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The Laid-back Writers Group

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What we’re about

The group meets monthly on Sundays in Liverpool city centre and is for people interested in writing.

Most attendees write prose fiction - long and short - but we also have writers who submit screenplays, plays, autobiographical pieces and poetry for the group to read and discuss.

We are a friendly and relaxed bunch who are here to support our fellow writers' journeys, rather than offer harsh critique.

If you are just getting started with writing, if you already write and release independently, if you are seeking to be commercially published (or if you already are!) then you are most welcome in this group.

We usually meet upstairs in the Ship and Mitre pub on Dale Street. Occasionally, some of the very varied stories and works that are shared contain mature themes.

Upcoming events

2

Sun, Nov 16 · 12:00 PM GMT
Liverpool Laid Back Writing: November 2025
Upstairs at The Ship and Mitre, 133 Dale St, Liverpool, GB
The November 2025 Liverpool Laid-Back Writers Meetup will be on Sunday 16th November at Midday - upstairs at the Ship and Mitre in Liverpool City Centre.
Join us upstairs at midday (please hang on in the downstairs bar until 12.00...) to discuss what you have currently been writing - and do send me your work in advance (see below).
Please post to the group chat (or message me via Meetup) with a link to a short (max 1,500 word) excerpt of your writing by SUNDAY 9th November.
I will then send a message out to those attending, with links so that we have time to read it before the meetup itself.
I'd suggest posting a comment with a view-only Google documents link (docs.google.com) or a Hermit link (gethermit.com) set to be shared so that I can do this.
This month's writing prompt, for anyone who would like one:
Genre: Crime
Character: A first responder
Theme: Compassion
Of course feel free to ignore the prompt and just send in an excerpt of whatever you are currently writing!
Please do bring £2, to help us cover meetup fees.
As ever, please do RSVP if you intend to come, and un-RSVP in good time if you later realise that that you can't make it.
Lou x
25 attendees
Sun, Dec 14 · 2:00 PM GMT
Laid Back Writers: December 2025 - Publishing Event
Upstairs at The Ship and Mitre, 133 Dale St, Liverpool, GB
The December 2025 Liverpool Laid-Back Writers Meetup will be on Sunday 14th December at 2pm to 5pm- upstairs at the Ship and Mitre in Liverpool City Centre.
This event is something different. Will Edwards, one of our members, will be giving a talk on self publishing via Amazon Kindle and we will be joined by Simon Bestwick, a local writer of horror stories who will speak to working with a professional book publisher. Talks will last about an hour with some time for questions and a break in the middle for refreshments.
The meeting will start at 2pm and finish at 5pm (the room is booked for another event from 6pm onwards). Afterwards, anyone interested can form a 'Christmas social' pub raiding party to ravage the city until we are comatose.
Simon will give feedback on up to five horror story synopses up to 1500 words. Submit to me to pass on, first come first served, by SUNDAY 7th December. I will then send a message out to those attending, with links to the synopses so that we have time to read them before the meetup itself.
I'd suggest posting a comment with a view-only Google documents link (docs.google.com) set to be shared so that I can do this.
Please do bring £2, to help us cover meetup fees.
As ever, please do RSVP if you intend to come, and un-RSVP in good time if you later realise that that you can't make it.
Rowland
1 attendee

Past events

120

Organizers

rowland cook and 3 others

Members

718

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