Join Cambridge Writers for an online workshop on dialogue, January 6th 2026 at 7:30pm. Free for members. Non-members can attend as part of a free trial before joining Cambridge Writers. See the website for details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3851

Closing date for the Cambridge Writers short story competition is midnight, 3rd January 2026. First prize: £100. All submitted stories can also be published in our annual short story anthology. Open to members only. www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=2509

I've added 7 items (my favourite being Santino Prinzi's book) to my list of #Flash Collection write-ups at litrefsreviews.blogspot.com/p/reviews-of...

Next stop: #Brighton! We'll be tabling - alongside lots of #bookarts greats - at Brighton Art Book Fair on December 6th and 7th. See you all there! (PS We'll keep the #CPFC #zines under the table - tip us the wink if you want one... 😉🦅)

Pssst… keep 'em peeled tomorrow morning for the launch of our latest Colossive Cartography. This one has the longest title to date, and features a guest appearance from Turnpike Lane Tube Station. What more could you ask for? #colossivecartographies #zines #bookarts

Review! Colossive Cartographies #67 – Sheep, Wool and Crafts Are the Basis of Taran Taylor's ‘Fleece and Fibre’ Zine. @colossive.com www.brokenfrontier.com/colossive-ca...

IT'S NEW COLOSSIVE CARTOGRAPHY TIME! The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the Drawing and Runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station is the second contribution to the series from @patrickwray.bsky.social. And yes, that is our longest title yet. Buy the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive70

SPARE-TIME DINING-TABLE NO-BUDGET DIY SMALL PRESSES: with the arse falling out of social media, how are you getting your stuff out there? We're very proud of what we're making, but feel like we're shouting into a void (usually single-digit engagement on here, not much more on IG)

I’ve got a little book arts-y sort of thing in the pipeline that should be making its debut here… (Planning to be a bit more careful with the craft knife this time round 🩸)

The Writer's Desk is open again tonight; see the Cambridge Website for details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3715

Great evening yesterday at Cambridge Writers, celebrating the launch of this year's short story competition anthology: amzn.eu/d/21jpQBS

Next week at Cambridge Writers: launch of the 2025 Short Story Competition Anthology. See the website for details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3805

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LISTEN UP, CROYDONAUTS! Ever wished you could get your hands on a (space) capsule collection of five super-stellar #CroydonSpaceport stickers? You're in luck! Grab your sticker pack - including our brand new South Side of the Moon design - for just £6 at bit.ly/spaceportstickers

Join CWC's Tory Young for an interview with novelist Tessa Hadley at Waterstones, Cambridge this Wednesday, 8th October. Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

At Cambridge Writers next week: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3633. Free to members; £3 for visitors, or join by Zoom. See the website for details.

Cambridge Writers has launched a new creative writing blog series, written by Hannah Hooton, our Publicity and Events Officer. Her first post is on descriptive writing - see it here: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3791

It’s Thursday, so that must mean the Writer’s Desk is open tonight. Contact Hannah for details.

Hold up - what's this? It's a Lucky Feather™, endorsed by world-renowned folklorist corvidologist Professor Margaret Pye. We'll be giving these good luck charms* away for FREE with our upcoming #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy, which we'll be launching later this week...

My site of write-ups - litrefsreviews.blogspot.com - passed a milestone of a million hits this month. Currently it's at 1023326. A drop in the ocean compared with Tiktoc, and (I suspect) mostly bots ...

Join us at Cambridge Writers on Tuesday 2 Sept for an evening with local author Maud Blair. Her powerful memoir In Between reflects on a life across continents, cultures & generations — from childhood in Rhodesia to a career in UK education. Details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3629

It’s Thursday, so that must mean the Writer’s Desk is open tonight. Contact Hannah for details.

Cambridge Writers Writing Desk is open from 7pm tonight; members can contact Hannah Hooton for a Zoom link.

Looking forward to James Blatch and Cara Clare at Cambridge Writers, tonight!

Crime Writers - Cambridge University Press is giving away free access to the following, which includes a section on writing crime fiction, for the next two weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

James Blatch and Cara Clare at Cambridge Writers, Tuesday week! www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3643

This is happening tonight: #Cambridge #Poetry Festival 50th anniversary reading!

Congratulations to Harry, Victoria and Lyndon, first, second and third in the Steve Hammond Fantasy Fiction Competition. Also, thanks to everyone who submitted an entry, and to all the members who voted.

Cambridge Writers Summer Social takes place this Saturday. Confirm your attendance with Harry by Friday. There will be food/drink, a cabaret, and the Steve Hammond Fantasy Fiction prize-giving! See email for details.

We had a full-house for Holly’s visit to Cambridge Writers last October. Looking forward to this!

Just over twenty-four hours to get your votes in for the Steve Hammond fantasy fiction competition. And don’t forget- if you’ve entered, you must vote, or your entry will be disqualified.

Your weekly reminder that the Writing Desk is open tonight, from 7pm.

My story "Time to go" is out today in Marrow - marrowmagazine.com/time-to-go/

Far too hot to be outside today: Cambridge Writers members - stay inside, read the entries for the Steve Hammond Fantasy Fiction competition, and cast your votes before the end of June. It's still all to play for.

Your weekly reminder that the Writing Desk is open tonight, from 7pm.

Deadline for voting in the Steve Hammond Fantasy Fiction competition is midnight on June 30th. It's neck and neck at the top so far, so every vote counts!

My flash has been published as part of National Flash Fiction day! Read it here.

The Writing Desk is open again tonight - a weekly online writing session. See the website for details.

Looking forward to seeing my flash, Thursday the Twelfth, in the flood for @natflashfictionday.bsky.social at 10:40 a.m. (BST) on 14 June 2025!

Looking forward to welcoming Cara Clare and James Blatch from the Indie Writers Club to our General Meeting on Tuesday, 5th August. Non-members can attend in person for £3 (refunded if you join) or for free on Zoom. Foe details see our website: www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=999

The #Cambridge #Poetry Festival returns in 2026. This year it's the 50th anniversary of the original 1975 festival, so under the CPF branding, we're helping to promote a whole load of Cambridge-based poetry events over the summer. bsky.app/profile/angl... bsky.app/profile/angl...

Voting in the Steve Hammond Fantasy Fiction competition is underway; cast your votes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd by 30th June.

My latest blog-post - "Workshop critiques and variety" - litrefs.blogspot.com/2025/06/work...

On Tuesday, June 10, from 1-2pm, The Open University presents 'A Century of Crime Fiction From the Golden Age to the Europolar'. This online event is free. Book at the link. #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency buff.ly/Z9OYAJW

Read all about the paranormal history of Cambridge Writers, in this article published for our 50th anniversary (way back in 1998!) www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3725

The Writing Desk is open from 7pm tonight; see the website for more details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3715

Join Alison Stockham tonight at 7.00pm at Milton Road Library, Ascham Road Cambridge CB4 2BD ! More info at the link. #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency buff.ly/4W2Ghwo