UPCOMING MEETINGS
We hold a number of regular monthly meetings to assist members as they develop writing skills and share their talent and enthusiasm for writing. We host both virtual and in person meetings including informal writing workshops, fiction critiques and poetry feedbacks. The meetings are informal and friendly, although we do stick to a format and a time schedule.
We also host meetings featuring a range of external speakers, including published writers, agents, publishers and editors.
All these events are included in the annual membership fee. So come along, share your work and join the writing family.
April meetings are as follows:
THE TABLE @ WATERSTONES
Wednesday 15th April 2026 @14:00pm
at Waterstone’s Cafe, High Street, Sutton, SM1 1DU
Provisional dates for 2026:
13th May, 17th June
We reserve the large oval table in the window and use the time for a brief writing exercise, some on point feedback and a lovely cup of coffee. This is for any genre or style of writing, be it prose, poetry, song lyrics, biography – just come, meet up and enjoy writing for an hour or so.
PROSE IN PERSON
Monday 20th April 2026 @ 19:30
at the Quaker Meeting House, Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DR
Provisional dates for 2026:
18th May, 15th June
Here we share longer pieces of writing, offer constructive friendly feedback, discuss why we write, what inspired us and what we enjoy in other’s work. After some ‘in person’ sessions, a few of us like to discuss our work for longer over a drink in the Old Bank.
THE PROSE ZOOM
Thursday 23rd April 2026 @ 20:00 online with Zoom
Provisional dates for 2026:
21st May, 25th June
This session provides an opportunity for more indepth consideration of our work. Attendees are provided in advance with the submitted short stories or extracts from longer work, allowing us to read each article before hand and offer more reasoned discussion.
THE POETRY ZOOM
Wednesday 29th April 2026 – A SPECIAL ZOOM SESSION
Provisional dates for 2026:
6th May, 27th May, 24th June, 22nd July
These meetings currently take place online. They are an opportunity for poets to share poems they have written, discuss what inspires them and how they created the piece. Attendees are asked to provide their poems in advance, which allows ample opportunity for positive, constructive feedback and encouragement. We also share a learning experience with the ‘bit-in-the-middle’, a sample of subjects where a poet will discuss an aspect of writing they are interested in or an author they admire. The meetings are inclusive, friendly, vibrant and insightful.
For more details on any of these meetings contact us on SuttonWriters@yahoo.com and we will reply back to you with full details as soon as possible – and please book the dates in your diary!
If you are not a member of Sutton Writers you may be asked to make a small financial donation to our community when attending as the facilities are not always free to use.