Swansea & District Writers Circle (SDWC)
A group of people from all walks of life and backgrounds, who are passionate about writing.
Our Speaker
We are extremely fortunate to have children's and adult novelist Wendy White as our speaker, author of Mamgu’s Campervan and the Knights in Shining Armour, as well as Welsh Cakes and Custard, Three Cheers for Wales and St David’s Day is Cancelled.
We are extremely fortunate to have the renowned scriptwriter and novelist ROB GITTINS as our speaker.
Rob Gittins is an award-winning screenwriter who has written for numerous top-rated television drama series, including EastEnders, Casualty and The Bill. He has also written over twenty original radio plays for BBC Radio 4 and his drama series, Losing Paradise, won the Gold Drama Medal at the New York International Radio Festival. He was Executive Producer on Crash, a drama series for BBC Wales from Tony Jordan's Red Planet Pictures and he was also Script Executive and writer on Stella, a series created by and featuring Ruth Jones (Gavin and Stacey).
On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, our very own Wall Macmillan Jones spoke to us about the horror genre. He gave us some tips on publishing and some general writing advice. Will is a novelist, poet, storyteller and international tax consultant who adores words, and not so long ago managed to win a national competition for Flash Fiction.
On Wednesday, June 5th we will be hosting Dean Powell, historian, author and owner of a PR firm.
Our Speaker
Dean Powell has published a collection of fascinating history books while also contributing essays to a variety of specialist publications and websites.