For people who love writing
The next meeting on Tuesday, 12th May will be at The Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne, starting at 7.30pm.
See below for full details.
Anderida Writers is a small and friendly group, open to writers of all levels and ages.
What we do for members:
· Help you to get published, or simply improve your writing skills
· Arrange monthly meetings and social functions
· Invite guest speakers
· Arrange workshops
· Give regular critiques
· Hold two annual competitions
· Arrange for actors to read competition entries
· Promote members' books on stands at festivals and events
· Give advice to those who want to write for fun
Winners of the Nigel Gearing Poetry and Short Story Competition 2025
A lively meeting
This year’s Annual General Meeting at the Hydro Hotel on Tuesday, 14th April, produced some lively discussions about the future of Anderida Writers and what it could do for its members.
The business side of the meeting finished with the presentation of the Anderida Accolade for outstanding work and contribution to Anderida Writers. The award went to Rob Crouch for his part in creating the new website and helping to streamline procedures. Rob thanked his wife for her part in building the website.
Improving your writing
Chairman Tony Flood introduced tips from Patrick Walsh, the founder of Publishing Push. Patrick revealed the red flags and critical mistakes that writers should avoid in the opening pages of their work.
You can read the full article by following this link to The Write Stuff.
New Anderida Writers Facebook Group
Rob Crouch outlined plans to for a new group to encourage debate and engagement about all aspects of writing, including publishing and marketing. This will help spread good practices, news, and information to benefit everyone involved.
Those present supported the idea. Once we’ve agreed rules for conduct and use, we’ll set up the group on Facebook.
Ideas to Improve Anderida Writers
A lively debate then followed on the future of Anderida Writers and how it could better help its members in the future.
Those present wanted fewer speakers during the year.
They also wanted more time for discussing and commenting on each other’s writing.
Those present agreed to having two smaller discussion groups, each with a team leader, who would note down the main points and elements raised. To benefit everyone, the leaders would then raise and discuss these items during a workshop session in the second half of the meeting.
The first of these discussion groups/workshops will take place at the next meeting on 12th May 2026.
The next meeting at the Hydro Hotel on 12th May 2026 will be a discussion and critiquing session,
followed by a workshop to learn from the key issues raised.
So come prepared with what you want to read, and a notepad and pen. It promises to be an interesting meeting.
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We usually meet on the second Tuesday of the month, starting at 7.30 pm in
The Garden Suite
The Hydro Hotel
Mount Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7HZ
See above for details of the next meeting.
For further information please contact us here,
or visit our Facebook page