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Face-to-Face meetings happen on the first Thursday of every month at Cregagh Youth and Community Centre , except sometimes in November because of National Novel Writing Month .
Event details will be shared on our Facebook Page and on our blog , but if you can’t make it to group in person, we also have a Facebook Group .
*UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2020*
Because recent meetings have been so popular, we unfortunately have to close to new members for the foreseeable future. We are sorry for those this may disappoint.
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Participating writers’ groups, purely poetry.
Contact : Colin Dardis (Founder and Coordinator) ‘ [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/purelypoetry Venue of group meetings : Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Open to new members : yes Other Information : Purely Poetry hold a monthly open mic night at the Crescent open to the public. Members include published poets, poetry slam champions and poetry facilitators of workshops and school initiatives.
Ballymoney Writers’ Group (Ballymoney)
Contact : Teresa Godfrey [email protected] Venue of Group meetings: Ballymoney Town hall, High Street, Ballymoney every Monday 7.30 – 9.30pm. Open to new members : Yes
Shalom Writers’ Group (Newtownabbey)
Venue of Group Meetings : Belfast Central Library every Thursday Contact : Denis O’Sulllivan [email protected] Open to new members : yes, the groups is not always tuition led so cannot take on beginners. Anyone interested can email samples of recent work.
Ards Writers (Newtownards)
Contact : Maureen Anne Browne (secretary) [email protected] or visit www.ardswriters.com . Venue of group meetings : Web Theatre, 49 North Street, Newtownards Open to new members : yes Other information: Involved with Sound Around Ards and Wider Vision
Comber Writer’s Group
Contact : Gerry Miller (Chair) [email protected] Venue of group meetings: Comber Library, Newtownards Road Comber Open to new members : yes Other information : Those attending would range from new to more experienced writers in the medium of poetry.
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Jane ross writers (limavady).
Contact : Mary Hayward [email protected] Venue of group meetings : contact Mary for details as venue may change. Open to new members : yes Other information : Previously known as Roe Writers and published an anthology ‘I’ll take you there’ two members have self published their own books and several members have work published and broadcast in various anthologies including BBC’s My story RTE page in the Life, Eve project and Voices and stories published in Ireland’s own.
Fermanagh Creative Writers Group
Contact: Dianne Trimble (Secretary) [email protected] Venue of group meetings: Charlies Bar, Enniskillen every Tuesday evening Open to new members : yes Other information : www.fcwg.wordpress.com
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The Wednesday Poetry Workshop
Begun by our founding director Ciaran Carson, the Wednesday Poetry Workshop continues to meet in-person and online, Wednesdays during term 4.00-6.00pm. To join, contact [email protected]
The Postgrad Poetry Workshop
The Lemon Experiment is poetry workshop for postgraduate students in the SHC seminar room every Monday during term, 12.00-2.00pm. To join, contact [email protected]
The Tuesday Workshops
The Tuesday Group meets in person in the SHC seminar room, hosted by Dara McWade with prose workshops, quiet writing sessions, and guest tutors. To find out more...
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MA Prose Workshop (student-led)
A student-led prose workshop for writers currently studying on the MA in Creative Writing. Every Wednesday during term, 12.00-1.30pm. To find out more contact [email protected]
QUB Scribblers (Queen's Writers' Society)
Open to all students from any course, at Queen's University Belfast. The Scribblers offer a warm community, regular workshops, and other events. Find out more here.
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Our members write short stories, long stories and very long stories; poems and spoken word performances; graphic and flash fiction; scripts for plays, theatre and radio; articles about life as a teen in NI. In short: any form of writing that captures your imagination. If you have the words, we have the expertise to help you hone your craft.
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Creative Writers Network
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Benview Park
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2-4 University Road
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Tel: 02890 242 338
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Sinead Morrisey, - School of English
University Road, Queen's University
Belfast BT7 1NA
Tel: 02890 273 678
W: www.qub.ac.uk
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Shirley Bork
Lagan Valley Island
The Island Arts Centre
Lisburn BT27 4RL
Tel: 02890 509 509
Ballycastle Creative Writers Group
Heather Newcombe
45A Drumavoley Road
Ballycastle BT54 6PQ
Tel: 07989040450
Ards Writers
Ruth Thompson
31 Wanstead Park
Dundonald, Co. Down
Tel: 02890 481 221
Belfast Burns Club Association
32 Cumberland Park
Tel: 02890 489 342
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Greenway Women's Centre
19 Greenway
Belfast BT6 0DT
Tel: 02890 799 912
E: [email protected]
Double Helix
Myra Vennard
4 Sandymount Court
Bangor BT20 4UE
Tel: 02891 459 592
Harland and Wolff Burns Club
2 Harland Park
Holywood Writers
The Holywood Centre
Tel: 02891 276 700
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Thelma Sheil
88 Lylle Road
Bangor BT20 5LX
Tel: 02891 463 674
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Age Concern
24 Hamilton Road
Bangor BT20
Tel: 02891 451 551
Word of Mouth Poetry Collective
159 Lower Braniel Road
Belfast BT5 7NN
Tel: 02890 795 464
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Dolores Craig
54 Gransha Park
Belfast BT11 8AU
Tel: 02890 203 190
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Divis Community Centre
9b Ardmoulin Place
Belfast BT12 4RT
Tel: 02890 242 551
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Jim McCabe + Liam Donnelly
Roddy McCorley Social Club
Moyard House, Glen Road
Belfast BT11 8BT
Tel: 02890 228 148
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Fernhil House
Glencairn Road
Belfast BT12 8HQ
Tel: 02890 715 599
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Salisbury Avenue
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46 Oldpark Road
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13 Finaghy Road South
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440 Lisburn Road
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247 Ormeau Road
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127 Sandy Row
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19-35 Templemore Avenue
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Ballygomartin Road
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4-12 Holywood Road
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48-83 Serpentine Road
Newtownabbey
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358 Woodstock Road
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Slievegallon Drive
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49 Falls Road
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Shankill Road Library
298-300 Shankill Road
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Suffolk Library
Stewartstown Road
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The Wednesday Poetry Workshop · The Postgrad Poetry Workshop · The Tuesday Workshops · MA Prose Workshop (student-led) · QUB Scribblers (Queen's Writers' Society).
there are plenty listed in the NI Writers Facebook group linked below.
This is a group for writers of any medium; whether prose, poetry or plays. Designed for motivation, feedback and a chance to meet others with an interest in
Northern Ireland Creative Writers' Site is for writers of any medium; whether prose, poetry or plays. Designed for motivation, feedback and a chance to meet
Write Club is a creative writing club for 13-18 year olds in Northern Ireland. Currently meeting online, the young people get support to hone their writing
Our workshops are free and open to all schools. They are available online or in-person in our east Belfast workshop space in the Skainos Centre.
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