A writers’ group in Walthamstow

So you're looking for a writing group in Waltham Forest. Maybe you saw us advertised on the big screen by the library, but by the time you got your pen out to note down the details it'd gone. That's why we put this page up, figuring you'd search on all the obvious keywords like 'writing group in Walthamstow' and 'Forest Writers' and 'writers in Waltham Forest'.

Forest Writers is looking for new members. We meet every two weeks in Walthamstow Village, Orford Road, London E17. We sit in a circle and read our stuff, and then we make comments on what we've heard. It is very much a reading-out-loud group. We read fiction and non-fiction, from novels-in-progress, short stories, poetry, true crime, science fiction and steampunk, to stream-of-consciousness and avant-garde. We drink wine while we're doing it. It is not as good as it sounds, but it's alright. Useful even. The best thing about it really is that it's walking distance if you're in Walthamstow. And that's the main thing, right? Occasionally we 'socialise' (restaurants, parties).

The way it works is that you come along to a few meetings, read some of your writing, and if you want to join then there's a small annual subscription. Each meeting costs a couple of quid for the room. You're more than welcome to come along for a look, just .