Events
LGBTQ+ Creative Writing Workshops
11 May 2026 to 8 June 2026 (with a break for the Bank Holiday on 25 May).
Venue: Kings Arms, 23 Poland Street, London W1F 8QJ from 5.45pm to 8.00pm.
A series of FREE writing classes for LGBT+ would-be and actual writers who want to improve their writing and perhaps get new inspiration. Come and explore different writing techniques and ideas among like-minded and sympathetic people.
Best for people with a little writing experience of some kind and some command of English.
We have been running these classes for over two years now, and from them we have created two anthologies, Flash Dances and shortly Hot Flashes, written largely by people from the workshops.
We also have an e-magazine, Flash PPink, which showcases new writing. One member has gone on to be accepted on a MA course in creative writing, and another is shortly publishing his first novel, so we must be doing something right!
There are many obstacles to writing, revolving round lack of self-confidence and feelings of exclusion. Come and burst through those barriers with us.
If you want to come to these, you should be prepared to commit to regular attendance, and to writing some ‘homework’ each week which the group can discuss. We emphasise that we are not judgemental, but provide a caring and supportive environment.
The workshops are run by Homo Promos and Gay Authors Workshop.
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Amiable Warriors Book Launch
Amiable Warriors III: The Best of Enemies will get off to a flying start with a gala launch on Friday 5 June 2026 at 5.30pm.
Venue: Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 7AR
The book is the third in a series about the history of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality. CHE was the largest ever LGBT+ organisation in the UK.
Thousands of people discovered their sexuality through CHE; it was the engine of social change for twenty years and spawned counselling services, phone helplines, gay centres and campaigns for equal rights in all areas of society.
The Amiable Warriors project is a four-volume history of this shamefully overlooked pillar of our history. Volume III is another eye-opener from award-winning writer Peter Scott-Presland, charting the rise of CHE against the currents of the time, and particularly against its more flamboyant but shorter-lived little sister, the Gay Liberation Front. Upsetting all received notions of our origins and history, this is Queer history for everyone.
'Richly illustrated and written with wit, wisdom and compassion' - Professor Matt Cook.
'A damned good read' - Peter Tatchell.
Peter Scott-Presland will be in conversation with Prof. Rainer Schutz discussing the book and the era.
The launch will also include screenings of two rare archive short films - the 1971 GLF Come Together, filmed at the LSE, and David Is Homosexual, made by Lewisham CHE in 1976. This 50th anniversary screening will be introduced by John Crossley, partner of the director, the late Wilf Avery, and by the cameraman David Belton.
The event is FREE, and there will be refreshments. It is ticketed, so you need to book. We hope to see you there.
Book NowReaders and Writers Zine Fair
Saturday 13 June 2026 from 12pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Brixton Library, London SW2 1JQ
A day of zines, small press and grassroots publications with over 25 stalls over two floors of Brixton Library.
GAW Meetings
The next Zoom meeting for GAW members is on Sunday 14 June 2026 at 3pm.
These meetings are held regularly at 3pm on the second Sunday of each month.
Please note that these meetings are for GAW members only. If you are not a member and wish to attend, see How to Join or use the hashtag #join_GAW_to_join_in
