Spectrum Writers

October In-Person Critique
2025-10-06 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
In Person Critique Description
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in London Bridge!
An overview of how the critique meetings are structured can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

September Online Critique Evening
2025-09-10 20:30 - 22:30 | Discord: Critique Voice Chat Channel
A virtual critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members. We will be critiquing one to two pieces at this session.
An overview of how the critique meetings are formatted can be found on this page – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

This will be a virtual session held on Discord (voice/audio only). Instructions on how to join our server can be found on this page. IMPORTANT: This is not an instant virtual meeting like Zoom. You’ll need to create a Discord account and join our server, which runs all the time, and then join the Voice Chat at the time of the session. Please allow extra time to complete this ahead of the meeting.
We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
If you are having trouble getting onto Discord, signing up on the website, or have any other questions, please email us through our contact form and one of the organisers will get back to you.
Hope to see you there!

Seattle Worldcon
2025-08-13 08:00 - 2025-08-18 07:59
Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society. It is held in a different city (and sometimes continent!) each year, and is organised by an independent committee of local volunteers each time. This is where the Hugo Awards are also administered.
This year, Worldcon will be held in Seattle, WA.
Please note, this is not a Spectrum event. However some of our members will be attending, either in person or virtually.
Interested? Check out their website and grab your membership now. And let us know on Discord if you’re planning on attending!

July Online Critique Meeting
2025-07-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Discord: Critique Voice Chat Channel
A virtual critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members. We will be critiquing one to two pieces at this session.
An overview of how the critique meetings are formatted can be found on this page – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

This will be a virtual session held on Discord (voice/audio only). Instructions on how to join our server can be found on this page. IMPORTANT: This is not an instant virtual meeting like Zoom. You’ll need to create a Discord account and join our server, which runs all the time, and then join the Voice Chat at the time of the session. Please allow extra time to complete this ahead of the meeting.
We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. If the event is full, please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server (it will be marked with the date of the event), and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know you can sign up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch (we’re working on some fun things!) and special events tickets.
If you are having trouble getting onto Discord, signing up on the website, or have any other questions, please email us through our contact form and one of the organisers will get back to you.
Hope to see you there!

July Critique Evening (In Person)
2025-07-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Constitution Pub, 42 Churton St, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2LP, United Kingdom
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in Pimlico!
An overview of how the critique meetings are structured can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

Spectrum Summer Drinks Social
2025-07-15 18:30 - 22:00 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
An evening social, for just–well fun, at The Leather Exchange Pub at London Bridge!
Hello fellow Spectrumers,
We have decided (after no cajoling whatsoever) to hold a Summer social get-together at our usual critique evening haunt purely for the reasons of being social and probably talking about writing in some capacity. It will be held at the room above the Leather Exchange pub at London Bridge and will be a casual affair of drinks from the bar and chatting upstairs. I have it on good authority that there will be a good few of the Spectrum organisers there and also a few older members (not in age! not in age…)
Please do sign up below to give us an idea of numbers. No payment is required, but if you would like to make a small voluntary donation of £3, which would go towards our running costs and for the forthcoming short story prizes, then that would be much appreciated (and kind of needed)! Donations can be made online on our Ko-fi link.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and meet the group.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

June In-Person Critique Evening
2025-06-30 19:30 - 21:30 | The Constitution Pub, 42 Churton St, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2LP, United Kingdom
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in London Bridge!
An overview of how the critique meetings are structured can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

Cymera Festival
2025-06-06 00:00 - 2025-06-08 23:59 | The Pleasance, Edinburgh, 5/2 Bristo Pl, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL, United Kingdom
CYMERA is Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Writing. Each year CYMERA brings writers, readers and publishing industry experts together in celebration of speculative fiction. At CYMERA you’ll find author panels and book signings, writing workshops, open mics, live performances, bookish quizzes, tabletop gaming spaces and so much more. Each year the festival is held both in Edinburgh and online, allowing genre-enthusiasts to tune in no matter where they are in the world.
Planning to attend? Let us know in the #cymera channel on Discord!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SPECTRUM EVENT.
Buy your tickets here!

May In-Person Critique Evening
2025-05-28 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom

EasterCon Belfast (Reconnect)
2025-04-18 00:00 - 2025-04-21 23:59 | ICC Belfast, 2 Lanyon Pl, Belfast, BT1 3WH, United Kingdom
Eastercon is the annual British science fiction convention that takes place every Easter weekend. Run by volunteers for all those who love Science Fiction and Fantasy, it features panels, workshops, talks, an art show and a dealer’s room selling books and other items. There are rooms for gaming, crafting or just chilling out. Events range from serious science to the very silly indeed!
This year, EasterCon takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A small group of Spectrum members is planning to be there, including some of the organisers. Planning to join us? Let us know in the #eastercon channel on Discord!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SPECTRUM EVENT.

April In-Person Critique Evening
2025-04-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom

March in-person critique evening
2025-03-12 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom

February In-Person critique evening (change of venue)
2025-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | The Constitution Pub, 42 Churton St, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2LP, United Kingdom
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in Pimlico! (Please note that this venue has changed from the originally scheduled venue of London Bridge).
An overview of how the critique meetings are structured can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

February Online Critique Meeting
2025-02-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Discord: Critique Voice Chat Channel
A virtual critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members. We will be critiquing one piece at this session.
An overview of how the critique meetings are formatted can be found on this page – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

This will be a virtual session held on Discord (voice/audio only). Instructions on how to join our server can be found on this page. IMPORTANT: This is not an instant virtual meeting like Zoom. You’ll need to create a Discord account and join our server, which runs all the time, and then join the Voice Chat at the time of the session. Please allow extra time to complete this ahead of the meeting.
We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
If you are having trouble getting onto Discord, signing up on the website, or have any other questions, please email us through our contact form and one of the organisers will get back to you.
Hope to see you there!

January In-Person Critique Evening
2025-01-27 19:30 - 22:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in London Bridge!
An overview of how the critique meetings are structured can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

Spectrum Karaoke @ Horangee Pocha
2025-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Horangee Pocha, 116 Kent Road, London, SE1 6TU, United Kingdom
Join the Spectrum tribe for a night of warbling creativity at Horangee Pocha Karaoke near Elephant & Castle.
Singers will be encouraged, but not limited to, sci-fi related song content 😉

2024 Short Story Contest Awards Night
2025-01-11 19:30 - 22:00 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
Come celebrate the group’s hard work on the 2024 Short Story Contest with a party at The Leather Exchange!
The evening will begin with drinks and a light social, moving on to revealing the identities of the writers, and of course the winners in all categories. It will be a fun evening to wrap up the 2024 contest, so we hope to see you all there.
There are limited in-person tickets due to the venue capacity, and unlimited virtual tickets to watch the event livestream (link to follow on this page and by email/Discord invite). Grab yours at the bottom of this page!
Please note that critiques will be assigned on Discord to all contest entrants, so be on the lookout for a message from an organiser, and prepare your written critiques to email to your assigned authors as per our guide.
If you did not enter the contest but would like to provide written critiques to some of the stories, please drop the organisers a line through the contact form or let us know in the #2024-story-contest channel on Discord.

4th December Early Christmas Social
2024-12-04 18:30 - 22:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
Join your fellow writers for a relaxed social with drinks and merriment! Starting from 7:30pm until late.
As ever, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!

2024 Short Story Contest DEADLINE
2024-11-15 00:00 - 23:59
Make sure you have submitted your story before midnight tonight – specifically 23:59 on the 15th November!
Eligibility rules, formatting tips and the submission form can be found in the members’ area contest page.

November In-Person Critique Evening
2024-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom

November Online Critique Session
2024-11-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Discord: Critique Voice Chat Channel
A virtual critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members. We will be critiquing one to two pieces at this session.
An overview of how the critique meetings are formatted can be found on this page – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

This will be a virtual session held on Discord (voice/audio only). Instructions on how to join our server can be found on this page. IMPORTANT: This is not an instant virtual meeting like Zoom. You’ll need to create a Discord account and join our server, which runs all the time, and then join the Voice Chat at the time of the session. Please allow extra time to complete this ahead of the meeting.
We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
If you are having trouble getting onto Discord, signing up on the website, or have any other questions, please email us through our contact form and one of the organisers will get back to you.
Hope to see you there!

BristolCon 2024
2024-10-26 00:00 - 2024-10-27 23:59 | Hilton Doubletree Bristol, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NJ, United Kingdom
BristolCon is a science fiction and fantasy convention organized by the BristolCon Committee. The primary aim of the event is to support the Science Fiction and Fantasy community within the South West of the United Kingdom, and to promote the works of Science Fiction and Fantasy authors, artists, businesses, and performers within the United Kingdom and further afield. The convention was created in 2009 by members of the Bristol Fantasy & SF Society, and has since become renowned as a fun, friendly, and informative addition to the UK’s convention calendar.
Each year we feature panel discussions and lectures, an art show, and small group sessions including kaffeeklatsch and workshops. Books, comics and merchandise are available in the dealers’ room and authors will be available for book signings.

Please note this is not a Spectrum event, but a convention that some Spectrum members will be attending.
You can register for this event here.

BFS FantasyCon 2024
2024-10-11 00:00 - 2024-10-13 23:59 | The Queen at Chester Hotel, 52 City Road, Chester, CH1 3AH, United Kingdom
Fantasycon is the annual convention of the British Fantasy Society. Join us for three days of panels, readings, interviews, workshops and talks, as well the British Fantasy Awards ceremony. Attendees include authors, editors, agents, readers. reviewers, artists, podcasters and gamers. If you love Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Horror, then this is the place for you.

Please note this is not a Spectrum event, but a convention a few Spectrum members will be attending.
You can register for this convention here.

October Critique Meeting
2024-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom

September Critique Meeting
2024-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3HN, United Kingdom
A critique meeting for short stories and novel excerpts written by our members, live and in person in London Bridge!
An overview of how the critique meetings are formatted can be found here – please note that you need to read the stories we’ll be discussing ahead of time and prepare your feedback for the authors.
Some things to keep in mind:

We aim to post the new submissions for this session around a week or so before the event. Please wait until we have confirmed the new submissions are live before downloading anything. To access the documents, you need to sign up on our website and download them from the Members Area under ‘Next Critique Session’; they will be clearly marked for this date, so please make sure you download the correct submissions.
New members are absolutely welcome – please feel free to come say hello and see how the group works. We do ask that you participate by giving your comments to the people who submitted their work for this session, even if you have never done so before. Please check out our guide on how to give a good critique if unsure.
Registrations close 2 hours before the event. If you cannot make it anymore, please update your Registration as soon as possible. Failure to update your Registration or let an organiser know you will not be attending can result in us revoking your membership, so please be considerate.
Waiting lists are managed through Discord. Please put your name down in the appropriate thread on the #critique-meeting channel on the Discord server, and if a spot opens up an organiser will ping you to let you know. You can also keep checking the website ahead of the event, with a maximum 2 hour buffer, in case any spots open up. Please note you need to have read the pieces in order to participate in the meeting, so do account for that if you are registering at the last minute.

Lastly, we are fundraising for the year’s running costs, and are asking for a small donation towards that at each session. You can pay online on our Ko-fi page, where you can even make your donation monthly, or speak to an organiser at the pub if you’d prefer to give cash. Monthly Ko-fi donors get a special role on our Discord, as well as discounts on any Spectrum-branded merch and special events tickets.
Hope to see you there!
