Writers Saloon

An Inclusive, Community-led Writing Group

Writers Saloon is a free monthly community writing group hosted at New House Art Space in Guildford. Open to all, we offer a welcoming and inclusive space to encourage local writers to form connections and develop their work.

Since our first session in September 2023, we’ve grown into a group of 45+ writers from various backgrounds and disciplines. Over time our members have collaborated to offer feedback groups, a monthly Saloon Showdown, and bi-monthly poetry and spoken words nights at our local music venue Boileroom.

Words In Bloom: A Community Anthology

In 2024 we collaborated with University of Surrey and local LGBTQ+ charity Blossom LGBT to publish a community anthology, titled Words in Bloom (Potential Books 2025).

The anthology featured a mixture of prose, poetry and artwork from 22 collaborators, many of whom had never had work published before. It was an exciting opportunity for many of the Writers Saloon members to see their work in print, and the experience has inspired us to consider further ways that we could share the community’s work in future - watch this space!