October 2026 Guest Speaker Jane Fraser
Jane Fraser lives, works and writes fiction in a house facing the sea in Llangennith in the Gower peninsula. She is the author of the novel, Advent (HONNO) winner of […]
September 2026 Guest Speaker Marcelle Newbold
Marcelle’s writing explores place, inheritance and feminism. Bridport Prize shortlisted, nominated for Best of The Net and Pushcart, her poems have been published by Poetry Wales, Propel, Ink Sweat &
August 2026 Members’ evening & open mic
The August 2026 Circle meeting was a social evening for members with an open mic session where members read some of their work.
July 2026 Guest Speaker Julie Ann Rees
Julie Ann Rees holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Swansea University and an MA from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She is a single mother to a
June 2026 Guest Speaker Peter Thabit Jones
Welsh poet and dramatist Peter Thabit Jones has authored eighteen books, including the Dylan Thomas Walking Tour of Greenwich Village New York with Aeronwy Thomas. He and Aeronwy Thomas did a six
May 2026 Guest Speaker Jose Cifuentes
Jose H Cifuentes was an educational psychologist with the Swansea Education Department for many years. Before that he was forced to leave his home country Chile while a young man
April 2026 Guest Speaker Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones (born 1965) is a Welsh poet, playwright. Born in Tredegar in 1965, Patrick Jones was educated at Oakdale Comprehensive, Crosskeys College (a campus of Coleg Gwent), and then
March 2026 Guest Speaker Dr Alan Sandry
Dr Alan Sandry is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Strategy at School of Management, Swansea University. He previously lectured at Cardiff; Cardiff Met; and Regents (London) universities. He is the editor of Wittgenstein
February 2026 Guest Speaker B. A. Pepper
B.A. Pepper is a Welsh Romantasy obsessed reader turned author. She has been writing fantasy stories (aka LOTR fanfic) for as long as she can remember but didn’t start taking
January 2026 Annual General Meeting
The Swansea & District Writers Circle annual general meeting took place on Wednesday 14 January 2026. As well as discussing the business of the Circle and electing the committee, the
Tawe Competition for Circle members
The Swansea & District Writers Circle has introduced a new annual writing Competition for members, for longer pieces of work. The Tawe Competition has three Categories: Prose: Fiction or non-fiction
December 2025 Guest Speaker Nigel Jarrett
Nigel Jarrett is a Welsh writer, a former daily-newspaperman, and a double prizewinner: the Rhys Davies award for short fiction and the inaugural Templar Shorts award. His first collection of
November 2025 Guest Speaker Gail Williams
Gail Williams specialises in complex, fast-paced crime novels. Her works include the recently expanded Locked Trilogy, The Elaine Blake Novels and the stand alone, The Chair. She was shortlisted for the 2014
October 2025 Guest Speaker Dawn Llewellyn-Price
Dawn Llewellyn-Price is a writer living in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea who spends half the year in the south of Spain. Both these environments are culturally rich, providing a
September 2025 Guest Speaker Emily Cotterill
Emily Cotterill is a Cardiff-based poet from Alfreton, Derbyshire. Her debut pamphlet The Day of the Flying Ants was published by smith|doorstop in 2019. The pamphlet was a part of Carol Ann
July 2025 Guest Speaker Laura Roklicer
Laura Roklicer is a writer and psychologist working with dreams for creative purposes. She leads dream groups and workshops with writers, having developed a new model for creative writing that
June 2025 Guest Speaker Kathy Biggs
After many years as a nurse in Yorkshire, Kathy gained a BA at Hatfield Poly with Literature as a major. She travelled to Mid Wales with her husband in the
May 2025 Guest Speaker Peter Finch
Peter Finch is a poet, writer, performer, walker and literary entrepreneur living in Cardiff. He has been a publisher, organisation manager, periodical editor, event organiser, literary agent and literary promoter.
April 2025 Guest Speaker Sion Tudor Owen
Sion Tudor Owen is from Abergele via Kenya and Malawi. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His theatre work includes six seasons with the RSC, including
March 2025 Guest Speaker Georgia Carys Williams
Georgia Carys Williams lives in Swansea. Her short story collection Second-hand Rain was shortlisted for the Sabotage Short Story Award and longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize and the Frank O’Connor International