Hallgarth Poets

Middlesbrough

The group has fifteen active members and meets bi-weekly at Hallgarth School in Middlesbrough. The original group grew from a Creative Writing class organised by Leeds University at an out-reach centre in Middlesbrough in the 1990's. More than half of the current members have had work published by regional presses and magazines and many have been included in a recent collaborative anthology between Mudfog Press and mima, Ink on Paper. We also run an annual Summer School in the North York Moors area, which lasts a week and is open to members and non-members.

For more information contact Geoff Strange, email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tees-Wear Poetry Stanza

Teesside, Darlington and Durham

Members of the Poetry Society from Teesside, Darlington and Durham meet together six times a year to share work in progress, exchange ideas about poetry, and discuss developments in the poetry scene. If you are a member of the Poetry Society and would like to attend the Stanza meetings, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Vane Women

Darlington

Vane Women is a writers' collective from Darlington they run a press and a workshop programme and are performers on the stage as well as on the page.

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Wordlab

Hartlepool

Wordlab is a not-for-profit group meeting each week in Hartlepool to discuss creative ideas, writing scripts, novels, short stories and poetry. Occasionally Wordlab holds writing workshops, visits places to get inspiration and performs in public for a small fee to cover costs. The group meets every Friday from 7pm at the Lynnfield Centre, in Elcho Street, off Murray Street, Hartlepool, and sessions cost £1 per week.

For more information contact Vannesa Zandani, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it