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 …
Congratulations to Jo Fox whose poem Seasons of Peace was performed by Jack Hurst and a choir of over fifty singers at this special concert in Putney last Tuesday (28th April 2026). We love success at Sutton Writers and Jo’s collaboration with Jack shows how literature can combine with other …
Monday 13th April 2026 Our Sutton Writer’s Chair, Manny Gaskin, was invited to speak to our elder sibling, Croydon Writers Circle (Est. 1945) about his creative journey. He said: “It was an honour to be welcomed by such a warm, attentive and appreciative group” and he hopes that we can …
Looking for something to do in April? Look no further than Sutton Writers… In addition to our usual events, we are holding a special online poetry workshop with Sara Nesbitt Gibbons on 29th April 2026 @ 8.00pm. For more information see https://www.suttonwriters.co.uk/speaker-schedule/ Also in April some of our …
CONGRATULATIONS TO PETER Peter Hankins spends too much of his time updating the Sutton Writers Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/suttonwriters with the latest competitions, new magazines, online articles and courses, facts, figures and news about the exciting world of Writer’s Retreats. He should really do more writing… in December 2025, Writer’s Digest …
CONGRATULATIONS TO MIRANDA Miranda Lewis has been writing for several years. She is active with Sutton Writers, in the local community and on the wider stage taking a keen interest in environmental issues. Her winning Christmas Ghost Story entry Cat in a Box was recently posted on our new Mementos Page …
Many congratulations are due again to Tina Gillam whose entry The Midnight Choir was placed in the 2025 Crowvus Annual Christmas Ghost Story Competition. Tina’s story has been complied with another eleven tales to complete the Apparition Anthology – that’s twelve ghostly writings, one for every day of Christmas. Vengeful …
Sutton Writers held its annual Christmas Party on Tuesday 9th December 2025. Much fun was had by all. Among the wine and cake, our chair – Manni Gaskin – announced the winners of the Christmas Ghost Story competition: Miranda Lewis for Cat in a Box and Sue Lewis for Shades. …
More success and congratulations – this time to Sutton Writers member Jo Fox, whose poem Season of Peace has been set to music by composer Jack Hurst. The local choir Impromptu will be performing Season of Peace and other songs during an evening of Christmas music at Christchurch, Sutton, SM2 5TM. Tickets …
Celebrating success with Sutton Writers! Nisha Pearson has been a member of Sutton Writers for a number of years, writing beautiful, intimate poetry and short stories. Nisha has been busy this year contributing to many local art and literary groups. Her first Young Adult novel Cession was published in February …
