Meet the Committee

Kevin Machin • 3 September 2025

Regular Zoom Sessions for NAWG Members

We have a regular monthly Zoom session, where you can come along and meet the committee and other NAWG staff members. We talk about anything and everything writing related.


Open to all NAWG members, the meetings take place at 7 pm on the first Tuesday of every month.


Details of the Zoom meetings can be found in the members-only area, for which you will need to enter the password.

by Kevin Machin 3 September 2025
The 30th AGM is on Saturday 6th September at 2:00 pm.
by Liz Ashcroft 2 September 2025
Members Competitions 2025 - winners shortlist
by Penny Ellis 14 August 2025
The deadline date for paying 2025-26 subscriptions to NAWG is 31st August 2025. Any groups or individuals who have not paid by this date will be removed from the active database and will not be sent publications in future, able to vote in the AGM, allowed to enter the 2026 members' competitions, or be listed on the website. The groups and individual members who have not yet paid are being advised of the deadline. Groups and Individuals who fail to pay up may of course re-join. New groups and individuals joining the association will pay the full subscription (group £50, individual £25, student £15) and with their joining pack will be sent access to all the Link magazines published since 1st July 2025. They will be encouraged to enter the Members' competitions 2026 (closing date 31st March 2026.) After 31st March, new joiners subscriptions will cover them until 30th June 2027 i.e. they get their first period of up to three months free.
by Susan Cartwright Smith 5 August 2025
Can you write a spooky ghost or horror story in just 250 words? Then why not enter our NAWG 2025 Autumn 250-word Flash Fiction competition . It will run from Friday 3rd to Friday 31st October, so you have plenty of time to start thinking about it now. Prize of £25 for the winning entry , and we'll publish it on the website. Entries cost £2.50 and you'll find all the entry details on the website HERE - entry will be open to all from the 3rd of October.
by Gary Carr 6 July 2025
NAWG in association with Runaway Writers
by Elanor McBay 12 May 2025
Celebrating 10 years - and bigger prizes!
by Liz Ashcroft 12 May 2025
The 2025 OPEN competitions - Short Story & Poetry
by Simon Whaley 5 April 2025
Now available to buy!
by Chris Huck 30 March 2025
16th to 18th May
by Susan Cartwright-Smith 1 March 2025
SPRING 2025 Short Story competition winner