Calling all writers in Basildon. Have you been looking for a writing group locally and can't find one? Do you want to meet and discuss your work, receive feedback? Or are you an aspiring writer that wants to meet up with other people to help get you writing, or keep you writing? Then this is the group for you! We arrange regular meet ups. Plenty of notice will be given to give you the chance to put it in your diary and attend. At our meetings we have six reading spaces per meeting. Taking a read …

The Political Animals are a book discussion group who meet up in Central London every 8 weeks or so to have a  few drinks and talk about our reading in political and moral philosophy. For previous sessions we've read everything from philosophy of science to critiques of humanism and modern capitalism - we've taken on contemporary thinkers like Tony Judt, JK Galbraith,  and John Gray as well as classics like J.S. Mill, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Marx, Weber, Popper, Hayek and Sartre. We try to ke …

A group for women to network and share ideas. And to improve photographic skills through education. This meetup is open to beginners as well as experienced photographers. The group meets once a month. we offer: • Photo competitions and critiques • Gallery exhibitions • Field trips • Social events

Meet with others in your local area who love and create Art. CoolTan Arts believes mental wellbeing is enhanced by the power of creativity. All forms of Art, including painters, photographers, sculptors, conceptual artists, performance artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, etc. to discuss techniques, share critiques, and offer gallery/exhibiting advice. Participate in fun, make, create, indulge and join our arts walk. Come along, get involved, share your skills. Inspire, imagine, create!

London ICT4D Meetup is an informal networking opportunity for people with an interest in the use of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Regular attendees include folk from international development agencies, CrisisCommons, FrontlineSMS, IT journalists, ICT4D academics and various 'geeks with critiques'. This is an open group which anyone is welcome to join and we actively seek to include new members from the Crisis Mapping community, the Standby Volunteer Task For …

We are a women only writing group based in London hoping to ignite female writers interested in fiction and/or non-fiction. Whether you're based in the city or visiting, we want to lend our diverse group of ears and offer our invaluable time towards making whatever you're working on the best it can be, through nurturance and through constructive, yet rigorous feedback. Let's create a space where women and their work are valued and respected intellectually. We want bold, passionate women ready to …

… To form a group of dedicated people who engage in purposeful activities that enrich our understanding of ourselves and the world, help us develop critical thinking and above all, make us bring out the best in ourselves. We seek to engage in meaningful personal interactions and civic action but we are not looking for sheeple, rather, we are looking for people who want to explore, learn and innovate, who inspire and want to be inspired, who take initiative and are spontaneous so that we can go tog …

Writing can be difficult and lonely. Sometimes we need to get out and away from our own distractions and excuses. Pubs, cafes and parks are nice but wouldn't it also be good to be part of a group of writers? So let's work quietly together, gently encouraging each other to soldier on, and minding each others things when we have to go to the loo... THE IDEA Is simple. We are a serious group of writers that meet somewhere comfortable and write for 2, 3 or 4 hours straight. Each person wor …

To write creatively we must first think creatively!   This group is for creative thinkers and writers in London; it is open to all writers working in all genres. I will be facilitating workshops designed to unlock new patterns of thinking, and the sourcing of ideas. I will be available for 1-2-1 sessions designed to help writers overcome writer's block, locate that which they really want to write about, and create the steps to do so.   We will also go to live literature/spoken word even …

I decided to start the London voice Over Group, because there appear to be so few resources we can use to better our skills that could be 'freely' given, ie., constructive critiques of each other's voice work, etc. Though there are internet sites which offer script reading, and indeed competitions, like Edge Studios, there is nothing quite like the energy and enthusiasm of a group who can listen to each others work, be inspired and supported by actually meeting up regularly as a group of like m …