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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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Announcement of the Winner of the Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing 2022!

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.

L’Derry

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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There are many ways to get involved with writing at Queen's, whether you are currently enrolled as a student or not. Outside of the taught programmes, we host student-led groups, and weekly workshops led by staff. 

Download our SHC Prose Workshop Guide for further information, and reading tips for writers.

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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 Lemon Experiment

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]

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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]  

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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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Write Club is a growing community of young writers in Northern Ireland. 

Write Club is for writers of prose and poetry, led by QUB Children's Writing Fellow and award-winning YA novelist  Kelly McCaughrain  and Fighting Words NI super-volunteer, Máire Callaghan.  Poets, graphic novelists, lyricists and writers of all kinds are welcome to join and we will do our best to support you.

When and where is it on?

Write Club is on Wednesdays, 4.30-6.00pm, which fits in nicely between getting home from school and dinner. There is no beginning date - writers are welcome to join at any point in the year and come and go as they please. 

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For anyone aged 13-18 who loves to write or wants to spend some time writing. You don’t need to be ‘good at writing’, or have been published, or have a ready-made story in mind (although you’re welcome if any of those things are true). All you need is a curiosity, an interest or an inkling that writing is something you’d like to do.

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.   

What’s so special about it?

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Ask a parent or guardian to complete the  registration form .

If you have any questions, write to  hannah @fightingwords.co.uk

Once registered, you are welcome to join our online Zoom sessions. Details of Zoom sessions are sent by email ahead of each session.

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Creative Writers Network

109 - 113 Royal Avenue

E: [email protected]

Visit the Creative Writers' Network website

Poet Casting

E: [email protected]

Visit the Poet Casting website

Belfast Poets

Visit the Belfast Poets website

New Belfast Community Arts Initiative

Unit 4, Clanmill Arts & Business Centre

Bridge Street

E: [email protected]

Visit the NBCAI website

Children's Express

3 Rosemary Street

E: [email protected]

Tel: 02890 232 032

Verbal Arts Centre

Stable Lane

Bishop Street Within

Derry BT48 6PU

Tel: 02871 266 946

Writers' Groups

Ballymoney Writers

The Town Hall

Monday nights 7.30 - 9.30

Contact Anne McCusker 028 29541671

E: [email protected] .

Hammer Writers

Denis and Rene Craig,

Ballysillan and Ardoyne Community Group

Benview Park

Belfast BT14

Tel: 02890 875134

E: [email protected]

Newtownabbey Writers

Jim Johnson

Kings Parade

Newtownabbey BT37 0DL

Tel: 02890 853 159

[email protected]

Giros Poetry Collective

1 – 5 Donegall Lane

Belfast BT1 2LZ

Tel: 02890 244640

E: [email protected]

Crescent Arts Centre Writers' Workshop

Martin Crawford

Crescent Arts Centre

2-4 University Road

Belfast BT17 1PA

Tel: 02890 242 338

E: [email protected]

Queens University of Belfast Writers

Sinead Morrisey, - School of English

University Road, Queen's University

Belfast BT7 1NA

Tel: 02890 273 678

W: www.qub.ac.uk

Writers' Club

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

Creative Writing Class

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

Muse Writers

Thelma Sheil

88 Lylle Road

Bangor BT20 5LX

Tel: 02891 463 674

Sister Scribes

Betty McIlroy

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

Black Mountain Writers

Dolores Craig

54 Gransha Park

Belfast BT11 8AU

Tel: 02890 203 190

Divis Writers

Divis Community Centre

9b Ardmoulin Place

Belfast BT12 4RT

Tel: 02890 242 551

Roddy McCorley Writers

Jim McCabe + Liam Donnelly

Roddy McCorley Social Club

Moyard House, Glen Road

Belfast BT11 8BT

Tel: 02890 228 148

Stadium Writers

Bernard Langford

Fernhil House

Glencairn Road

Belfast BT12 8HQ

Tel: 02890 715 599

Local Libraries

Ardoyne Library

446 – 450 Crumlin Road

Tel: 02890 509 202

Chichester Library

Salisbury Avenue

Tel: 02890 509 210

Ligoniel Library

53 – 55 Ligoniel Road

Tel: 02890 509 221

Oldpark Road Library

46 Oldpark Road

Tel: 02890 509 226

Skegoneill Library

Skegoneill Avenue

Tel: 02890 509 244

Finagy Library

13 Finaghy Road South

Tel: 02890 509 214

Lisburn Road Library

440 Lisburn Road

Tel: 02890 509 223

Ormeau Road Library

247 Ormeau Road

Tel: 02890 509 228

Sandy Row Library

127 Sandy Row

Tel: 02890 509 230

Ballyhackamore Library

1-4 Eastleigh Drive

Tel: 02890 509 204

Ballymacarrett Library

19-35 Templemore Avenue

Tel: 02890 509 207

Cairnmartin Library

Mount Gilbert Community School

Ballygomartin Road

Tel: 02890 509 241

Holywood Arches Library

4-12 Holywood Road

Tel: 02890 509 216

Whitewell Library

48-83 Serpentine Road

Newtownabbey

Tel: 02890 509 242

Woodstock Library

358 Woodstock Road

Tel: 02890 509 239

Andersonstown Library

Slievegallon Drive

Tel: 02890 509 200

Falls Road Library

49 Falls Road

Tel: 02890 509 212

Shankill Road Library

298-300 Shankill Road

Tel: 02890 509 232

Suffolk Library

Stewartstown Road

Tel: 02890 509 234

Whiterock Library

10 Whiterock Road

Tel: 02890 509 236

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Muse Writers Group, Down

Muse Writers Group is an events-based informal group offering opportunities to attend writing events in Northern Ireland. It meets in Bangor, Co. Down. Contact Thelma Sheil for further details 028 9146 3674

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