| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group email: | Creative Writing group |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm 4th week of the month |
| Venue: | The Village Centre |
The National u3a Online learning centre has a new event which might be of interest to the members of the Creative Writing Group. This event is online and is being held on Thursday 26th November at 10.00 a.m. Click here for further details.
About this Event
The Ultimate Guide to Editing Your Creative Writing
Sara Grant discusses the systematic approach to editing she’s developed over the last 20 years as a writer, editor, lecturer and mentor – which is the focus of her new book The Ultimate Guide to Editing Your Novel: A revolutionary approach to transform your writing, published by Bloomsbury. She’ll share a series of practical tips and simple exercises to help you improve your short story. The event will conclude with a Q&A.
This friendly group brings together like-minded people who enjoy writing and sharing short stories. We meet in the Therapy Room at the Village Centre to read aloud stories of around 200–600 words that members have written at home.
The aim is to provide a relaxed and supportive space where you can be creative, share ideas, and enjoy writing for fun. After each story is read, the group may have a short discussion about the piece and what inspired it.
Writing can be experimental, factual, or fictional, and may be typed or handwritten. Members are also welcome to include illustrations or photographs if they wish.
At the end of each meeting, the group selects up to three themes for the next session. Previous themes have included topics such as A Song That Resonates, World Affairs, My Favourite Food, The Future, A Walk in the Park, Spring, Cooking, A Journey, Fashion, Children, Music, Sport, and Any Living Creature.
For those who would like to stay a little longer, the meeting may finish with a snack together in the Community Centre café.
New members are always welcome.
Click on the buttons below to see examples of an essay.
If interested or if you have a questions, please click on the email link above for Creative Writing.