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Welcome to The Writing Hut, where we provide expert writing tuition tailored to your needs. Whether you're a beginner looking to hone your skills or more experienced writer seeking guidance, our personalized approach will help you achieve your writing goals.
I offer in-person and Zoom workshops and courses in poetry and prose. Many participants are working on long-term projects such as a novel or collection of poems.
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Courses and workshops
Join me on one day workshops or longer courses in person or on Zoom. People like the informal informative style and appreciate the amount of learning they do about themselves and their writing.
What could you write?
Really, it's entirely up to you. In the early days you may simply need to engage in writing exercises and discussions. As you grow in confidence you will naturally tend towards styles and forms suitable to your talents.
My mantra is 'Just Write'.
Commissions and special projects
I work with community groups in a variety of settings. Currently I am a director of Active Hearts and Minds Ltd which provides arts and leisure facilities for those with and without disabilities.
I am always ready to take on commissions, workshops for schools or centres for those with disabilities. I am keen to do poetry residences in the local area.
Usually I teach locally or at special places like Knole House in Kent or West Horsley Place in Surrey. Recently I led two workshops for schools at Lullingstone Country Park.
I recently won an international competition and had my poem performed at the Cockpit Theatre in a play callee 'Desert Poet'.
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At The Writing Hut, we understand that every writer has a unique voice and individual goals. Whether you are looking to improve your creative writing, refine your academic essays, or enhance your professional communication, the tailored approach ensures that you receive the guidance you need to excel.
Community and Support for Aspiring Writers
Joining The Writing Hut means becoming part of a vibrant community of writers. I believe in fostering a supportive environment where students can share ideas, receive constructive feedback, and grow together. My workshops not only emphasise writing skills but also encourage collaboration and networking, allowing you to connect with fellow writers and expand your horizons. I am dedicated to helping you unlock your full potential.
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The Writing Hut
5 Bullingstone Cottages
Bullingstone Lane
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
TN3 0LB
My published stuff
Recent poems have been published in: Drawn to the Page website 4 poems 2016, Kent & Sussex Folio 2019 , 2020, 2021 & 2022, Duncan's Place (Roundel) 2019, Links in the Chain (Roundel) 2017, Reconsider the Collection 2018, Play - a charity anthology 2018, and Catching the Shards - Celebrating 10 years of Roundel 2022. I have run several one-man performance shows which so far have raised over £3,000 for charity.
In the summer of 2024 I took part in ‘Ripple’ – an art installation at Lullingstone Country Park, and was published in their poetry collection
Shortlisted for Sir Philip Sydney Poetry Prize 2019
In every Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Folio since 2019 and including 2025
Local poet wins on the horses!
In 2023 I won an international Poetry Competition, the prize being to have the poem inserted into a play called 'Desert Poet' at the Cockpit theatre.
For full article use the following link in your browser, www.timeslocalnews.co.uk/tunbridge-wells-digital/read-the-times-of-tunbridge-wells-3rd-january-2024/
scroll to the flipbook and then to Page 22.
To hear the poem read by the actor:
C:\Users\cbell\OneDrive\Documents\0000 Poetry\2024\Desert Horse.mp3
Published work
Speldhurst Sketches - Dragonfly Press
Tunbridge Wells in Camera - Quotes Press
Tonbridge in Old Photographs - Alan Sutton
Royal Tunbridge Wells - revised and extended Alan Savidge;s history of the town - Parapress
Beginner's Guides to Literature. wrote or co-edited 23 titles for Hodder & Stoughton
The Complete Writing Course - Regent Academy
Numerous articles for Seeboard, Music Teacher, Tabs - Rank Strand, PC Plus, Kent Companion.
I am a member of two Poetry Society Stanza Groups: Roundel Poets and Kent & Sussex Poetry Society and was part of Fractals - a writers' and artists' collective. We exhibited at Trinity Theatre in 2017. I regularly exhibit as part of the Friends of the Earth Art and Poetry Exhibition at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells.