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Continue reading →: Come and see us at the Southam Book Festival
Come and see the Rugby Cafe Writers on Sunday morning (October 11th) between 11am and 4pm at the Southam Book Festival. There are book talks throughout the day by local authors and a room full of bookstalls, including our very own and those of our members. We will be selling…
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Continue reading →: Join us at the Rugby Literary FestivalWe look forward to seeing you at the Rugby Literary Festival from Friday October 23rd to Sunday October 25th 2026. On Saturday, we will be at the Book Fair at Rugby Library, and on Sunday, we are offering five free talks all about books. Timetable for Sunday October 25th at…
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Continue reading →: Diary for the rest of 2026
These are our meeting themes and events for the rest of the year. Members are invited to take part in the themed meetings, and to help represent the group at festivals where we sell our books and promote our activities. All meetings take place at Art at the Alex in…
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Continue reading →: Buy our new anthology for 2026The Rugby Cafe Writers have released their new anthology of short stories for 2026. The book, Dive into a Story, is the ninth to be released by the group. It features the work of 33 local authors and features about a hundred short stories, each designed to be read over…
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Continue reading →: Our programme for 2026
Here is our programme for 2026. All meetings are at Art at the Alex in James Street, Rugby, on Fridays at 10am. Regrettably, we are currently full and are not admitting new members, but please do contact us if you would like to go on the waiting list. Jan 30th…
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Continue reading →: Our plans for 2026Welcome to 2026. We had our first meeting on January 2nd with the theme of ‘new beginnings’. Some shared original pieces of work whilst others talked about their writing hopes for the new year. Many of us have half-finished projects on the go and would welcome the support of other…
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Continue reading →: Our plans for DecemberOur Christmas writing competition will be on Friday December 19th. At the December 5th meeting, you will be invited to draw a card on which there will be the name of a Christmas movie. Your challenge will be to write a 250-word story inspired by that title but not mentioning the film.…
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Continue reading →: Come and see us on Saturday
The Rugby Cafe Writers have a stall at the Percival Guildhouse in Rugby on Saturday November 15th from 10am to 12.30pm. We will be selling our books for only £5 each. This includes our popular Winter stories anthology and our new book of autobiographies, Real Lives. We look forward to…
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Continue reading →: What a wonderful night!About 75 people enjoyed An Evening with the Rugby Cafe Writers at St Andrew’s Church, Rugby on Friday October 3rd. The event was part of the Rugby Literary Festival and featured stories, poems, memoir and music from members of the group. It was also an opportunity for the group to…
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Continue reading →: Buy our new bookThe Rugby Cafe Writers have published a new book! It is a collection of mini-autobiographies of members of the group. If you enjoy reading about the lives of other people, then this could be the book for you. Every life is special. Everyone has a story to tell. That was…
Rugby Cafe Writers
Welcome to the Rugby Cafe Writers. We are a friendly group of budding and experienced writers who meet in Rugby every fortnight and share our love of books and writing. We also have a spin-off group which gives authors a chance to get feedback on their works-in-progress. We publish our own anthologies and so far have nine books for sale!
The group is currently FULL and we are not able to accept new members. If you would like to go on the waiting list, please send us an email or fill in the form on this website.
Critique Group
If you have written something and would like feedback, you might be interested in joining our Critique Group. This meets monthly. You would be expected to fully participate in the group and offer your view on the writing of others as well.
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