Harlow Writer’s Workshop

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 Stow, Harlow 

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.  Reading, writing, poetry, producing anthologies, plays lectures, workshops and social events. Writers from the Harlow area, would-be writers, and might-be-writers, are most welcome to join the Inn Scribers.  For more details contact the Secretary, Lesley James

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, Castle Street, Hertford
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:  3^rd Tuesday of month, 7pm – 8.30pm  

Venue:  Mark  Hall Library, The Stow, Harlow 

Contact:  Pauline Bruce 01279 300585

READING GROUP

Meet: Monthly 2.30 – 4.00pm

Venue:  St Johns Art & Recreation Centre, Market Street, Old Harlow

Contact: 01279 442447

HARLOW READING GROUP
Meet:  Various Tuesdays – once a month at 2.30pm 
Venue:  Member’s homes 
Contact:  Alan Stevens (Service Development Officer, Harlow Library) 01279 413772  email:  alan.stevens@essexcc.gov.uk

HARLOW THURSDAY BOOKTALK CLUB
Meet:  Every four weeks, Thursday evenings at 7.45pm 
Venue:  Harlow Central Library 
Contact:  Janice Brown 01279 414545  email:  Janice.brown@harlow.gov.uk 
Info:  This group has been meeting for just over 1 year now.  They are a mixed group – men and women, all ages and with very different reading tastes.  The love of books and reading and talking about books and reading is what brings them together.

TYE GREEN BOOKTALK GROUP
Meet:  Last Tuesday in the month, 3.30pm
Venue:  Tye Green Library, Tilegate Road, Harlow CM18 6LU 
Contact:  Sue Cholerton (Tye Green Library Manager) 01279  425002 
Info:  New members welcome

ARC READING GROUP
Meet:  Monthly, Thursday, 2.30pm
Venue:  St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre, Market Street, Old Harlow
Contact:  Viv Goodfellow (Old Harlow Library Manager)  01279 433170
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)