Cambridge Writers

Come and enjoy listening to this interesting and original local author.  Glenn is a cartoonist who has written for comics and children's television, you may be familiar with Shaun the Sheep, Bob the Builder and most certainly with Spiderman at some point!  He will talk… Read More »4th October 2011 – Glenn Dakin

Fellow of Clare Hall specialising in British and American literature and writer on 1st World, Crimean and Vietnam Wars.

Broo is one half of Wade and Doherty Literary Agency. She has worked in publishing for twenty years and handles all genres, but is particularly interested in crime, cookery and women's fiction.

Since retiring from his life on the range, Alec has turned his hand to writing at his home in Cambridge. His latest book is called A Way of Life and recalls his training in cattle management with the Argentinian gauchos and working as a jackeroo… Read More »7th June 2011 – Alec Rainey

Patrick grew up in Cambridge and is the author of Corn Dolls, Steel Witches and Cut Out, a trilogy set in Cambridge and the Fens. His books have been acclaimed by reviewers in publications as diverse as The Times Literary Supplement and The News of… Read More »3rd May 2011 – Cambridge Influences

Alison will speak about how she came to write both fiction and non-fiction, introduce her detective series and talk about her experience of being published etc.  She has worked in all kinds of jobs, from admin to electro-plating and from DJ-ing to IT management.  She… Read More »5th April 2011 – Alison Bruce

Olivia Abbott, Editor of Agenda, will judge the competition to write an article or story of interest to magazine readers entitled ‘A Cambridge Secret’, limit of 800 words.

Josephine (seen here not waving and definitely not drowning!) is a Cambridge Writers member. A considerable number of her short stories for women have been published, most recently Hibiscus in Women's Weekly Fiction Special