CHILTERN WRITERS
How do I become a member?
Annual membership runs from January to December and fees for 2026 are £25 per year. If you join after 30th June then the fee for the rest of the year is £13.
Alternatively you are welcome to come along as a visitor, for a fee of £5 payable at the meeting.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DO I JOIN A MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME?
We are always delighted to meet prospective members and you're welcome to attend as a visitor for as many meetings as you like before deciding to join us. The visitor cost is £5, payable at the meeting.
If you have any queries then please use the contact page on this website. Alternatively you can email chilternwriters@outlook.com or contact us via Facebook or Twitter (@ChilternWriters).
DO I HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE?
You do not need to be a member to take part in the meetings, including reading out your own material at our manuscript evenings. You are also welcome to attend our Christmas social in December.
However, if you wish to enter our annual writing competition then you do need to be a paid-up member of Chiltern Writers.
IF I JOIN CHILTERN WRITERS WILL ANY VISITOR FEES BE REFUNDED?
We are unable to refund any visitor fees paid unless you decide to join the group, in which case that evening's visitor fee will count towards the cost of membership.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
April 2026
AGM and Short Story Winners
Our Annual General Meeting, which will be followed by the announcement of the winners of our 2026 short story competition. The winners will then be invited to read out their winning stories.
May 2026
Dario Knight on Scriptwriting
More details to follow.
June 2026
Details to follow.
Previous Meetings and Events
December 2025
Our Christmas social, which included a quiz and the winners of our 2025 short story competition reading out their entries.
January 2026
Caroline Rance and Nicola Todd-Morgan discussed what they have learnt about podcasting and how they went on to turn their show into a book, She Wrote Too: Women Whose Words Changed the World.
February 2026
We held one of our regular manuscript evenings and heard several very different but uniformly excellent pieces read by CW members.