Welcome to the Writers of Marlborough

We represent several established writing groups and individual authors in the Marlborough
area. For details of group meetings please see the information below.

Join us at our next meeting

Writers of Picton

1st Monday of the month
1:030- 3:30pm
Picton Library
New members and visitors welcome

Picton Poets

 4th Wednesday of the month
10.30 to 12noon
Picton Library
New members and visitors welcome​

Marlborough Writers

3rd Tuesday of the month
 Alternate lunch and evening meetings
​ Fairweathers, Blenheim
New members and visitors welcome

News and ​Events

Writers from across the Top of the South

Writers of Picton, invite you

To submit creative original Non Fiction up to 3000 words. And /or poems up to 50 lines for a proposed anthology.
Submissions might be serious, quirky, humorous or prophetic.

But on the theme of, “In an ideal World . . .”
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They should be sent in electronic format as an email attachment, together with contact details, before 31 st January 2019.
To: petergoodhope@gmail.com
Authors retain copyright of their work.

Submissions will be subject to editing and proof reading in consultation with the author.

Short and Sharp

A small book of local writers stories and poems has been published by John and Maree Penney of Prisma Print and gifted to Marlborough Writer's is now for sale. 

Members from Blenheim and Picton have contributed 20 works to the 32 page booklet which is on sale through members -Blenheim’s Magazine Shop, or on order through either the group’s secretary June Bowen at  junemoon@xtra.co.nz  or through info@prismaprint.co.nz 
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Only $8+ postage
 Website Photo Credit Joyce Elwood-Smith