Writers' Meet - Poetry Special
NAWG in association with Runaway Writers
Here are the basic details of a meet-up, which will be in Lichfield on 18th October 2025. It is limited to 16 people due to size and layout of rooms in the Guildhall; the cost is £35 per person for NAWG members/concessions, £40 for non-members. The Guildhall, while an historic building, has been modernised with a lift which runs close to the room we will inhabit for most of the day. The building has been home to Lichfield Fire service, the prison (cells are open to more fleeting visits from tourists now), and Lichfield council (not often, as far as we know, in the cells).
The price will include some poetry “taskmaster” challenges, a workshop from Leicester poet Roy Marshall and a tour of the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, plus some free time for writing, completing your challenge, or paying a visit to other city centre tourist destinations. Lichfield is a small city and most of the centre is within less than 10 minutes’ walk of the Guildhall.
Lunch and accommodation are not included. As we are right in the city centre there are plenty of places to eat or to buy food to bring into the meeting room, which we feel is a more flexible and cost-effective solution than a one-snack-fits-all approach. Similarly if you require accommodation there are several hotels very close to the venue, such as a Premier Inn about 3 minutes’ walk down the road. The bus station is under five minutes’ walk from our venue, the station a further few minutes. We are in the process of creating a pack for delegates, with some aid from Lichfield council, which will have maps and other useful information.
Contact info@nawg.co.uk for more details and to book your place.
