Verulam Writers' Circle Home Page

Established more than 50 years ago, Verulam Writers' Circle is one of the premier organisations for writers in Hertfordshire, England. Based in St Albans, it meets regularly at two local venues, offering writers' workshops, manuscript evenings and much more.

We welcome all writers, whether writing fiction or non-fiction and whether writing for pleasure or for publication. We offer encouragement through constructive critique, talks, competitions and workshops. Most of all, we love writing and writers.

Use the links on the left to navigate around our site.

Not in Hertfordshire, but want to engage with serious writers? Visit If Shakespeare..., the Verulam Writers' Circle blog. Only members can create articles but we welcome comment from anyone serious about writing (registration is required to make comments).

Latest:

STOP PRESS: Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost is published by Myrmidon Books - Available on Amazon and at all good bookshops (but especially Waterstone's and WH Smith travel stores). "Woo", and indeed, a mighty big "hoo!"
Mark Clementson wins the inaugural Kate Allan Novel Writing Competition with Straight Bloody Lines
President's Competition 2008 adjudicated. Details to follow
NEXT MEETING: 21 May: Manuscript surgery. Also deadline for the Crystal Decanter Competition
COMING SOON: 28 May: The Goat for chat and a tipple if you choose.

Must read:

VWC members take their writing seriously. Check out the following, because nothing says "well done" like a royalty cheque:

Times interview with Joan Rice on publication of her World War II memoir Sand In My Shoes (Amazon.co.uk) (Play.com)
Kate Allan's The Lady Soldier (co-authored with Michelle Styles, writing as Jennifer Lindsay) is now in its second edition.
VWC member Wendy Turner has a short story in Saucy Shorts for Chefs, - every sale donates £1 to Breast Cancer Campaign. You know what do do.
Or try one of chairman John Spencer's array of paranormal books (with Anne Spencer);
Jean Gardner's Houses of the Art Deco Years reveals much more than you imagined possible about your suburban landscape;
Honorary life member Gillian Thornton's Successful Article Writing (from The "Writers News" Library of Writing) may be trickier to track down (but contact the author via VWC and we can probably sort one out for you);
And the same is true of Jonathan Pinnock's Professional DCOM Application Development, one of many by Jon aimed at those who actually understand how computers work.