Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities. Her research and teaching expertise are in 20th-21st century and contemporary American literature and culture. She is the author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe (Granta 2004), co-editor of Must Read: Rediscovering… Read More »7th October 2014 – Sarah Churchwell
Out of ideas? Fed up of soul-searching? Why not take a break and relax at an evening of fun and games. Without realizing it, you might go home with enough material to last you the rest of the year. Bring writing materials!
(as amended 4th March 2003) The name of the organisation will be Cambridge Writers. The object of Cambridge Writers is to bring together people interested in writing, for mutual support and encouragement. The annual subscription will be determined by the Committee and approved by members… Read More »Cambridge Writers Constitution
Author of four novels (Accidents in the Home, Everything Will Be All Right, The Master Bedroom, The London Train), Tessa teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University, publishes regularly in The New Yorker, Granta and Guardian, and has written on Henry James, JM Coetzee. Tessa… Read More »3rd June 2014 – Tessa Hadley
Comic creator Karrie produces illustrated articles, graphic novels and works on art projects. Her work include the autobiographical comic strip, My Peculiar World (Guardian), the fictional graphic story, The Night I Lost My Love (The Times), The House That Groaned (Random House's Square Peg) and … Read More »6th May 2014 – An introduction to visual story-telling
Clare Mulley is the award winning author of two biographies, The Spy Who Loved, the secrets and lives of Christine Granville, Britain's first female special agent of WWII and The Woman Who Saved the Children , exploring the life of Eglantyne Jebb, the controversial founder… Read More »1st April 2014 – Clare Mulley
The AGM is when all members of Cambridge Writers can learn what the committee's been up to on their behalf during the past year and vote on ideas for the future. It's also an opportunity to raise suggestions for improving the service we provide to… Read More »4th March 2014 – Annual General Meeting
Dr Anna Whitelock is a historian, author and broadcaster. She is the prize-winning author of Mary Tudor: England’s First Queen (Bloomsbury 2009). Her latest book is is Elizabeth’s Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen’s Court (Bloomsbury, 2013). Anna writes and reviews for The Telegraph, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement,… Read More »3rd December 2013 – Anna Whitelock
Jeff is a lecturer for English Literature at Robinson College, Cambridge University, and his diverse interests include the literature of Victorian scientific materialism, literature about university life, ‘badness’ in poetry, the English Tripos Tragedy paper, and comedy.
Cambridge Writers member Tim Love will hold one of his superb workshops on the theme of 'point of view', something we all need to bear in mind when writing,