Tag: writing

WOTM March

Mar 23, 2026

The theme for our March Writer of the Month competition is: Equinox/Spring/New Beginnings. If that doesn’t inspire you, you can write about anything you like.

The maximum word count is 750 words for prose, 7 or 8 verses for a poem. Non-fiction, memoir, or part of a screenplay etc are all welcome too. 

The deadline for entries will be 31 March: send them to Stella at:

There is no prize but we hope this is a useful encouragement to get something down! Entries will be posted here once the results are out.

13 April – Manny Gaskin

Mar 23, 2026

At our 13 April meeting, Manny Gaskin will talk to us about his writing journey. Manny is an award winning Architect as well as a Community Artist and Poet from Wallington, and currently the dynamic new Chair of Sutton Writers. Among other creative works he has published a number of books of his poetry and drawings, most recently Cloud Sofa: A poem for our inner dreamer which is a playfully speculative set of reflections on the destiny of sofas abandoned in the street.

This meeting will be our first in a new venue which we hope will be more appealing than the URC – St. Mildred’s Centre.

Bookshop

Feb 17, 2026

I have added a ‘Bookshop‘ page to the site – it is really just a set of links to a slightly random selection of books that members have published. If members would like to add others of their own, please let me know.

– Peter

It’s Love at Croydon Writers

Feb 10, 2026

Lots of non-members have expressed an interest in our Writer of the Month competition – so for February we are opening it to all comers. Only members who enter will get to vote on the winner, though! There is no prize, but entries will be published here.

The theme for the February contest is “Love”. Unrequited love, forbidden love, love against all odds, love over the airwaves… let your imagination decide. There are no limits other than a word count of 750 words for prose, 7 or 8 verses for a poem. Non-fiction, memoir, or part of a screenplay etc are all welcome too. 

The deadline for entries will be Friday 21st February: send them to Stella at: