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GLOUCESTERSHIRE WRITERS' NETWORK

GWN Competition 2026

'Islands'

Our 2026 anthology on the theme of Islands is now for sale here.

With many thanks to our judges, David Clarke and Mandy Robotham, and all those who entered the competition for their support of the GWN.

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Gloucestershire Writers’ Network is the hub for all writers and writing groups in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We aim to be the ‘go to place’ for Gloucestershire writers – providing a central platform to communicate news, views, what’s on and competitions etc.

If you have information on forthcoming events, courses, readings or open mics that deserve a wider audience, 
we’d love to hear from you.

We will upload relevant information as quickly as we can to help market and communicate your events.

Do you have a story to tell? Perhaps you have recently won a competition or have a book launch on the horizon – our News and Events Calendar section will keep GWN members abreast of local events and encourage attendance and access to all things creative. Please contact us on admin@gloswriters.org.uk.

Happy writing!

Journeys 2023 Competition Flyer

2023 Competition Results

Click below to see this year's winners. Thank you to all who entered the competition and to our judges Jane Bailey and Philip Rush.

You can buy a copy of our competition anthology here

We will be launching our 2024 competition on the theme of Weather in January
Click here to see the winnersBuy this year's anthology

Our Annual Gloucestershire Writing Competition

We run an annual Poetry and Prose writing competition in conjunction with The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, the winners of which have the opportunity to read their work at the GWN Prizewinners event.

Click here to buy our anthologies to read the work of previous winners.

With thanks to our Sponsors:

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We are grateful to The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival for their support of local writers and for creating the opportunity for the winners and the runners-up of our annual writing competition to showcase their work at the GWN event.

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We would like to thank Liggy Webb for her generous sponsorship of our annual writing competition.
www.liggywebb.com

Islands Competition Flyer

The Latest News & Reviews

Writers' News - Marilyn Timms
Marilyn Timms's poem The Hay Loft, inspired by Rosa Brett's Pre-Raphaelite painting The Hayloft (Catnap), was published in The Ekphrastic Review on October 24.  ...
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Cirencester Writers in the Library, 9th November
Pam Harbutt is guest writer at Writers in the Library, Cirencester at 2pm, Monday 9th November. Pam will be reading from her new book which tells the fascinating  story of Plasticine and the Harbutts, the artistic and entrepreneurial family who invented it. Refreshments and open mic! We look forwar...
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Stroud Short Stories - The Heat is On Event
TICKETS, priced at £12, remain for the 31st STROUD SHORT STORIES event, THE HEAT IS ON. The winners, Georgia Boon, Robin Booth, Philip Douch, David Crane Embers, Lizzie Golds, David Goodland, Jason Jackson, Sophie Loose, Mark Rutterford and Steph Smith will read at the Lansdown Hall in Stroud on Su...
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Gloucestershire Writers at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
Bishops Cleeve author, Jess Blatchley, was excited to be invited to share her debut novel ROOFBOY at the Cheltenham Literature Festival for the first time. She shared a stage with fellow Gloucestershire authors Nigel Messenger, Debbie Young, Nicola Kelsall, Rachel Sargent, Claire Gordon and Daisy Em...
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Website for Cheltenham Arts Council
The Gloucestershire Writers' Network is very grateful to Cheltenham Arts Council for their generous support of our event at The Times and Sunday Times Literature Festival. They now have a new website which includes all their members.  See our entry here  ...
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WORKSHOP: BEGIN YOUR NOVEL WITH ELEANOR WASSERBERG 14TH NOVEMBER
Have you got a novel idea that won't leave you alone, but no clear sense of where to begin? This relaxed, practical workshop is for anyone who has always wanted to write a novel but hasn't started, or has started and stalled. Perfect for aspiring and first-time novelists, anyone returning to writing...
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