Writing and book groups
If you have a group you would like included on this page, or would like to start a group and wish to call out for members, contact us on 6262 9191 or send us an email to director(at)actwriters.org.au about the types of work you will be discussing and the day you would like to meet, and we can promote your group for you.
The ACT Region Playwrights
Meets on the first Monday of each month at 7.30pm at the ACT Writers Centre Workshop Room. All enquiries to Eris Harrison on 6299 1917 or email erisjane(at)bigpond.net.au
Biography Book Group
Meets on the last Tuesday of every month in the morning at Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. Gold coin entry. Contact Liz Shaw on 6295 1808. See books for discussion at www.manningclark.org.au/events
Canberra Story Circle
Meets every second Wednesday in Higgins. Call Mary French on 6254 2349 or email hillmouse(at)grapevine.com.au
Canberra Story Circle (Southside)
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month in Curtin. Enquiries to Mollie on 6285 3956 or email molliebee(at)westnet.com.au
Canberra Romance Writers
Meets on the first Friday of every month at 6pm at Intrigue. The Romance Bookstore, 1st floor, Garema Arcade, Bunda St, Canberra City. Contact Joan on 0416 053 158 or email joanie.macneil(at)gmail.com
Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild
Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm at the ACT Writers Centre. Enquiries to Matthew at grey_adept@hotmail.com
Canberra Writers
Meet every second Thursday from 6-8pm at the ACT Writers Centre. Prose writers of all genres are invited to join our discussions on a variety of writerly topics and to obtain feedback. Please contact Drs Donald McMiken or Sylvia Alston (donaldmcmiken(at)gmail.com, or salston(at)netspeed.com.au).
Fellowship of Australian Writers (ACT)
Meets from 1-4pm once per month on a Sunday at the National Library. Contact Chris Burt on 6231 1937 or Adrienne Johns on 6231 2470.
Fellowship of Australian Writers (Eurobodalla)
Meets on first and third Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am at The Community Centre, Page Street, Moruya. Enquiries to Eileen Backhus on 4471 1272.
Fellowship of Australian Writers (Lambing Flat)
Meets on the third Monday of the month at 5pm at The Catholic Parish Centre, Young. Contact Joan Graham on 6382 5955 or email jgr1924(at)bigpond.com.au
Fellowship of Australian Writers (Southern Highlands)
Meets on the third Saturday of the month at 1pm, Henriette Rose Room, Bowral Library. Contact Ken Challenor on 4883 6765 or email kch34564(at)bigpond.net.au
Fiction Book Club
Meets on the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm-7.30pm at Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. $5 per session – light supper provided. Contact 6295 9433. See books for discussion at website www.manningclark.org.au/events
Focus on Fiction
Meets fortnightly on Fridays from 2-4pm at the ACT Writers Centre. All fiction writers welcome. Interested writers should call Bob on 6257 4467.
Limestone Tanka Poets
Usually meets on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm at the ACT Writers Centre Workshop Room. It is important that you contact Kathy Kituai on 6247 8124 or email kituai(at)optusnet.com.au prior to joining the group to make sure you arrive on the correct day.
Quarterly Poets
A group which grew out of the ACT Writers Centre Poets Lunch. They meet four times a year for the purpose of sharing poetry and encouragement. They are open to new members. Contact Moya at writersonradio(at)gmail.com
Queanbeyan Bush Poets
Meets at 7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at R.B. Smith Community Centre, Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. Enquiries to Maureen Burdett on 6291 1705 or email maureenburdett@bigpond.com
Queanbeyan Writer's Group
A diverse, active and enthusiastic group of writers living in Canberra, Queanbeyan, and surrounding areas. They meet on the fourth Saturday of each month to discuss creative writing exercises and projects and encourage all writing genres. For more information, please contact Lynne McPherson on 6298 1076 or 0409 195 454, or email Lynne369(at)westnet.com.au
Scribblers Writers Group
Meets weekly in Belconnen on Tuesdays from 12.45-2.45pm. Cost $3. Enquiries to Conni on 6248 8958 or email conni(at)tpg.com.au The group produces two anthologies a year.
Script Reading Group
Local screenwriters meet about once a month, to discuss professional, unproduced screenplays in an effort to improve and learn more about the craft of screenwriting. Writers of all levels are welcome. Please contact Matt Anderson on matt.anderson05(at)gmail.com for more information.
Silver Sundays
Canberra's monthly film & television industry social networking event. Held 5-8pm on the first Sunday of every month at Knightsbridge Penthouse, Mort Street Braddon. Food, film & fun! Entry is free. Visit www.silversundays.com.au for more information.
Spine Benders
An ACT book club that meets on the first Wednesday of each month. New members welcome. Contact kerryjuliaswift(at)yahoo.com.au or call 0404 122 977 to register interest.
Taste of Poetry
Meets at Joeys Café, Watson Shops, Windeyer Street, Watson on Wednesdays 4-6pm. All welcome. Contact Joeys Café Poet in Residence, Fiona McIlroy on 0427 088 149 or email fionamcilroy(at)bigpond.com
The WORD Group
Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am at the Tuggeranong Southern Cross Club for critiques, literary discussion and the sharing of ideas. Enquiries to Daphne Hargreaves on 6231 3556 or email hargreaves7(at)bigpond.com
Write On: Writers and Performers Group
Meets on the third Saturday each month from 1-4pm at Arts Central, Moruya. Members' interests encompass a broad range (poetry, short stories, novels, story telling, screenwriting) with a focus on public performance of our work. Enquiries to Julie Brennan on 4474 3174 or email pass(at)activ8.net.au
Writers of the Far South Coast (WFSC)
Meets on the third Saturday of each month (except December and January), 10am-3pm in the Recreation Room at Discovery Park, Pambula Beach. In the mornings we read new work and exchange constructive comment. In the afternoons, we generally have a short workshop to inspire, instruct or amuse. Everyone is welcome, from the budding writer to the established author. For more information call 6496 7160, email kauer(at)biplane.com.au or visit www.writersfsc.org.au
Yass Valley Writers
Meets in Yass on the 1st Tuesday of the month, 10.30am-2.30pm, at the Goodradigbee Centre, Rossi St, Yass. Enquiries to Jane Baker on 6226 2724 or email yasshaven(at)hotmail.com
