Poetry Anthology 3 now available.
We are delighted to announce the release of Poetry Anthology 3 featuring a selection of new works by Sutton Writers Poets. You can download a free copy of the anthology here.
Read The Apollo Prize-winning story
Congratulations to Miranda Lewis, the winner of Sutton Writers, 2022 Apollo Prize. This competition was open to all members of Sutton Writers. Miranda wins £50 and will have her name engraved on a marvellous trophy. You can read Miranda’s winning story below. A Sixties Summer My grandmother’s garden was a …
Announcing our Winter Competition Winner
Congratulations to Claudia Forero! Claudia’s thought-provoking piece won the Sutton Writers 2021 Short Story Competition. She has kindly agreed to let us make it available to read here. AMAZON WINTER IN LONDON It is not yet noon today, Thursday, at St James’s Palace, but it is already known that, if there …
Member publication! A Small World
Olga Harkness has published her book of stories and poems, A Small World. It’s free on Kindle Unlimited, or available to purchase as a paperback. Find it on Amazon here. Some tales of Olga’s childhood will make you cry, such as the account of her last ever Christmas in Ukraine, or her older brother’s …
Critique Workshop – Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror
We run a monthly genre critique workshop for members who are writing sci-fi, fantasy or horror. Expect constructive feedback and a chance to discuss your favourite stories. Check out our events page for dates or contact us for further details.
Our poets share their work in our Autumn Anthology
Sixteen poets from Sutton Writers shared their work recently in the second anthology produced by the group. The poetry group meets regularly on zoom, and members of Sutton Writers can join the sessions and share their work. To find out more and to receive an electronic copy of the anthology, …
NaNoWriMo, or “National Fly by The Seat of Your Pants Month”
As I sit here writing this, it’s the 26th day of November. If I was on track, I would have written 43,333 words by now. My Scrivener count is at 14,429. And there are a few pages of handwritten scribbles yet to be written up. So, you could say I’m …
By Your Grave, by Ioannis Assiotis
Read the piece that took second place in our 2020 Christmas ghost story competition
RESIDENT POETS TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW ANTHOLOGIES
I have just self-published my third poetry collection, In Light and Shade. It follows The Nonsuch Poems, and 168 Miles between Stanzas (this latter a joint collection with Philip Smith). There are four sets to the book. The first is a verse – saga, the story of a soldier returning …