Circle meeting speaker Alis Hawkins
Our speaker in June 2022 is crime and mystery novelist, Alis Hawkins. Alis Hawkins grew up on a dairy farm in Cardiganshire where as a 16 year old she won …
Novelists
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Catrin Collier
Our speaker in March 2021 will be novelist Catrin Collier, a prolific writer with many novels spanning across several genres. She is a former member of the Circle and remains …
Oct 2021 guest speaker, Gary Raymond
Our speaker in October was novelist, critic, editor and broadcaster Gary Raymond. Gary is the presenter of The Review Show for BBC Radio Wales, and is editor of Wales Arts …
July 2021 guest speaker, Una McCormack
Our guest speaker in July was science fiction writer Una McCormack, who spoke to the circle via Zoom. Una is the author of eight previous Star Trek novels: The Lotus …
June 2021 speaker, Ann Marie Thomas
Our speaker in June 2021 was Ann Marie Thomas. Ann Marie an experienced author and Chair of Swansea and District Writers Circle. She talked to the Circle about self-publishing. You …
April 2021 guest speaker, Rob Shearman
Rob talked about the short story at our Swansea District Writers’ Group meeting on 7th April at 7:00pm. Robert Shearman has written six short story collections, and between them they …
Feb 2021 guest speaker, Niall Griffiths
Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool to a Welsh/Irish/Romany lineage. He’s been a labourer, a barman, a server of fish and chips, a burglar, a farmhand, a tree feller, a …
Dec 2020 guest speaker, Richard Lewis Davies
Richard Lewis Davies is one of the founding partners of Parthian. It was established in 1993 to publish his first novel, “Work, Sex and Rugby”, and has since developed into …
Oct 2020 guest speaker, Colin Parsons
Our speaker in October 2020 was Colin R Parsons, author of fantasy fiction for children and young adults. Colin was born in the Rhondda Valley, where he still lives, and …
July 2020 guest speaker, Dewi Heald
Our speaker in July 2020 was Dewi Heald, who writes books, novellas, poetry, blogs and writes and plays his own music too. He claims that his hobbies include trampolining and …
March 2020 guest speaker, Geoff Brookes
In March 2020 we were joined by Geoff Brookes who talked to us about researching local history and traditions. After an early life in Sheffield and the Midlands, Geoff moved to his …
Feb 2020 guest speaker, Brian John
Our guest speaker in February 2020 was Brian John, scientist, geographer and writer. After an early career as a scientist and geographer, during which he led expeditions to Iceland and …
Dec 2019 guest speaker, Eleanor St Clair
In December 2019, social media expert Eleanor St Clair talked to the Circle about social media to target agents or potential readers. Social media can be both an advantage and …
Nov 2019 guest speaker, Wendy White
In November 20129, we were 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 …
Oct 2019 guest speaker, Rob Gittings
Our speaker in October 2019 was the renowned scriptwriter and novelist Rob Gittings. Rob is an award-winning screenwriter who has written for numerous top-rated television drama series, including EastEnders, Casualty …