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 …
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 …
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. With …
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. …
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 PhD at Kingston …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Swansea & District Writers Circle annual general meeting will take place at 7pm on Wednesday 4 January 2023. Everyone is welcome, although only members may vote. As well as …
Our speaker in December was Rebecca John. Rebecca F. John was born in 1986, and grew up in Pwll, a small village on the south Wales coast. She holds a …
Our November meeting was a Members Reading event where a number of Circle writers read out their work, including winning entries to competitions. The members reading were : Mark CainenRachel BadgerAlana …
Our speaker in October was Richard Mylan.Swansea born Richard Mylan is a stage, film and television actor. On television he is well known as deputy head teacher Simon Lowsley in …
Our meeting in September was devoted to a performance of a short play written by Mark Cainen, winner of a recent Circle competition. ‘Perceptions’ is a comedy set in South …
Our guest speaker on 6th July 2022 was Bennett Arron, an award winning writer (TAPS Comedy Writer of the Year, BBC Wales Writers Award) contributing to many popular radio and …
Our speaker in June 2022 was crime and mystery novelist, Alis Hawkins. Alis Hawkins grew up on a dairy farm in Cardiganshire where as a 16 year old she won …
Our guest speaker in May 2022 was Christina Thatcher, an American poet, fiction and nonfiction writer. Christina’s research interests include contemporary poetry, creative writing pedagogy and the role of creative …