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Gay Authors Workshop

The Gay Authors Workshop is a longstanding, nationwide organisation of LGBT writers and authors, founded in 1978. They meet monthly to knock individual writing projects into shape, by reading works-in-progress aloud to the group for feedback and suggestions.

For their membership, around 65 members receive a quarterly newsletter (which they can submit to for publication), listing the times and locations of the group's gatherings.

The group meets in people's homes, generally in Greater London. Sometimes hosts provide food, otherwise guests each bring something along.

In addition to monthly meetings, the group carries out writing related projects. It also publishes an irregular story magazine called Gazebo (sold at "Gay's The Word" bookshop in Bloomsbury and "Housman's Books" in King's Cross).

Email:	Ian Stewart or Kathryn Bell on eandk2@btinternet.com
Website:	www.paradisepress.org.uk
Gender:	Mixed
When:	Once a month
Where:	Email or phone for details
Beginners welcome:	Yes

Gay London Writers

Gay London Writers, founded in 1993 when Peter Slater placed a postcard on the notice board in Gay’s The Word, is flourishing. In addition to the fortnightly meetings, where work in progress is read and discussed by an increasing number of contributors, the group has been making a significant impact in most areas of writing.

The last couple of years have been particularly fruitful with the publication of critically acclaimed and commercially successful novels and short fiction, a presence in quality poetry magazines and the spoken word scene, short listed and award winning plays, experiments in freelance publishing, and journalistic work in a variety of gay and mainstream outlets.

Telephone:	020 8949 2262
Email:	nzls22141@blueyonder.co.uk
Website:	www.gaylondonwriters.com
Gender:	Male
When:	Alternate Friday evenings
Where:	Email or phone for details
How much:	Free; members take something to drink to meetings
Beginners welcome:	Yes

USPCG

USPCG (the US Gay Prisoners Correspondence Programme) is a UK-based organisation looking for supporters world-wide to help break the loneliness of those incarcerated in US prisons. The organisation has been running since 1992. USPCG provides the name and address of a US prisoner if you provide your age and indicate the age range of the prisoner you would like to contact, stating also if you have a preference for White, Afro-American or Hispanic (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, etc).

Email:	info@uspcg.com
Website:	www.uspcg.com
Address:	PO Box 1714, Yate, Bristol BS37 4NS
Gender:	Male
When:	Email for details
Where:	Email for details
How much:	Free; donations welcome
Beginners welcome:	Yes