FIND A GROUP
NEW GENRE GROUPS
| GROUP NAME | LOCATION | MEETING TIMES/DATES | CONTACT DETAILS OF LEADER |
| Flash Fiction (https://christianwriters.co.uk |
Online | Monthly. Wednesday, 7-9 pm |
Allison Symes allison@brenebourne.co.uk |
| Trellis Poetry Group | Online | Sarah Sansbury sansburysarah@gmail.com |
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| Novelists’ Group | Monthly, online | Sheila McDermid sheilammcd@gmail.com |
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| FAB CHOW Biblical and Historical Fiction | Monthly, online | Bobbie Ann Cole bobbie@bobbieanncole.com | |
| Writing for Children/YA | Monthly, online | Veronica Bright veronica@veroy.plus.com |
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LOCAL GROUPS
| GROUP NAME AND AREA SERVED | LOCATION | MEETING TIMES/DATES | CONTACT DETAILS OF LEADER |
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Aspiring Writers West Surrey/Berkshire/ North Hants borders |
Camberley | First Saturday morning of alternate months | Letitia Mason masontish@gmail.com |
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Bath Christian Writers Bath, Bristol, Bradford-on-Avon, Midsomer Norton |
Bath City Church (The Forum) BA1 1UG |
Each 2nd Tuesday of month, 2.30 – 4.30pm |
Kathy Butler kdbutler.119@gmail.com |
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Brecks, Fens and Pens Mid- and West- Norfolk, Cambs & Suffolk borders |
Member’s home: Wereham, West Norfolk, PE33 |
Monthly on a Tuesday morning
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Jane Walters janewalters86@mail.co.uk |
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Bromley, Kent London boroughs of Bromley, Bexley + parts of Kent and Surrey |
Member’s home: Hayes, Bromley, Kent | A 2-hour evening meeting every 5 weeks |
Hilary Creed hilcreed10@tiscali.co.uk |
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Cafe Writers, Derby Derbyshire and Notts |
Café at Derby Cathedral | Bi-monthly on a Saturday morning |
Richard and Eirene Palmer derbychrwriters@gmail.com |
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Cambridge Christian Writers Cambs and surrounding areas |
Zoom meetings at present | TBA | Eric Normington CCW@normington.me.uk |
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City Writers, Dundee Scotland |
The Friary, Tulideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN |
Every 1st and 3rd Monday, 7 – 9pm |
Wendy Jones wendy@wendyhjones.co.uk |
| Cotswold Scribblers Cheltenham and surrounding district | Member’s home, Cheltenham | Every 3 months |
Clive Dale clivedale@yahoo.com |
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Creative Communicators Hants, Surrey, West Sussex |
Member’s home | Bi-monthly on a Saturday | Susanne Irving dreamachiever2000@hotmail.com |
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Cumbria Christian Writers Cumbria |
Member’s home: Carlisle CA3 | Bi-monthly on a Saturday afternoon | Carol Purves |
| East Cheshire Christian Writers Centring on a Stockport, Altrincham, Poynton triangle |
Varies | Quarterly on a Saturday |
Gillian Henn ellisgillian@googlemail.com |
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East Kent Christian Writers
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Member’s home in Canterbury, CT2 7US | 3rd Tuesday evening of the month |
Bobbie Ann Cole bobbie.ann.cole@gmail.com |
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East London
East/NE London, SW Essex |
Member’s home: near Woodford Tube station, IG8 7QE |
Bi-monthly on a Saturday afternoon |
Melanie Hodges
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| Essex Group (to be named shortly) | Zoom initially plus occasional live meetings | Monthly | Rosemary Johnson webmaster@christianwriters.co.uk |
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Green Pastures Christian Writers Mid Norfolk and broader radius |
Green Pastures Christian Bookshop. Dereham | First Thursday of the Month, 2 -3.30 pm |
Jane Walters janewalters86@mail.co.uk |
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Lancashire Lancashire |
St Johns Church, Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3PD | 4 Saturday afternoons per year, usually March, July, September and December |
Sheila Clift ianclift@supanet.com |
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Loch Lights Serving Edinburgh, Stirlingshire and West Lothian |
High Street, Linlithgow | Monthly on Monday afternoon |
Fran Brady franbbrady@aol.co.uk |
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Manx Christian Writers Group Isle of Man |
Douglas | Monthly on a Saturday, plus an annual day’s retreat. | Contact Georgia Wedgewood Mayne g.m.wedgemayne@gmail.com |
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North Wales Serving North Wales |
Member’s home, Llanfairfechan, LL33 0RW | Second Tuesday each month | Margaret Roberts Manstay@oldmillfarmhouse.co.uk |
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The Inklings Serving Northern Ireland |
Initially on Zoom | Monthly | Rev. Jack Lamb jacklambad33@icloud.com |
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National Forest Christian Writers Serving National Forest area |
Barton under Needwood Methodist Church | 2-4pm, 3rd Saturday of most months |
Meg Jones enquiries@megjones.co.uk |
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Pilgrim Pens Thames Valley |
Fridays, 3pm, monthly on Zoom |
Iris Lloyd iris.lloyd@virgin.net |
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Plymouth Plymouth, SW Devon, SE Cornwall |
Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, PL1 1BA | Last Friday of every month (except August and September), 10am – 12pm |
Veronica Bright veronica@veroy.plus.com |
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Riverside Writers Serving area bordering the Rivers Dee and Mersey |
Grace Tea Room and Cafe, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8AD | First Saturday of month 2-4pm |
Jane Brocklehurst jane.brocklehurst@gmail.com |
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Scriptorium East Midlands (Notts) |
Sacrista, Prebend Retreat House, Southwell, NG250JH | Six Saturday mornings per year |
Fiona Linday fionalinday@hotmail.co.uk |
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Sheffield Scribblers Sheffield area |
Member’s home, S6 6AF | Every 6 weeks, Monday evening 7.30-9.30pm |
Joanne Gilchrist joannegilchrist@gmail.com |
| Shine Christian Writers Group | Meeting via Zoom only. | Every 8 weeks. |
Bisi Oladipupo bisiwriter@gmail.com |
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Somerset Christian Writers Yeovil and District |
Members’ homes in and around Yeovil |
Every 6 weeks, mornings 10.30 – 12.30pm |
Gillian Tettmar
gilliantettmar@gmail.com |
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South West Dorset W Dorset, S Somerset, E Devon |
Member’s home: Weymouth DT3 | Every 2-3 months on a Friday morning, 10 – 12 noon |
Mary Weeks Millard weeksmary@gmail.com |
| Spiderplant Christian Writing Circle Northants and East Midlands |
Kettering, Zoom meetings at present | Saturday mornings, every 6-8 weeks | Rosalie Weller rosalieweller70@gmail.com |
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Stowmarket Wordsmiths Mid Suffolk |
Stowmarket Baptist Church, IP14 1HF |
2nd Monday of the month, 7-9pm |
Amy Robinson amy@christianwriters.org.uk |
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Torbay and South Devon Torbay area |
Member’s home: Torquay, TQ2 | Monthly on the 4th Wednesday |
Merrilyn Williams author@melmenzies.co.uk |
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West Midlands W Mids, Worcs, N Oxon |
In the Leamington, Warwick area | Quarterly on Saturdays: Jan, April, July, Oct |
Heather Flack hm.flack@btinternet.com
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West Riding Christian Writers’ Group W Yorks |
Various homes in the area | Quarterly on a Saturday, 10.30am – 3.30pm |
Enquiries to: Lucy Houghton lucy.houghton2009@gmail.com |
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West Sussex W Sussex |
Member’s home: BN6 | Every 3 months |
Susan Skinner shamboona@btopenworld.com |
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York Writers York and North Yorkshire
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TBA | 3-4 times per year |
Tony Bowers lucyrycroft3@gmail.com
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