Event listing
DECEMBER 2025
Tuesday 16th December
Write Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Swindon Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Wednesday 17th December
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Artswords Seasonal Celebration 7.00pm, Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Ln, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ, UK
Writers’ Kitchen meets Writers’ Café, Reading Group meets Mum’s the Word, Hub writers come to Farm frolics – all Artswords folk welcome - for a little impromptu seasonal celebration, which can include nibbles, drinks, readings, games, party pieces, and surprises, all or any of which is up to us and you, so please bring along anything you like! For clarification or further info, please contact matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk. Otherwise, just turn up, with or without any of above.
Thursday 18th December
Women of the World. 10.30am-12pm Upstairs at the Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free Group
A friendly group that is open to all women. Snacks are provided. A different weekly activity - Come along and meet up with new people in a safe welcoming space. Bring along a friend or carer with you. Children are welcome and suitable activities are provided. Please contact Penni for further information on: 07941 324537 or penniseviour@yahoo.com.
Women of the World. 10.30am-12pm Upstairs at the Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free Group
A friendly group that is open to all women. Snacks are provided. A different weekly activity - Come along and meet up with new people in a safe welcoming space. Bring along a friend or carer with you. Children are welcome and suitable activities are provided. Please contact Penni for further information on: 07941 324537 or penniseviour@yahoo.com.
Friday 19th December
Tuesday 30th December
Artswords Writer's Cafe 7pm-9pm Friends Meeting House, 79 Eastcott Hill, Swindon, SN1 3JF Cost £2 per session.
Liden's Writer's Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon 105.5, The Liden Centre, Barrington Cl, Swindon SN3 6HF, UK. Cost £2 per session. info
A friendly local writers' group welcomes all to write along with prompts and shares every week
Saturday 20th December
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley7.30pm, Artsite Limited, The Post Modern, Theatre Sq, Swindon SN1 1QN Cost: FREE!
Entry is free, no need to book in advance. Front of House will have buckets for donations which will go to the RSPB, MIND and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. All welcome!
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley7.30pm, Artsite Limited, The Post Modern, Theatre Sq, Swindon SN1 1QN Cost: FREE!
Entry is free, no need to book in advance. Front of House will have buckets for donations which will go to the RSPB, MIND and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. All welcome!
Tuesday 30th December
Artswords Writer's Cafe 7pm-9pm Friends Meeting House, 79 Eastcott Hill, Swindon, SN1 3JF Cost £2 per session.
Artswords Writers' Café is a meeting place for new writers, experienced writers and anyone interested in writing. We chat, we read, we explore, and we discover interesting things about writing. If you have any piece of writing you’d like to share with others, please bring it along, in hard copy, at least tenfold.
Everyone and anyone interested in writing and reading is welcome!
For further information, please contact Matt Holland on 01793 771080 or email matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk for more details. info
Write Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Mum's the Word 7pm–9pm - Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Ln, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ, UK £2.00 per session
Everyone and anyone interested in writing and reading is welcome!
For further information, please contact Matt Holland on 01793 771080 or email matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk for more details. info
JANUARY 2026
Tuesday 6th JanuaryWrite Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Mum's the Word 7pm–9pm - Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Ln, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ, UK £2.00 per session
Mum's the Word, is a friendly and informal writing group for mums, including birth mums, foster mums, full–time mums, adoptive mums, working mums, grandmas, and women who are primary carers or guardians of a child.
Don't worry if you haven't had a chance to write anything yet; the group will help you get started if you want it to.
Everyone welcome!
If you would like to come along or would like further information, please contact Helen Allen at:
mumsthewordwriting@outlook.com or helen@ifsandbuts.co.uk
Don't worry if you haven't had a chance to write anything yet; the group will help you get started if you want it to.
Everyone welcome!
If you would like to come along or would like further information, please contact Helen Allen at:
mumsthewordwriting@outlook.com or helen@ifsandbuts.co.uk
Wednesday 7th January
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Poetry Swindon. 7pm–9pm - Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Ln, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ, UK, £2.00 per session
Poetry Swindon: a friendly, welcoming space for people in and around Swindon to come together and explore poetry. Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon, SN5 5PJ. £2 per session. Email sophie@poetryswindon.com, or visit the website –www.poetryswindon.com
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Poetry Swindon. 7pm–9pm - Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Ln, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ, UK, £2.00 per session
Poetry Swindon: a friendly, welcoming space for people in and around Swindon to come together and explore poetry. Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon, SN5 5PJ. £2 per session. Email sophie@poetryswindon.com, or visit the website –www.poetryswindon.com
Friday 9th January
Liden's Writer's Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon 105.5, The Liden Centre, Barrington Cl, Swindon SN3 6HF, UK. Cost £2 per session. info
A friendly local writers' group welcomes all to write along with prompts and shares every week
Tuesday 13th January
Write Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Swindon Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Wednesday 14th January
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Friday 16th January
Liden's Writer's Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon 105.5, The Liden Centre, Barrington Cl, Swindon SN3 6HF, UK. Cost £2 per session. info
Tuesday 20th January
Write Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Swindon Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Wednesday 21st January
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Liden's Writer's Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon 105.5, The Liden Centre, Barrington Cl, Swindon SN3 6HF, UK. Cost £2 per session. info
A friendly local writers' group welcomes all to write along with prompts and shares every week
Write Along Tuesday (W.A.T) - 1pm-2.30pm - Swindon Central Library, downstairs. Penni will be temporarily running this as the writing group run by Swindon Story Shed isn't currently running. Bring along your own writing or whatever projects you are working on. It's a time to write with others, rather than by yourself.
Artswords Writer's Cafe 7pm-9pm Friends Meeting House, 79 Eastcott Hill, Swindon, SN1 3JF Cost £2 per session.
Artswords Writers' Café, is a meeting place for new writers, experienced writers and anyone interested in writing. We chat, we read, we explore, and we discover interesting things about writing. If you have any piece of writing you’d like to share with others, please bring it along, in hard copy, at least tenfold.
Everyone and anyone interested in writing and reading is welcome!
For further information, please contact Matt Holland on 01793 771080 or email matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk for more details. info
Everyone and anyone interested in writing and reading is welcome!
For further information, please contact Matt Holland on 01793 771080 or email matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk for more details. info
Wednesday 28th January
Words on Wednesday, Creative Writing Group. 10.30am-11.30am -Swindon Hub, Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon, SN1 1BA Free group info
Friday 30th January
Liden's Writer's Group. 10.30am-11.30am - Swindon 105.5, The Liden Centre, Barrington Cl, Swindon SN3 6HF, UK. Cost £2 per session. info
A friendly local writers' group welcomes all to write along with prompts and shares every week
OTHER GROUPS/OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS
Ipsum Creative Writing Group
Charity local to Swindon delivering therapy, including art therapy, e.g. creative writing, holds a weekly writing group info
Artswords Mentoring Service
Mentoring is with Artswords' Literature Development Worker, Matt Holland.
For further information about booking a mentoring session, live or via Zoom, please call 01793 771080 or write to matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk
Wordspace
Literature Works’ Word Space programme – offers sessions for committed creative writers, combining mentoring, workshops, regular sessions with industry professionals and an online space to support each other as a group of writers.Word Space welcomes applicants from Swindon and is partnering with Artswords in its quest for writers local to this area.
If you decide to apply, you can make Artswords your preferred partner.
For further info, see here.
You can also book a space on one of their Word Space briefings to learn more about the application process here.
