Congratulations to Peter Hankins, whose new book, Scrooge and Marley expands on the hidden, unrelated past history of Charles Dickens’s novel A Christmas Carol, opening a window onto the formative world of Ebenezar Scrooge – his life and career, charitable or otherwise, as well as his romantic inclinations, honourable or …
From Poetry to Lyrics: Songwriting, Words and Performance Wednesday 8pm 14th October 2026 Join this rare and exciting event! Sutton Writers is proud to welcome the songwriter, poet and performer Andre Minihaye (aka Mini Haye) to a special zoom session. He will be discussing his experiences of songwriting, how he …
100 YEARS OF MORDEN Sunday 13th September celebrated 100 years of Morden Underground Station. Sutton Writers was invited by TFL to provide poems, short stories and personal reflections on the station’s history and its association with south London and beyond. We took part in the foyer celebrations on Saturday 12th, …
Carshalton Eco Fair Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August 2026, Carshalton Park Sutton Writers ran the stall, sold the books and recited the poems. Fantastic work everyone ! And a big up to Manny, who manfully manned the stall ! Thank you !
Sutton Writers takes a brief sabbatical during August, but this allows plenty of time to meet and catch up with friends old and new. Thursday 6th August saw members share drinks and stories in the Shinner and Sudtone, Sutton High Street. What a great evening to get to know each …
AGM 2026 Sutton Writers held their Annual General Meeting on 21st July 2026. A great night at the Thomas Wall Community Lounge. Our Chair, Manny Gaskin, gave an opening address and summary of 2025-26 year’s activities. A Treasurer’s report was signed off. Members approved the ammendments to the Constitution. A …
Sutton Writers is 40 Years strong in 2026 On Thursday 2nd July 2026, we celebrated our anniversary with the local community at the Cryer Arts Centre in Carshalton. The centrepiece was the publication of our anthology Sutton Writers: Past Present Future. This collection is a beautifully presented demonstration of the …
New Congratulations ! New Congratulations… to Caroline and Jo [pictured above] as well as Manny, Peter and Tina who all have articles in the new Carshalton fanzine Pond Life. Well done to you all. We love to see our poets and writers in print! It is a busy week for …
Sutton Writers is proud to be hosting an event during the Carshalton Festival. As a creative arts organisation in the Sutton Borough we share a desire to increase our group’s public visibility and share members’ work with a wider audience. We will be delivering on this! Thursday 2nd July 2026 …
WHITEHALL OPEN MIC – Saturday 9th May 2026 Local poet Sara Nesbitt Gibbons introduced her new poetry collection And They Are Clapping at Whitehall Museum, Cheam, on Saturday 9th May 2026. The event was a fantastic opportunity to hear Sara read her poems of personal legacy, locations of the heart …
