Watford Writers has been most fortunate in hosting great speakers and workshop facilitators. Our thanks go to all our speakers and supporters.  

Special Thanks

NICK COOK - President of Verulum Writers Circle, Mentor and Creative Writing Tutor

CHA, CHA, CHA CAFÉ – Who allow the café to be our ‘home’

GRELLE WHITE - Independent Journalist - for ongoing support.

VERULUM WRITERS CIRCLE – St Albans, for leading by example.

 

·         IAN CUNDELL - Journalist, Scriptwriter - Guest Speaker: ‘CRITIQUE & REVIEW’

·         ALEX LOWE - Comedy Scriptwriter- Workshop:‘COMEDY WRITING FOR TV/ RADIO’

·         LINDA SPUR-  Creative Writing Tutor -Workshop: ‘TRAVEL / NON FICTION – MAGAZINES’

·         ALEX LOWE - TV Comedy Scriptwriter –Workshop : ‘BBC – THE LAST LAUGH WORKSHOP’

·         BRAD ASHTON - Comedy Scriptwriter – Workshop : ‘BBC – THE LAST LAUGH WORKSHOP’

·         GARGY PATEL - Journalist. BBC Broadcaster - Guest Speaker : ‘THE LIFE OF A JOURNALIST’

·         DOUGIE BRIMSON - Novelist - Guest Speaker :‘ THE GOLDEN RULES OF WRITING NOVELS’

·         JES GUY- Writer, Secretary VWC -Guest Judge :‘FEAR’ -WRITING COMPETITION

·         LYNNE BRADSHAW -Writer, member of WW –Workshop: ‘IMPORTANCE OF VIEW POINT’

·         FRANCINE WHITTAKER –Author - Guest Speaker: ‘EROTIC FICTION’

·         JEAN STARLING -Poet and Poetry Tutor –Workshop: ‘THE LOVE OF POETRY’

·         LESLEY EAMES -Writer, Writing Tutor -Guest Speaker : ‘MAGAZINES MARKETS’

·         KATE ALLEN -Author, Writing Tutor –Workshop : ‘USE OF THE SIX SENSES IN WRITING’

·         SARAH MARCHANT –Author -Guest Speaker : ‘SELF PUBLISHING’

·         JAN DAY -Writer, member of WW –Workshop:‘GROUP SCRIPT WORKSHOP’

·         GRELLA WHITE - Journalist - Guest Speaker : ‘ LOCAL JOURNALISM’

·         TOM HILL - Head English/Media Studies –Workshop: ‘DRAMATIC OPENINGS’

·         GARY PULSIFER - Arcadia Books - Guest Speaker: ‘THE ROLE OF THE PUBLISHER’

·         NICK COOK - Writing Tutor – Workshop:‘WORKSHOP ON PLOT/ STUCTURE’

·         JOHN PILGRIM -Broadcaster, writer, journalist -  Guest Speaker:‘TRAVEL WRITING’

·         LYNNE BRADSHAW -Writer, Member of WW –Workshop: ‘HORROR WRITING’

·         TANYA PIEXOTO – Publisher/Small Press-Guest Speaker: ‘ART BOOKS’

·         ROGER MARTIN - The Pumphouse Theatre -Guest Speaker: ‘LIFE IN THEATRE’

·         KATE MILLER - Hertford Writers Group -Guest Speaker: ‘A GROUP ANTHOLOGY’

·         MARGARET NEALE  -‘PLAY FOR TOWNSWOMENS GUILD PLAYERS’

·         SUE PETIT - Writer, member of WW -Workshop:‘WRITING FOR CHILDREN’

·         CLARE RAYNER,OBE - Novelist - Guest Speaker: ‘ AN EVENING WITH CLARE RAYNER’

·         KAROLINA SUTTON -Writers Agent – ICM- Guest Speaker:‘THE ROLE OF THE AGENT’

·         JOYCE BRANAGH - Palace Theatre- Workshop: ‘WRITING PLAYS FOR THEATRE’

·         JANET BALDEY - Writer, Member of WW –Workshop: ‘DESCRIPTIVE WRITING’

·         KATHLEEN O’MALLEY – Author -Guest Speaker: ‘WRITING YOUR MEMOIRS’

·         EDDIE CANFOR DUMAS – Author, Guest Speaker: ‘IMPROMTU DISCUSSION’

·         GRAHAM WARD - Author and Artist -Guest Speaker: ‘PLAN YOUR TRAVEL WRITING’

·         ISSY MCCOURT -Writer, member WW - Workshop: ‘SCANSION- STRESS IN POETRY’

·         ANNE AYLOR -Author, Writing Tutor –Workshop: ‘POLISH YOUR WRITING BY EDITING’

·         ISSY & ADRIAN MCCOURT –Writers/Members of WW :‘BUILD YOUR CHARACTERS’

·         VER POETS - Poetry Group from St Albans -Guest Speakers: ‘CRITIQUE IN POETRY’

·         MARY CROWNER & JACKIE GREEN - Writers - Workshop :‘GREAT BEGINNINGS’

·         JAN DAY – Writer WW : ‘PLAN & BEGIN or BEGIN & PLAN’

·         JOAN LOCK – Best selling author –Guest Speaker: ‘CRIME FICTION’

·         SARAH HARRISON – Best selling author – Guest Speaker :‘WRITING BLOCKBUSTERS’

·         B J RACK – International Film Producer – Guest Speaker :‘NOVELS TO SCREENPLAYS’

·         MEMONA MIRZA & LYNNE MOTIJOANE : WHAT MAKES JOANNE HARRIS GREAT?

·         LESLEY EAMES – Workshop Presenter – 3 Workshop course : ‘SPICE UP SHORT FICTION’

·         JEAN STARLING – Poetry Workshop : ‘ FREE VERSE – GIVE IT A GO!’

·         INDRA SIKDAR & ANGELA LANGSBURY – Harrovians Toastmasters: ‘SPEECH WRITING’

·         EDDIE CANFOR DUMAS- Author, Screenwriter :3 Workshop Course-SCREENWRITING

·         MICHELLE BOYERS – Member: WHAT MAKES TERRY PRATCHETT GREAT?

·         NICK COOK – Mentor :SCIENCE FICTION – AN EXPLORATION

·         NICK COOK – Writer, Tutor : JUDGING – FANCY FACTS COMPETITION

·         JOHN WARD – Member : WHAT MAKES J P DONLEAVY GREAT?

·         ROSIE GARNER – Poet : GUEST POET & CRITIQUE WORKSHOP

·         MARTIN BROKLEBANK – Writer: MILTON KEYNES SPEAKEASY WRITERS

·         JANE BIDDER- Author:Sophie King – 3 Workshop course: ‘NOVEL WRITING’

·         ALEX LOWE – Actor, Writer: BARRY FROM WATFORD / JOKES FOR RADIO

·         GRELLE WHITE – Journalist : JUDGING ANNUAL WATFORD WRITERS BLOCK