SHIELDS WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 242 Mortimer Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE34 0DS
  • WEAR VALLEY WRITERS
    The Secretary, 5 Waldron Street, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL14 7DS
  • WILLPOWER WRITERS
    The Secretary, BRIC, Eric Tolhouse Centre, 3-13 Quay Street, Blyth,
    NE24 2AS
  • YARM WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 24 Greenway, Lowfields Village, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton on Tees, TS17 0SZ

Wales

Covers all areas

  • BANGOR CELLAR WRITING GROUP
    Vice-Chair, Debz Hobbs-Wyatt, 8 Dinorwic Terrace, Clwt Y Bont, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 3DN
  • CALDICOT WRITERS
    The Secretary, 17 Newton Manor, Shirenewton, Chepstow, NP16 6UA
  • CARMARTHEN WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    John Birch, Bryn Y Mor, Pembrey Road, Kidwelly,  SA34 0NP
  • FLINT CREATIVE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 10 Hillcourt Avenue, Bagillt, Flintshire CH6 6DW
  • LLANDUDNO WRITERS’ CLUB
    The Secretary, 5 Llanerch Road West, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, N. Wales LL28 4BB
  • LLANELLI WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 20 Rectory Close, Loughor, Swansea County, SA4 6JU
  • NEWPORT WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, Lyndale, Homer, Much Wenlock, Salop, TF13 6ND
    Email: MCunnin434@aol.com
  • SCRIBESRUS
    Jan Slade, 23 Oakfield Road, Twyn, Ammanford SA18 1JH
    Email: Scribesrus1@aol.com. Tel. 01269 824600

Scotland

Covers all areas

  • ABERDEEN WRITERS CIRCLE
    The Secretary, Aberdeen Writers Circle, c/o Aberdeen Arts Centre, 33 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AA
  • BOOKTOWN WRITERS
    The Secretary, Jubilee cottage, Braehead, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9AH
    annihendry@gmail.com   www.mywritestuff.co.uk
  • WOMEN WRITING SOUTHSIDE
    The Secretary, , 2 Leslie Road, Glasgow G41 5RQ

East Midlands

Covers Derbyshire (except High Peak District), Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire

  • ASHBY WRITERS’ CLUB
    The Secretary, 32 Derwent Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9FR Website: www.ashbywritersclub.com
  •  DERWENT WRITERS
    The Secretary, 5 Brunswood Close, Spondon, Derby DE21 7LB
    Email: mail@derwentwriters.co.uk
    Web: http://www.derwentwriters.co.uk
  • EREWASH WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 631 Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 3AB
  • FIRST LINE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 19 White Hart Close, Billesdon, Leicestershire, LE7 9AV
    email: – FirstLineWriters@gmail.com
  • FOSSEWAY WRITERS
    The Secretary, Wheatley House, 56 Gainsborough Road, Winthorpe, Newark, NG24 2NN.
  • GRACE DIEU WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    Tony Gutteridge. Email:  tonygutteridge@live.com
    Web: www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk
  • INKSHED
    The Secretary, 32 Garston Road, Corby, Northants NN18 8NH.
  • LEICESTER WRITERS’ CLUB
    The Secretary, Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HL. www.leicesterwriters.org.uk
  • THE LUTTERWORTH WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 10 Woodlea Avenue, Brookfield Way, Lutterworth,
    LE17 4TU
  • MILTON STREET WRITERS
    Alison Reed, 171 Milton Street North, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7DD
    Email: alison@reedconsulting.com
  • MOORSIDE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 19 Hilltop Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 1UH
    Email: dorothycooke629@btinternet.com
  • NENE VALLEY WRITERS
    The Secretary, 7 St. James’ Close, Rushden, NN10 6 DR
  • NEW WRITERS UK
    Julie Malone, PO Box 9310, Nottingham NG5 0DZ
    Email: karen@newwritersuk.co.uk
  • NORTHAMPTON WRITERS
    The Secretary, 19, Kingswell Road,  Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6QB
  • PHEONIX
    Michelle Basford, 28 Jubilee Close, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GR
  • SNEINTON WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 29 Ena Avenue, Sneinton, Nottingham, NG2 4NA
    web: www.sneintonwritersgroup.co.uk 
  • VAUGHAN WRITERS
    The Secretary
    Email wendyedmond@ymail.com
  • WELLINGBOROUGH WRITERS
    The Secretary, 15 Vicarage Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 5ES
  • WEST PARK WRITERS
    The Secretary, 2 Moor End, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7ED
    email: – rees.b1@sky.com

Eastern

Covers Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

  • DEREHAM & DISTRICT WRITING GROUP
    The Secretary, Wisteria Cottage, South Green, Mattishall, Norfolk NR20 3JZ
    Email: william.english@virgin.net
  • GAMLINGAY & DISTRICT WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, Homefields, 12 Heath Road, Gamlingay, S. Cambs SG19 2JE
    Email: tracey@twotodes.seriouslyinternet.com
  • HARLOW WRITERS’ WORKSHOP
    The Secretary, Harlow Writers’ Workshop, c/o Moot House, The Stow, Harlow, CM20 3AG
    Email: anne.neuhaus@ntlworld.com
  • HERTFORD WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 14 Great Molewood, Hertford SG14 2PN
    Email: katemiller@globalnet.co.uk
  • THE INN SCRIBERS
    The Secretary, 57 Fesants Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JU
    Email: lesleymjames@talktalk.net
  • LETCHWORTH WRITERS
    The Secretary, 14 Cadwell Lane, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 0AG.
  • LINCOLN PHOENIX WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 12 Beaufort Close, Lincoln LN2 4SF
    Email: jgstead@yahoo.com
  • LINDUM SCRIBES
    The Secretary, Plum Tree, 10 Lincoln Lane, Thorpe on the Hill, Lincoln, LN6 9BH
    Email: duetmmm@aol.com
  • LOWESTOFT LIBRARY WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, Lowestoft Library, Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DR
  • MARCH-DODDINGTON Writers Circle,
    The Secretary, 5 Berwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0TT
  • MERSEA WRITERS
    The Secretary, 79 Queen Anne Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8BA
  • PETERBOROUGH WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 17 Juniper Crescent, Longthorpe, Peterborough, PE3 9QY
  • STORTFORD SCRIBBLERS
    The Secretary, 29 Zambesi Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3JR.    Email: leo@applecroft.freeserve.co.uk
  • TALLISTON WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, Talliston, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1DU
    www.talliston.com
  • THE GOOD LEARNING PRACTICE
    The Secretary, 10 Valley Road, Wivenhoe, Essex, CO7 9JN
  • THURROCK WRITERS CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 86 Araglen Avenue, South Ockendon RM15 5DD
  • VERULAM WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, c/o Connor Spencer, Chartered Accountant, the Leys,
    2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2TL
    email: admin@vwc.org.uk
  • WRITE ON ESSEX
    The Secretary, University of Essex, School of CSEE, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
    writeonessex@gmail.com

London

Covers all areas

North West

Covers Greater Manchester, High Peak District of Derbyshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, County of Merseyside

  • ASHTON WRITERS’ CLUB
    The Secretary, 1 Coxfield Grove, Shevington, near Wigan WN6 8DW
  • A THURSDAY GROUP
    The Secretary, 1b Chatham Road, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0DR
  • DIALSTONE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 90 Hillcrest Road, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 5SE
  • FRIDAY WRITERS
    The Secretary, 122 King Edward Road, Gee Cross,Hyde, SK14 5JF
  • IRWELL WRITERS
    The Secretary, 251 Bury Road, Tottington, Bury BL8 3DY
  • LEIGH AND ATHERTON WRITERS
    The Secretary, 54 Orchard Close, Leigh, Lancashire WN7 1NY
  • OLDHAM WRITING CAFE
    The Secretary, 59 Longfield Crescent, Oldham, OL4 2SD
    writingcafe@hotmail.com
  • ORMSKIRK WRITERS & LITERARY SOCIETY (OWLS)
    The Secretary, sarahbezbee@googlemail.com
  • THE POISED PEN
    The Secretary, 65 Woodlands Road, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 0AL
    Email: vanessadineen@hotmail.com
  • SALFORD WOMEN WRITERS
    The Secretary, 72 Ambleside Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6QP
  • SKELMERSDALE WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 199 Inglewhite, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JQ.
  • TYLDESLEY CREATIVE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 13 Luciol Close, Tyldesley, Manchester M29 8NS
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL CREATIVE WRITING SOCIETY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
    The Secretary, 50 Onslow Road, Kensington, Liverpool L6 3BB
    Email: thomas.mcbride2@sky.com 
  • UP HOLLAND WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 27 Gordonstoun Crescent, Orrell Post, Wigan, WN5 8NZ
  • VALE ROYAL WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 5 Six Acre Lane, Moore, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6UJ
    Email: doiley@btinternet.com
  • WILMSLOW CREATIVE WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 34 Moor Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 6AP
  • WIRE WRITERS
    The Chairman, 127 Houston Gardens, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 8DN
  • WORDS IN EDGEWAYS
    The Secretary, 33 Hayes Road, Cadishead, Manchester M44 5BU
    Email: wordsinedgeways@yahoo.co.uk
  • WRITERS INC.
    Carol E Grant, 86 Christchurch Street, Fishergate, Preston, PR1 8PJ
    Email: carolelizabethgrant@hotmail.co.uk
  • WRITERS REIGN
    The Secretary, 14 Tame Close, Stalybridge, Cheshire SK15 3DX

South East

Covers Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex

South West

Covers Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucester, Somerset

  • DORSET WRITERS
    The Secretary, Back-to-Basics, Northport, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4AT
    www.dorsetwriters.co.uk
  • DOWNEND WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, Downend Folk House Association, Lincombe Barn, Overdale Road, Bristol BS16 2RW
  • PLYMOUTH PROPRIETARY LIBRARY WRITERS GROUP
    Ruth Muttlebury, Plymouth Proprietary Library, Alton Terrace, 111 North Hill, Plymouth PL4 8JY
    Tel: 01752 660515
    Email: plymouthproprietarywriters@googlemail.com
  • THE WRITERS’ STUDY
    The Secretary, Lantern Too, 28 FarmRoad, West Moors, Dorset, BH22 0JL Email: lanternj@talktalk.net
    Web: www.thewritersstudy.spruz.com
  • TORQUAY WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 18 Cedar Road, Preston, Paignton, Devon TQ3 2DD
  • TRURO CREATIVE WRITERS’ GROUP
    The Secretary, 17 Carriage Parc, Goonhavern, Truro TR4 9QW
  • TWYFORD WRITERS
    Liz Chadwick, Furze Farm, Pennymoor, Tiverton, EX16 8PJ.
  • U3A CREATIVE WRITING, WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND
    The Secretary, 11A Budmouth Avenue, Wetmouth, Dorset, DT3 6JW
  • WRITERS IN SOMERSET
    The Secretary, 7 Five Bells, Watchet, Somerset TA23 0HZ.
    Email: writerdave@talktalk.net
  • YATE WRITERS
    192 Glenfall, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4ND

Southern and Channel Islands

Covers Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Channel Islands

  • ALTON U3A CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
    The Secretary, 78 Blackberry Lane, Four Marks, Alton, Hants GU34 5DG
    email: – wendy.godber@virgin.net
  • BRACKNELL LIBRARY WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, Bracknell Library, Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH
  • THE BRACKNELL WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 20 Mountbatten Close, Gosport PO13 0UL
  • CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
    Meg Gardner, Rotherley, Rake Road, Liss, Hants, GU33 7HA. Email: megeoff26@btinternet.com
  • JUBILEE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 1 St. Peter’s Street, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire,  SO32 1AD
    Email: elizwatt@aol.com
  • READING WRITERS
    The Secretary, 66 Cumberland Road, Reading, Berks RG1 3JT
  • SALISBURY NEW WRITERS
    The Secretary, 4 Rosedale, Cholderton Road, Newton Tony, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0EU.
    Email: susandown5@aol.com
  • SOUTHAMPTON WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 13 Burgess Road, Southampton SO16 7NY.
    Email: barjaxplume@yahoo.com
  • THAMES VALLEY WRITERS
    The Secretary, 23 Goodliffe Gardens, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire RG31 6FZ
    Email: Webmaster@thamesvalleywriterscircle.org
  • THE POETRY BOX CLUB
    The Secretary, The Poetry Box, ‘Ramshackles’, 2 Downview, Nyewood, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 5JA. www.ThePoetryBox.co.uk
  • WEST BERKSHIRE WRITERS
    The Secretary, 25 Abbey Close, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7QX
  • WORDWRIGHTS
    The Secretary, 293A Titchfield Road, Titchfield, Hants PO14 3ER

West Midlands

Covers Hereford, Worcester, Shropshire, West Midlands Met Area, Staffordshire, Warwickshire

Yorkshire

Covers North, South, East and West Yorkshire

  • AIREDALE WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 20 Glenhurst Avenue, Park Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4RJ
  • BRIDLINGTON WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 87 Harewood Avenue, Bridlington,
    East Yorkshire, YO16 7QD
  • FREE SPIRIT WRITERS
    The Secretary, 40 Burstall Hill, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire YO16 7GA
    Email: michael.wilson@tesco.net
  • HOLMFIRTH WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 5 Waterloo Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, HD5 0AH
    daniel.beaumont73@ntlworld.com
  • HULL WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 46 Sancton Close, Cottingham, East Yorkshire,
    HU16 5LP
  • LEEDS WRITERS’ CIRCLE
    The Secretary, 1 Gledhow Park Road, Leeds, LS7 4JX
    leedswriters@btinternet.com
  • MACCLESFIELD CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
    The Treasurer, 32 Tapley Avenue, Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1XX
  • NORTH RIDING WRITERS
    The Secretary, 7 Craven Court, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4RZ.
  • RIPON WRITERS GROUP
    The Secretary, 15 Hall Square, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9AN
  • ThirskWriteNow
    The Secretary, 91 Front Street, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire,YO7 1JP
    Email: ThirskWriteNow@aol.com
  • WAYS WITH WORDS
    The Secretary, 15 Hollygarth, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire TS9 6NG
  • WHARFE VALLEY WRITERS
    The Secretary, 52 Cookridge Avenue, Cookridge, Leeds LS16 7LZ
  • YORK WRITERS
    The Secretary, 87 Ouseburn Avenue, York YO26 5NP

Northern Ireland

Covers all areas

  • MARYFIELD WRITERS’ GROUP
             The Secretary, 100 Belfast Road. Holywood, BT18 9QY

    • International Associates

    Covers all areas

     

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