NAWGfest

Annual Festival of Writing

NAWGFest 2026...

will now be on 19th September online

The festival will mostly take place on Saturday 19th September but there are some sessions on Friday the 18th. 

FRIDAY 18TH  
24-HOUR Flash Fiction Competition judged by Susan Cartwright-Smith
24-HOUR Flash Poetry Competition judged by Chris Huck
(Special email addresses for the Flash Fiction & Flash Poetry entries – subject supplied on Friday at 2PM - winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday)

7:30 PM Welcome + Open Mic (60 - 90 minutes) hosted by Henry Curry

SATURDAY 19TH 
10:00 AM Workshop with Tim Wilson – Characters You'll Care About  (60 minutes)
10:00 AM Workshop with Morgen Bailey - Ideas and Inspiration (60 minutes)

12 NOON AGM hosted by Chairman Chris Huck (60 minutes)

2:00 PM Workshop with Tim Wilson – Integrating Description and Action  (60 minutes)
2:00 PM Workshop with Morgen Bailey - Starts, Middles and Ends

(60 minutes)

4:00 PM Awards Ceremony – winners of the Members’ Competitions
(60 - 90 minutes)
6:00 PM Keynote Speaker – Guest TBA (60 minutes)
8.00 PM Literary Quotes Quiz hosted by Liz Ashcroft (60 - 90 minutes)

SUNDAY 20TH
There may also be some more activities; we’ll let you know about this soon.

All the activities as part of NAWGfest are FREE to members - but you need to register - so to book your place please email: events@nawg.co.uk  

Zoom links will be available for all these activities via the Members' Page HERE (you'll need your password)

NOT A MEMBER YET?  you may still join the festival - please book your place by sending an email:  events@nawg.co.uk  stating that you are not a member of NAWG. And please also consider making a small donation to NAWG to cover our costs by pressing the button below. 

Why not join us? Have a look HERE  to see the benefits of being a member.