London Non-Fiction Books & Brunch Club While we can all give thanks to Grazia magazine for honing our WAG spotting talents and keeping us updated every time Cheryl Cole leaves the house with lipstick on her teeth, for those of us who also enjoy reading non-fiction books, it can be hard to find the right book club outlet. The purpose of this book club is to provide a relaxed, fun and social environment for women who enjoy reading non-fiction. Ideally, members will be: - between 28-38; - intereste …

From inscrutable hive-minds and pheromone poetry to star-trek fan fiction and aliens with broadswords, from 15th century ballads of lunar banishment to rousing sea monster spitfire dogfights, from near-future social commentary to hard science cosmological rewirings, gigadeath, conspiracy, catacombs, alternative history, violence and confusion, failed explorations of time, the banality of the future, love, invention, beauty, dystopia and optimism, science fiction is as diverse as it is pigeonhole …

The Talliston Writers’ Circle is a challenging and supportive group for all levels of talent and experience. Offering monthly meetings in a unique environment, our aim is to inspire writers to create their best, most engaging new work – and to share stories that delight and surprise. Authors will discover a creative hub of feedback and support, while newer writers gain the confidence to tell their story. • Talliston Presents Our Talliston Presents talks, lectures and workshops enable us to focus …

JOIN THE REAL LIFE CHATROOM!! It was the dawn of the Third Age of Fankind. The LOTNA Project was a dream given form. Its goal - to create a place where science fiction fans could meet up. It is a port of call, a home away from home for Trekkers, Whovians, Browncoats, 'Scapers and more. Sci-Fi fans chatting, watching sci-fi, playing games and more under a single roof on a planet spinning at a thousand miles an hour, all alone in the night. It can be a silly place but is our last, best hope for S …

Writing can be difficult and lonely. Sometimes we need to get out and away from our own distractions and excuses. Pubs, cafes and parks are nice but wouldn't it also be good to be part of a group of writers? So let's work quietly together, gently encouraging each other to soldier on, and minding each others things when we have to go to the loo... THE IDEA Is simple. We are a group of serious writers that meet somewhere comfortable and write for 2, 3 or 4 hours straight. Each person works on th …

A brighton based book club into exploring non-fiction books ! We are interested in exploring art, economics, culture, politics, history, biographies, science, philosophy etc. The plan is to meet monthly, alternating between a tuesday and a thursday. We look forward to seeing you at our meet-ups for some stimulating discussion and debate ! To find out more about a particular meeting - please go to that meeting in the list for more info. For current book nominations please go here: http://www.meet …

Hypatia refused to be categorized or adhere to society’s norms; moreover she was passionate in her pursuit of knowledge. This is a group which shares her enthusiasm, where new friends can be made and the dialogue is rich and lively. We’re an East London non-fiction book group for women with some life experience under their belt who want more intellectual stimulation than the usual novel on the best seller’s list. We’re opinionated but not closed-minded, mature but young-at-heart. We respect what …

The Wimbledon Book Club is a reading group that meets in Wimbledon, SW19 Merton South London, on the first and third Mondays of the month. We are a friendly bunch in our 20's, 30 (and the young at heart) who enjoy an "occasional" drink while discussing contemporary fiction paperbacks. We are very easy to get to if you live in Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Putney, Southfields, Raynes Park, Balham, Tooting, Morden, New Malden, Sutton or Mitcham :) We all know most Bookclubs tend to read the same …

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This is a group for any new generation writer interested in getting published. All genres are welcome. We started this group to meet other writers and to find creative ways of overcoming challenges that face many of today's writers. We will invite publishers or literary agents to most of our meetings, so hopefully we can facilitate the recognition of new talent from our midst. Looking forward to meeting everybody.”

We are having a <> at 7pm on the March 5th in Central London & you are invited. So if you are curious, seriously interested or just fancy meeting up with some fellow fantasy readers, now is the time... There will be nibbles and a full selection of all the books from our past, present & future reading list. Everyone is welcome! The Fantasy Book Club meets in central London on the third Tuesday of the month and is open to both men & women who enjoy discussing the themes and issues found in Fantas …

Calling all writers in Basildon. Have you been looking for a writing group locally and can't find one? Do you want to meet and discuss your work, receive feedback? Or are you an aspiring writer that wants to meet up with other people to help get you writing, or keep you writing? Then this is the group for you! We meet up on the last Wednesday of every month in the evening. As we are a small group (so far!) we all bring some writing to the meetings, either a page or two or a chapter if it's short …

The London Active Writers is a group that meets twice a month in central London to engage in writing activities and socialise. The meetings are informal and anyone is welcome.

Sharing the Solitude of Writing This group was inspired by the London Writing Together group and is for people in or near Brighton who write or who seriously want to. The format is simple: a host organises a session anywhere comfortable, e.g. in a café or peaceful pub, in their lounge, or maybe in a random nearby village. We then write for 2, 3 or 4 hours straight. We work on our own and set our own targets. What you write is up to you. The whole point is: you are not alone in the creative proce …

For those who are geeks and like to socialise in a geeky way. This group is to cover all events from irreverent conversations, geeky quizzes, geek jokes (don't get me started on coding jokes).

We're slowly making our way through the Guardian's list of 1000 novels everyone must read, which covers novels about love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, and war and travel.  We work our way through the categories each month, and invite members to nominate books from the list. Once nominations have been received, all members vote for their choice. The book club is for people living in and around Chiswick, as well as those who don't mind travelli …

We're a friendly gaming group in the Surrey/Hampshire Borders We meet regularly to play games in Aldershot, Godalming and Blackheath (near Guildford, not the London one!) We love playing epic Board and Tabletop games, and Role Playing Games, but mostly hanging out with nice people and having some fun. When we say boardgames we DO NOT mean "Monopoly", "Cluedo", "Snakes & Ladders" or "Risk", we mean modern classics like Catan, Twilight Imperium, or... well, have a look on BoardGameGeek Below are s …

I am looking for people around my area that might fancy meeting up and gaming on more or less regular basis.

Polska grupa entuzjastów fantastyki i sci-fi. Grupa powstała by pomóc nawiązać nowe znajomości i wspierać tworzenie lokalnych grup RPG (różne systemy, gramy po polsku). Nasze spotkania obejmują dyskusje na temat filmówi książek; gry planszowe, gry karciane (M:tG), spotkania RPG, oraz wszelką około fantastyczną działalność. This is a mostly Polish speaking club, however we're always happy to meet other people and maybe start an English speaking club too ;)

A group devoted to all geeks out there; whether it's Science Fiction, Comics, Horror or Fantasy, everyone is welcome. A place to meet, make new friends and of course to have fun.

Welcome to Starseeds Have you ever felt that there is more to this reality than what you are currently experiencing? You are beginning to make decisions that even surprises yourself, decisions that are  driven by a  deep sense of knowing that this is  right for you although everything else in your physical reality is telling you otherwise.   There is a the longing for home when looking at the stars, or rememberance of personal childhood experiences that some would call science fiction.  Synchro …

DON'T JUST WATCH SCI-FI ON TV. LIVE THE ADVENTURES YOURSELF WITH LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAY (LARP). Do you fancy travelling through the Stargate? Have you wanted to save the planet from Cybermen or Daleks? Live Action Role Playing, known as LARP, is stepping into a character's shoes and literally living the actions and consequences that they bring upon themselves. There's no computer consoles or tabletop gaming, this is as real an environment as we can make it - you're really out there fighting monst …