Guild Events and Day Schools

Each week, The Reader brings people together at Shared Reading groups across the UK. These groups are free, and for everyone.  At Shared Reading groups, a trained Reader Leader selects wonderful stories and poems to read aloud together. Everyone is welcome to share how the words make them feel, as well as their thoughts, ideas and memories. There...

Each week, The Reader brings people together at Shared Reading groups across the UK. These groups are free, and for everyone.  At Shared Reading groups, a trained Reader Leader selects wonderful stories and poems to read aloud together. Everyone is welcome to share how the words make them feel, as well as their thoughts, ideas and memories. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.  Everyone experiences what is read...

This workshop is FREE and is jointly sponsored by the Guild and the facilitator who is donating her time without a fee.   For the past few years, we’ve been running highly successful one day workshops in Writing for Wellbeing. People have loved them and often asked for more. So, we’re responding for the second year running with another Encore Saturday Session,...

Have you ever noticed how sometimes when you are writing, the more you struggle, the more difficult it is to find the words? Paradoxically, some of the best pieces are those that come with almost no effort. You may have wondered why some days you can sweat over the keyboard...

Writing For Impact

Mar 15, 2025

Have you ever noticed how sometimes when you are writing, the more you struggle, the more difficult it is to find the words? Paradoxically, some of the best pieces are those that come with almost no effort. You may have wondered why some days you can sweat over the keyboard for hours, only to produce an awkward paragraph or two. On...