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New Poetry Anthology

Exciting news! Written and published by Swansea & District Writer’s’ Circle, this substantial book is so much more than a Poetry Anthology. It is that of course, but it’s also … New Poetry...

December 2023 Guest Speakers Dogs 4 Wildlife

The Charity offers highly trained and fully supported Anti Poaching dogs alongside advanced ranger training to reserves, conservancies and National Parks in need across Southern Africa and the world...

November 2023 Guest Speaker Alana Davies

Our speaker in November was Circle member Alana Davies, who talked about self publishing. Alana has had a number of careers but started to write in earnest after she retired. … November 2023...

October 2023 Guest Speaker Holly Greenland

Our guest speaker in October was Holly Greenland, a self-published author and content writer, currently undertaking a study investigating the shared characteristics of self-published authors through a...

September 2023 Guest Speaker Carolyn Lewis

Our speaker in September was Carolyn Lewis, a novelist, prize-winning short story writer and a creative writing tutor. She has an MPhil in writing from the University of South Wales …...

August 2023 Members Readings

The Circle meeting in August was a members evening, where winners of recent internal competitions read out their entries. There was also an open mic session for members to read … August 2023...

July 2023 Guest Speaker Rosie Claverton

In July our speaker was crime novelist Rosie Claverton. Rosie grew up in Devon, daughter to a Sri Lankan father and a Norfolk mother, surrounded by folk mythology and surly … July 2023 Guest...

June 2023 Guest Speaker, Julie Ann Rees

In June our guest speaker was short story and memoir writer Julie Ann Rees. Julie Ann holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David … June 2023 Guest...

May 2023 Guest Speaker, Tracey McNulty

Our speaker in May was Tracey McNulty, Head of Cultural Services at Swansea County Council, with the remit for tourism, events, galleries, museums, libraries and theatres; alongside outdoor leisure...

April 2023 Guest Speaker, Rhydderch Wilson

Our speaker in April was novelist and Circle member Rhydderch Wilson. Rhydderch is a horror author who writes under the name of Richard E. Rock (what he calls his ‘immortal … April 2023 Guest...

March 2023, guest speaker, Jane Fraser

Our speaker in March 2023 was award-winning fiction writer, Jane Fraser. Jane lives, works and writes fiction in a house facing the sea in the village of Llangennith, in the … March 2023...

February 2023 Guest Speaker, Kate Horden

Our speaker in February 2023 was agent Kate Horden, who spoke to us via Zoom about the process of obtaining an agent and the relationship between writer and agent. She … February 2023 Guest...