The Hague Writers Circle

Photo: Julien Tromeur

For writers out there in The Hague area I wanted to draw your attention to a writer's circle that meets monthly in the centre of The Hague to provide each other with support with their writing endeavours. I'll hand over to Dominy to do the talking......


"The Hague Writers Circle is a critique group which maintains a positive, supportive atmosphere where each individual writer feels ‘safe’ to present their work to the group. We insist that comments are positive and constructive, though only giving niceties is not enough. We want to know what you think and why.


We meet regularly; currently on the second Monday of the month at Dudok, Hofweg 1 in the centre of The Hague from 19:30 to about 21:30. We have a deadline for submitting work that individuals would like ‘critiqued’ (one week before the meeting), and expect that people who come to each meeting have read each piece and are prepared to make comments, preferably in writing. A facilitator leads each meeting, keeps time, raises any outstanding issues etc.


The writers in our group have various interests and backgrounds, but all have a passion for writing. Some are busy with projects; others are just exploring their talents. We welcome all kinds of writers, including fiction, non-fiction and creative non-fiction writers, and we keep abreast of workshops and activities given by other groups in the Netherlands.


The group can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheHagueWritersCircle/ and membership is
free but moderated.


If you want to ask for more details or arrange to come along and have a 'taster', by all means send me an e-mail: dominy97@yahoo.com"