Writing is a solitary endeavour - these events are an opportunity to meet fellow writers based in and around the Upper South-West* and for us all to build community and connections.

Christmas drinks 2025 at the Ale House, Stroud.

A morning of writing outdoors at Stroud Market, followed by an open mic.

Online supper and Q&A with renowned graphic novelists The Rickard Sisters

An online dinner and discussion with the author and lawyer Tawseef Khan, author of ‘Muslim, Actually’ and ‘Determination’

An online dinner and discussion with the writer Sarah Brooks, author of the Sunday Times bestselling novel ‘The Cautious Traveller’s Guide To The Wastelands’

A community storytelling event at the Prince Albert in Stroud with Alun Hughes

Join this insightful discussion on the craft and career of being a poet with Adam Horovitz, Kate Potts, Maria Stadnicka and Philip Rush.

Join us for this live event at Gloucester Poetry Festival featuring Clare Pollard, Rachel Goodman, Nick Grellier, Emma Kernahan, JLM Morton, Elvire Roberts, Freya Sacksen, Alice Willitts.

Join us for poetry readings from the Meadow, a space where writers grow and thrive together at Dialect.

An online dinner and discussion with author and memoirist Adam Farrer

Join us for the launch of Loops, a new DIRT ecopoetry collaboration by Clare Pollard and Freya Sacksen

An online dinner and discussion with bestselling novelist Sarah Steele

An online dinner with children’s author and illustrator, Hannah Shaw

An online supper with travel writer and journalist Adam Weymouth

A virtual dinner and discussion evening with acclaimed travel writer, author and editor of The Dark Mountain Project, Nick Hunt.

Join us on Imbolc to launch two new pamphlets!

Knee to Knee by Rachel Goodman & Elvire Roberts

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Join us for the online launch of readings from our annual anthology of poetry and prose.