Current programme
Please note: programme details may change; we also hope that our meetings will resume once again in the Friends Meeting House
Friday 3rd Sep 2021
10am - 12noon
Welcome back! Read around, and set up mini flash fiction competition (250 words).
The theme for this members only flash fiction mini competition is 'It's over'.
Friday 1st
Oct 2021
10am - 12noon
Ruth Nason, author, and this year's annual writing competition judge. Ruth will introduce ideas and examples of writing about rooms.
Friday 5th
Nov 2021
10am - 12noon
Mial Pagan, local playwright: talk on writing duologues for the stage and the importance of dialogue in novel writing.
https://www.abbeytheatre.org.uk/podcast/the-old-fighting-cocks/
Friday 3rd
Dec 2021
10am - 12noon
Mini flash fiction competition - results and read around.
Friday 7th
Jan 2022
10am - 12noon
Read around and New Year's party.
Friday 4th
Feb 2022
10am - 12noon
Elizabeth Barber, creative writing tutor: Flash fiction - tips for writing satisfying short reads.
Friday 4th
March 2022
10am - 12noon
Act 1, Scene 1: Write and read a play for two voices - led by HW member Derek Smith
Friday 1st
Apr 2022
10am - 12noon
Michael King poetry workshop - 'The passage of time'.
Friday 6th
May 2022
10am - 12noon
Ruth Nason with the results of the internal Writing Competition.
Friday 3rd
Jun 2022
10am - 12noon
Read around.
Friday 1st
Jul 2022
10am - 1pm
AGM. Followed by member readings + Harpenden Writers 25th anniversary celebration and refreshments with invited guests.
Aug 2022
Summer break - no meeting