The Writing Group is a group of English-speaking expats, men and women, who meet regularly on Friday afternoons in each others’ homes to do creative writing.

It’s not like the writing you had to do in school – the emphasis is very much on making stuff up, going with the flow and having fun with words: we write stories, poems, memories, comedy sketches from prompts given in the meeting. Sometimes they take an idea home and develop it into a longer piece; a couple of members are even writing full-length novels. None are professional writers but offer mutual support.

If you would like to give it a try, write to John Lynham at: johnlynham@hotmail.com for more information and the location of their next meeting. John notes there are no qualifications needed, just bring yourself and a pen and paper!