© Northants Writers’ Ink 2023
NORTHANTS WRITERS’ INK
We are a creative writing group based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. We meet
approximately every three weeks on a Monday evening in the Friends’ Meeting House, St. John’s
Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4LG.
Meetings begin at 7pm and usually finish by 10pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. Street
parking is available outside the venue or a short walk away in the Jackson Lane free car park on
the opposite side of the High Street.
If you are a writer who would like to join Northants Writers’ Ink, you must in the first place
contact us by email attaching a few words about yourself and a sample of your writing (about
1,000 words). Please do not attend a meeting unannounced or without previous agreement, as
you will be turned away.
Your first meeting will be free so you can meet the group and experience a meeting before
joining. Meeting fees are currently £3.00 each meeting and paid on the night or £45.00 for the
whole year (which saves £6.00 overall).
WINNERS OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY WRITING COMPETITION
1st prize (£100) went to Jo for her story, “The Hairiest High”.
2nd prize (£50) went to Chris for his story, “More”.
3rd= prize (£12.50) went to Emma for her story, “Come with Me”.
3rd= prize (£12.50) went to Gemma for her story, “Looking for the Boys”.
We welcome writers with enthusiasm and commitment who are able to contribute to the group
through their writing and their support for fellow members. Group meetings are inspiring and
challenging and include either workshops on relevant aspects of writing or the presentation of
pieces written by members in response to challenges. These challenges are set by individual
members and may be based on a workshop, thus ensuring ongoing development of writing
skills. Presenting your piece out loud to the group and receiving constructive feedback also
provides valuable experience for members. Our aim is to support the development of our
members, individually and with our group projects, such as the anthologies of our collected
short stories which are published and can be purchased on the shop page. We organise an
ambitious programme of talks and events as well as an internal writing competition each year.
We average about ten members at each meeting, offering a wide range of life and writing
experience. Because the group is open to tackling adult themes, membership is for over 18s
only.
The group offers an exciting calendar of events. Go the meetings page to see the 2024 calendar.
If you are serious about writing and want to belong to a dedicated group in the Northants area,
contact us by email here
WELCOME
CREATIVE
WRITERS
Northants Writers’ Ink
anthologies of short stories
are currently available to
purchase from Amazon UK.
Check the shop for more
details.
Soft Shadows, Faint
Footprints NWI’s
most recent
anthology,
published in 2021
Talking Without
Being Interrupted,
published in 2017
And Ghosts are Real,
Too, published in
2018