Programme
We present a wide range of writers performing a variety of styles – poetry, drama, prose – in an atmosphere that is very friendly. We invite both new work and professional polish. There are open mic opportunities at every meeting.
8th November 2021 – Lorraine Mariner and Hannah Hodgson
Events begin at 7.30pm on Zoom. Please book tickets through the Eventbrite link on our home page 10 days before the date. Lorraine Mariner lives in London and works at the National Poetry Library, Southbank Centre. She has published two collections with Picador,...
13th December 2021 Caleb Parkin and Cat Woodward
Events begin at 7.30pm on Zoom. Please book tickets through the Eventbrite link on our home page 10 days before the date. Caleb Parkin, Bristol City Poet 2020 - 22, won second prize in the National Poetry Competition 2016, the Winchester Poetry Prize 2017 and other...
10th January 2022 – Daniel Sluman, second poet to be confirmed.
Events begin at 7.30pm on Zoom. Please book tickets through the Eventbrite link on our home page 10 days before the date. Daniel Sluman is a 34-year-old poet and disability rights activist. He co-edited the first major UK Disability poetry anthology Stairs and...
7th February 2022 – Hannah Lowe and Lewis Buxton
Events begin at 7.30pm on Zoom. Please book tickets through the Eventbrite link on our home page 10 days before the date. Hannah Lowe is a poet, memoirist and critic. She was named a Poetry Book Society Next Generation Poet in 2014 and won a Cholmondeley Award from...
Recent events
13th September 2021 – Jane Commane and Chaucer Cameron
This event will take place through zoom. You can reserve tickets for ten days before the date. Please see Home Page for details. Jane Commane was born in Coventry and lives and works in Warwickshire. Her first full-length collection, Assembly Lines, was published by...
9th August 2021 – Story Machine ‘New Fictions’ winners: Alex Carulli, Rosemary Johnston, Stella Bech
This event will take place through zoom. You can reserve a place from ten days before the event. Please see home page for details. Rosemary Johnston grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland and lives in North Yorkshire with her family. She has written for adults and...
12th July 2021 – Jenny Mitchell and Finola Scott
This event will take place through zoom. You can reserve tickets from ten days before the date. Please see Home Page for details. Jenny Mitchel is winner of the Folklore Prize 2020, the Segora Prize 2020, the Aryamati Prize 2020, the Fosseway Prize 2020, a Bread and...