The Spectrum Writers London Bulletin News & community updates from theLondon Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Group Hi Reader, Hope you had a good holiday break! Now that 2026 is firmly here, we hope you’re settling into your writing routine, or perhaps building a new one. Whether you’re a “new year, new me” kinda person…
Neither quite one thing or another, the time between Christmas and New Year is a fine opportunity to draw the thoughts of a busy year to a close, and look towards a new year ahead with fresh eyes, new optimism and the up-bubbling of wonderful creative ideas. Spectrum would like to invite those who can…
Updates from our annual Short Story Contest, welcoming new organisers, and sharing recent news from our members!
The wait is over—our 10th annual (!) themed short story contest for Spectrum Writers London members is now open! A big thank you to critique organiser Malcolm Barclay, our first ever two-time winner, for bestowing us with this year’s theme… As always, the word count limit is 5000, and we encourage you to write a…
Hear ye, hear ye! The 2024 edition of our Annual Short Story Contest is now declared open! A big thank you to Alex Forbes, winner of last year’s contest, for picking this great theme for us. This year’s theme is… Escape As always, the word count limit is 5000, and we encourage you to write…
With just two weeks to go till the deadline for the 2023 short story contest, we have opened the submissions form so folks can send us their entries. The final stretch is here! To access this page, you must be logged in as a member, so do sign up for an account if you haven’t…
We’re delighted to be bringing back regular in-person meetings in London! After taking a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic and establishing an online routine for all our activities, Spectrum Writers London is now entering our hybrid era. Starting in January 2024, we are introducing a minimum of one in-person critique session a month,…
The wait is over – Spectrum London’s 2023 contest is declared open as of today! A big thank you to all who attended our little launch party in London; what a great way to usher in our yearly staple. As ever, last year’s winner gets to pick our theme for this year. The 2022 winner…