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.
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Recent events
10th October – The Fledgling Award: Jemma Borg, Ruth Wiggins Judi Sutherland, Martin Figura
We are delighted to welcome the winners and the runner-up of the inaugural Stare's Nest Fledgling Award for the best debut pamphlet competition for a poet over forty, to Cafe Writers. This year's judge was our very own Martin Figura, who will be...
14th November – Peter Daniels, Peter Wallis
Photo of Peter Daniels by David Green Peter Daniels has won poetry competitions including the Arvon, Ledbury and TLS, and published pamphlets with Smith/Doorstop, Vennel Press and HappenStance. His first collection Counting Eggs appeared from Mulfran Press (Cardiff)...
12th December – George Szirtes, Padrika Tarrant
Born in Hungary in 1948, George Szirtes published his first book of poems, The Slant Door, in 1979. It won the Faber Prize. He has published many since then, winning the T S Eliot Prize in 2004, for which he has been twice shortlisted since, most recently for Bad...