New Venue!

After a year at the Central Library in Southampton, it is sad to go but go we must! Thank you to all the staff at the Central Library for having us.  You have been wonderful!

We have moved to the Frog and Parrot pub, Above Bar, Southampton.  Meetings are back to our preferred starting time of 2pm on the first Friday of each month.  See you there!

Writing Buddies February Meeting

Writing Buddies will meet for the opening of the 2016 season at 2.30pm at the Central Library, Southampton on Friday 5th February. Everyone welcome.

New Year, New Leader

A new year and a new beginning for Writing Buddies as founder Penny Legg takes a short sabbatical and Christine Donovan takes on the mantle of leader until June 2016. Christine is a long-time member of Writing Buddies and is looking forward to the challenge of leading the group.

The Scribblers' Script - Autumn 2015

The Scribblers' Script May 2015

Writing Buddies at SO:To Speak, Southampton's Festival of Words: Masterclass!

Barbara Dynes, Writers' Forum columnist and Writing Buddy, will be giving a Masterclass as part of SO:To Speak, Southampton's Festival of Words (www.facebook.com/SOToSpeaksoton @sofospeak15), on Sunday 1 November.  Learn how to write engaging dialogue and create compelling characters with Barbara, one of the country's top creative writing tutors. 

Writing Buddies at SO:To Speak, Southampton's Festival of Words: Writers' Day

The Writers' Day on Friday 30 October is a must for anyone who writes or aspires to do so and is part of SO:To Speak, Southampton's Festival of Words ( @sofospeak15  www.facebook.com/SOToSpeaksoton). 

A full day of speakers offering advice on all aspects of the writing craft, book signings and a trade show will combine to offer delegates a useful, action-packed day aimed squarely at those who write.

Carole Blake, literary agent with Blake Friedmann and Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive of the Society of Authors (SoA) will be just two of the speakers.  Writing Buddies taking part include: Penny Legg (@PennyLegg), who organised the day and who will open proceedings; non-fiction author Robin Dynes; Writers' Forum columnist Barbara Dynes; Catherine Miller, Southampton's Writer in Residence at Central Library and novelist Lisa Scullard.

Trade Show organisations taking part include the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Society of Women Writers and Journalists (SWWJ); The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) and many more. 

The full programme can be read here.