For those of you interested in joining a Book or Writers Group here are a few in the Harlow Area. As this website caters for people in the surrounding area if you know of any other groups then please let us know so that we can include them. email here
Details for Harlow Writers Workshop, The Inn Scribers, The Stortford Scribblers, Hertford Writer's Circle, Ware Poets, Womens network Reading Group, Harlow Reading Group, Harlow Thursday Book Talk Club, Tye Green Book Talk Group, ARC Reading Group, Audio Book Club for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Book Group.
Meet: Every Thursday morning from 10-12 noon
Venue: Harlow Women's Institute, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow
Contact Details: Secretary: Anne Neuhaus 01279 321665
email: anne.neuhaus@ntlworld.com
Info: This group has been going for about 15 years ago. They read and make helpful criticism of each other’s work – poetry, stories, articles or novels.
They have a current membership of 9 and welcome anyone who would like to join them. £2 to be paid to cover the hire of the room.
THE INN SCRIBERS
Meet: Fortnightly on a Tuesday evening 7.30pm
Venue: Moot House, The
Contact Details: Lesley James 01279 438486
Website: www.the-innscribers.co.uk
Email: lesleymjames@talktalk.net
Info: This writer’s group was formed in 1997.
THE STORTFORD SCRIBBLERS
Meet: Every other Thursday at 8pm
Venue: Apton Road Day centre, Bishop’s Stortford.
Contact Details: Lesley leo@applecroft.freeserve.co.uk
Info: This group is based in Bishop’s Stortford. They have about 15 members but usually only 6-10 of them get together at anyone time. They have poets, short story writers, playwrights and non-fiction writers – any genre is welcome.
HERTFORD WRITER'S CIRCLE
Meet: Nearest Wednesday to the 15th of each month, 8.30pm-11.30pm
Venue: White Horse Pub,
Contact Details: Kate Miller 01992 505529 katemiller@globalnet.co.uk
Info: Meet regularly to improve creative writing and network.
£2 per session
WARE POETS
Meet: 1st Friday in the month 8pm
Venue: Garden room, Ware priory
Contact Details: David Perman 01920 467868
Email: david@rockpress.freeserve.co.uk
Info: Poetry evenings, Guest poets, Fees £3/£1.50
website: www.rockinghampress.co.uk
WOMEN’S NETWORK READING GROUP
Meet: 3rd Tuesday of month, 7pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Mark Hall Library, The
Contact: Pauline Bruce 01279 300585
READING GROUP
Meet: Monthly 2.30 – 4.00pm
Venue:
Contact: 01279 442447
HARLOW READING GROUP
Meet: Various Tuesdays – once a month at 2.30pm
Venue: Member’s homes
Meet: Every four weeks, Thursday evenings at 7.45pm
TYE GREEN BOOKTALK GROUP
Meet: Last Tuesday in the month, 3.30pm
Venue: Tye Green Library,
ARC READING GROUP
Meet: Monthly, Thursday, 2.30pm
Venue:
Contact: Viv Goodfellow (Old
Info: This is a very mixed group of men and women and all ages. They have been meeting regularly since December 1997 and read a great variety of books.
(ABC reading group are not looking for new members, but enquiries would be welcome)
BOOK GROUP
Meet: 3rd Tuesday in the month from 7pm
Venue: Mark Hall Library, The
Contact: Pauline 01279 300585
Details: The library provides the premises and books. The group reads Modern Fiction, Memoirs, Biographies and Poetry. The next books will be selected from the Orange Prize list.
AUDIO BOOK GROUP FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Meet: Tuesday Morning 11am – 12.30pm
Venue: Mark Hall Library, The
Contact: Pauline 01279 300585
Details: This group have funding for door to door transport