Ashford 

Ashford Writers meet on the second Thursday of each month starting at 6pm, ending just before 8m. Meetings are held at Ashford Public Library, Church Road, Ashford. (Free parking facilities available). Contact Marjorie Burge, Leeside Queens Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent Tel: 01233 623949, yym@btopenworld.com, www.writers-circles.com/ashford.html 

Ashton 

Ashton Writers meet on alternate Tuesdays at 8pm at The King's Arms in Ashton. 16 members regularly attend, offering a friendly critique in a relaxed atmosphere. Contact Mrs Chris Wood, 9 Chisacre Drive, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8ER Tel: 01257 253887, Woodwigan@aol.com, www.writers-circles.com/ashton.html 

Birmingham 

Birmingham Writers' Group welcomes members from all walks of life from across the West Midlands. The group require is that  members are regular writers – published or otherwise – and that they treat each other with respect. Members are to support each other's literary efforts and to provide constructive critical advice on each other's work. Meetings are held twice monthly at Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ Info: www.birminghamwriters.org.uk 

Bolton 

Bank St Writers. Contact Rod Riesco, 16-18 Mill Lane, Horwich BL6 6AT.

Bournemouth 

Wallisdown Workshop Bournemouth Uni. Contact Malcolm Povey, 01202 422375.

Bracknell 

South HIll Park Poetry Workshop Wed 7-9. South Hill Pk Arts Centre, Ringmead, Birch HIll RG12 7PA, 01344 484 123. 

Bradford 

Kala Sangam S. Asian Arts Centre, 60 Carlisle Rd BD8 8BD.

Brentwood 

Courage Writers Last Fri, 7.30. Tubby’s Bar, Courage Hall, Brentwood School, Middleton Hall Rd. 01277 227522. www.essexlivelit.org.uk 

Bridlington 

Bridlington Writers' Group Contact Diane Wilson, Secretary, 40 Burtall Hill, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 7QA Tel: 01262 609228

Brighton 

Brighton Writers' Workshop Contact Jackie Hinden, 01273 884186, hinden-j@pavilion.co.uk Brighton, Workers Writers Contact Al Thompson, 68 Grand Parade BN2 2JY.

Bristol & Bath 

The Poetry Can Poetry Development Agency, Unit 11, 20-22 Hepburn Rd BS2 8UD, 0117 942 6976.

Bromley 

Granville Writers Contact Marie Cook,12 Queens Rd, Kent BR1 3EA.

Cambridge 

Cambridge Writers is an organisation of both published and unpublished writers in Cambridge and nearby towns and villages. Its purpose is to give mutual self-help. The Poetry group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at 29 High Street, Chesterton, Cambridge. At these meetings we ask that members bring along 8 copies of the poem they wish to be considered. To sample the group, contact the Coordinator, Tim Love on 01223 512133, tl136@cam.ac.uk, www.cambridgewriters.net

Camelford, Cornwall 

The Indian King Poets/Camelford Poetry Stanza meet most Mondays from 10am-12.30pm with occasional one-day workshops with visiting poets. 
Tel: 01840 212161
indianking@btconnect.com

Canterbury 

Writers' Group Contact Ingrid Riley, 18 Uplands, Kent CT2 7BL

Caterham 

Creative Writing Fri, 10-12. Adult Ed Centre, Beechwood Rd, Surrey. Contact Stella Stocker, 020 8668 3816. Chiltern Writers Group 2nd Thur, Wendover Library Tel: 01296 482766

Clacton

Clacton & District Poetry Circle Alt Fri. 10.15-12. Friends Meeting House, Granville Rd, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Contact Mrs Parsons on 01255 426952 

Derby 

Derby Poetry Society 7.30, Room 4, Friends Meeting House, St Helens Street Tel: 01332 553430

Dorchester 

Dorchester Arts Centre, Poetry Cafe Workshops with Pam Zinnemann-Hope & Zenobia Venner Weds 11am-1pm. Tel: 01305 266926

Dorking 

Mole Valley Poets Last Fri, 7.30, staff restaurant, Pippbrook offices. www.molevalleypoets.co.uk 

Chichester 

Chichester Writers' Circle Contact Mary Newman Aitchison on 01243 829688

Crawley 

Crawley Writers' Circle Contact Beryl Armstrong on 01297 536619

Eastbourne 

Andeirida Writers' Circle. A small but friendly group who meet at The Landham Hotel on the second Tuesday of each month from 7.30 pm. Website: www.anderidawriterseastbourne.co.uk

Eastbourne/Sussex.

The Downland Poets. The society meets monthly on a Monday evening, at The Lansdowne Hotel, King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4EE.. Info: thedownlandpoets.blogspot.com  Contact: thedownlandpoets@gmail.com

East Oxford 

Mon, 8.15-10. Bloomin Arts, E Oxford Community Centre, Cowley Rd. Contact Giles Goodland on 01865 243398

Epsom 

Writers’ Workshops Thur, 10-12. Contact Stella Stocker on 020 8668 3816

Essex  

Essex Girls Poetry Collective 1st Thu, 7-9. Heybridge Inn, Heybridge. Contact Sandie Cottee, 01268 733259, sandie@nextcall.net Essex Poetry & Prose Society 3rd Sun, 3-6. Disraeli Room, Bell Inn, St James St, Castle Hedingham. Contact Canon J A Fitch on 01787 237058. Live Writing  Aimed at 12-18 yr olds. Phone for details: Braintree & Witham 01376 340803; Castle Point 01268 882200; Chelmsford 01245 281213; Colchester 01206 518147; Harlow 01279 446763; Rayleigh & Rochford 01268 775830; Uttlesford 01799 510384. 

Exeter

Exeter & District Writer’s Club Fortnightly, not Jul/Aug. Contact Dennis Davey on 01392 841650, dendavey@supanet.com 

Falmouth 

Poetry Group 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month. 6.30-9pm at the Falmouth Public Library. Tel: 01736 763803, info@falmouthpoetrygroup.co.uk, www.falmouthpoetrygroup.org.uk

Felixstowe 

Scribblers meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Felixstowe Library in Crescent Road, meetings start at 7.30pm and last for about two hours. Contact the secretary Dave Feakes on 01473-402022, scribblers@ntlworld.com, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/annets 

Folkestone 

Contact Terry Jones, Adult Education Centre, Earlscliffe, Kent.

Gravesend 

Creative Writing Class Contact Ben Packman, Basement Flat, 93 Windmill St, Gravesend, Kent DA12 1LH. Saheli Writers Contact Daya Sharma, 51 Pelham Rd South, Kent DA11 8QS.

Guildford 

Surrey Poetry Centre, Wey Poets 1st & 3rd Thur, 7.30. Friends Meeting House, Ward St. Contact Martin Jones on 01483 504556. Guildford Writers Fortnightly at Guildford Institute, University of Surrey, Ward St, GU1 4LH Contact Jennifer Margrave on 01483 562722, www.guildfordwriters.net 

Harrogate 

Writers' Circle is for people who are interested in writing in any form. It welcomes all writers: beginners or more experienced. It provides somewhere for writers to discuss their work in a friendly environment. Meetings are held at Harrogate Community Centre, East Parade, Harrogate starting at 7.45pm and finishing at about 9.45pm. Contact the secretary on 01423 861263
http://harrogatewriters.weebly.com

Harrow 

Herga Poets 3rd Sun, 2-5. 15 Orley Farm School (library), South Hill Ave, Harrow on the Hill. Contact Dorothy Pope on 020 8864 3149 

Haslemere 

Writers' Circle Contact Suzanne Anstee on 01428 643613

Hastings 

New Poetry Society Contact Josephine Austin, Burdett Cottage, 4 Burdett Place, Old Town, East Sussex TN34 3ED

Hay-on-Wye 

Hay-on-Wye & District Writers' Circle Contact Hazel Watkins on 01497 847222

Hertfordshire  

Ver Poets St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Postal members welcome. Daytime workshops on alternate Mondays. Evening meetings. Contact: Daphne Schiller on 01727 864898 or daphne.schiller@virgin.net 

Horsham 

Writers' Circle Contact P Hollis on 01403 251876

Hythe 

Marsh Ink Writers Alt Wed, 7.30, Southlands Community Comp School, Station Rd, New Romney, Kent TN28 8BB Contact Brian Doorne, Little Close, School Rd, Saltwood, Kent CT21 4QB Info: writersblock@tiscali.co.uk

Inverness 

Highland Poets Bank St. Contact Rowan Wood, Upper Raddery, Fortrose IV10 8SW 

Kent & Sussex 

Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Tue, 8. Camden Centre, Market Sq, Tunbridge Wells. Contact Joyce Mandel Water on 01892 530438

Leeds 

Survivors Poetry/Interchange @ Strawberry Fields 3rd Mon, 7.30. Led by Leeds Survivors Poetry Contact Johnny Solstice

Lewes 

U3A Writing Workshop Contact Stella Claydon, 13 Cockshut Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1JH

Liverpool 

Dead Good Poets Society Poetry reading group seconds Sat of every month, workshops. Contact Sarah Maclennan, 96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY Tel: 015 1709 5221, sarah@deadgoodpoetssociety.co.uk, www.deadgoodpoetssociety 

Maidstone 

Maidstone Poets Contact Steve Kutz, Flat 11, 76 London Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0DT 

Manchester 

Black Arts Alliance Su Andi or Lisa Hull. PO Box 88, SDO,Manchester M20 1BX Manchester Poets Contact Dave Tarrant on 0161 429 6385 Manky Poets 3rd Fri. Contact Copland Smith on 0161 232 7785, 07811 717 635, copland.smith@lineone.net 

Margate 

Hilderstone Writers' Circle Contact Maggie Solley, Hilderstone Adult Education College, Margate, Kent Tel: 01843 860860

Medway 

Medway Community Writers Contact Jill Fennell on 01634 576830

Midhurst 

Midhurst Writers' Group Mon, Grange Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9HD Contact Bob Chandler on 01730 815187

Milton Keynes 

Speakeasy Writers Workshops 1st Fri. Courtyard Arts Centre, Parklands, Gt Linford. Contact Martin Brocklebank on 01908 663860 

New Forest 

New Forest Poetry Society 38 Broad Lane, Lymington SO41 3QP Tel: 01590 675409

Newton Abbot 

Quintessential Contact Nan Dalton on 01626 54361 

Norwich 

Café Writers promote established and new writers throughout Norfolk and beyond. They usually meet on the second Monday of each month from 8pm at Jurnet's Bar, Wensum Lodge, King Street, Norwich. Café Writers present a wide range of writers performing a variety of genres: poetry, drama, prose. There are opportunities to read from the floor. Info: www.cafewriters.org.uk 

Northampton 

Northampton Writers Group Tel: 01604 494876 

Nottingham

Nottingham Poetry Society New Mechanics Institute, Trinity Sq. Contact Jeremy Duffield on 01773 712282

Oxford 

Back Room Poets organise two monthly and one bi-monthly workshop in different areas of Oxford. Tel: 01865514699, www.myspace.com/backroompoets Poetic Licence The Lotus Foundation The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon. Contact Barbara Vellacott on 01235 848433

Plymouth 

Plymouth Writers’ Circle Tue, Plymstock Community Centre, Plymstock. Contact Jeremy Port on 01752 221150 

Portsmouth 

Portsmouth Poetry Society 1st & 3rd Wed, 7.15 St Marks Church Hall, Derby Rd. Contact Denise Bennett on 01705 694451 Tongues and Grooves monthly poetry classes and workshops with guest tutors. Contact Maggie Sawkins on 023 9273 4180 

Prestwick 

Ayr Writers' Club is for writers across Ayrshire. Members welcome anyone with an interest in writing. The Club meets in Prestwick Community Centre, 25 Caerlaverock Road, Prestwick, Ayrshire each Wednesday evening from September to May (7.30pm to 9.30pm). The Community Centre is close to both the railway station and a major bus route, as well as offering excellent parking and access for disabled. Info: www.ayrwritersclub.co.uk

Reigate 

Relgate Writers' Workshop Thur, 10-12, Friends' Meeting House, Reigate Rd, Surrey. Contact Stella Stocker on 020 8668 3816 or 01737 762498, stockers@csma-netlink.co.uk

Romney 

Romney Marsh Poetry Society Contact Jessie Luckhurst, 77 Manor Rd,Lydd, Kent TN29 9HT

Rottingdean 

Khulula Writers' Club Thur, 7.30-10, Whiteway Centre, Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean BN2 Contact Ruth Kidson on 01273 307787, ruth.kidson@virgin.net

Runnymede 

Runnymede Writers Contact Jennifer Greenaway, 26 Abbeyfields, Thameside, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8LD

Sevenoaks 

Wednesday Writers' Workshop Contact Camilla Bourcier on 01732 451142, camillabourcier@onetel.net.uk

Sheffield 

Sticky Bun Writers 1st Tue. Contact Jenny King on 0114 236 6225 The Inky Sheffield Writers. 4th floor Furnival House, 48 Furnival Gate S1 4QP Contact Geoff on 0114 2634787

Southend 

Southend Poetry Group 1st Wed, 8-10. Railway Hotel, Clifftown Rd. Contact Katie Mallett on 01702 613142

South Essex 

South Essex Poets Alt Mons, 2.30-4.30. Contact Shirley Thew on 01268 761613

St Albans

Ver Poets offers evening meetings, daytime workshops, a Welcome Pack and 3 Newsletters p.a. for new members.  Postal Members throughout the U.K. and abroad. Contact Daphne Schiller on 01727-864898 or
daphneschiller8@gmail.com

Storrington 

Storrington Writers' Circle Contact Ian Templeton on 01903 745521

Suffolk 

Suffolk Poetry Society Contact John Withers, Old Police House, The St, Shottisham, Woodbridge IP12 3ET

Surrey 

Surrey Poetry Centre 1st & 3rd Thur, 7.30-10, Friends Meeting House, 3 Ward St, Guildford GU1 4LH Contact Pat Earnshaw on 01483 274389

Sussex 

The Society of Sussex Authors Meets every 2 months, Dorset Arms, Malling Street, Lewes, East Sussex. Contact Michael Legat on 01825 790755, michael@bookends.claranet.com

Sussex.

The Downland Poets. The society meets monthly on a Monday evening, at The Lansdowne Hotel, King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4EE.. Info: thedownlandpoets.blogspot.com  Contact: thedownlandpoets@gmail.com

Sutton 

Sutton Writers' Circle 2nd Fri, 7.45, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton. Contact Kathleen Golding on 01737 210514

Swale 

Swale Writers' Group Contact Sarah Steen, 27 Woodstock Rd, Sittingbourne, Kent ME19 9EJ

Swansea 

Junkbox Poetry Group is a new poetry group that meets to help aspiring poets. It meets on the 1st & 2nd Thurs each month 7.30pm-9pm at the Dylan Thomas Centre.  There is no charge, and the aim of the group is to discuss poems, develop ideas for writing and offer constructive but firm criticism. For more information contact Richard on 079686 20272 or email junkboxpoetry@hush.com 

Swindon 

Penpushers Contact Judith Cranswick, 5 Ullswater Close, Liden, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 6LH

Tavistock 

Tavistock & W. Dartmoor Writers’ Group Contact Roselle Angwin on 01822 852650 

Thanet 

Thanet Write On Contact Philip Cowlin on 01843 293167

Toddington 

Toddington Poetry Society 2nd & 4th Tue, 8-10pm Hightown Community Centre, Luton, LU2 0JD Contact Jean Janes on 01582 723500, toddington.poetry@tiscali.co.uk, www.toddingtonpoetrysociety.co.uk 

Tonbridge 

Tonbridge Scribblers Contact Brian Gamagge, Brinmor, 2 Swanland Drive, Upper Haysden, Kent TN9 2RA 

Totnes 

Inspiring regular workshops in poetry and journaling with poet/author Roselle Angwin, Fire in the Head Tel: 01548 821004, www.fire-in-the-head.co.uk 

Tunbridge Wells 

Angel Writers Contact Mr Groves on 01892 20806. The New Writers' Club Tel: 01892 511322 

Walton 

Walton Wordsmiths Alt Fri, 10.30-12.30, St John's Church Hall, The Furrows, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Contact Wendy Hughes on 01932 267635, words@stickler.org.uk, www.cajunmoon.co.uk/wwindex.htm

West Essex 

West Essex Literary Society 1st Tue, St John's Arts & Rec Centre, Old Harlow, Harlow. Contact John Steer on 01279 414406

Ware 

Ware Poets 1st Fri, 8. Ware Arts Centre, Kibes Lane, Ware. Contact Frances Wilson on 01920 463149

West Sussex 

West Sussex Writers' Club Contact June Tate on 01273 595806, words@westsussexwriters.org.uk, www.westsussexwriters.co.uk

Whitstable 

Whitstable Women Writers
http://whitstablewomenwriters.blogspot.com

Worcester 

For groups in Worcester contact David Pearson on 01905 426600, dpearson@worcestershire.gov.uk, WorcesterLib@worcestershire.gov.uk 

Worthing 

Worthing Poetry Society Contact D. Bird on 01273 452171

York 

Access Writers Group Mons, 2-4. Driffield Access Centre, Exchange St, Driffield. Contact John Clarke on 01482 392745 

 

 

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