A B O U T
In 2018, we ran our first Retreat. In 2019, we launched our monthly Supper Club sessions. When Covid struck in 2020 we pivoted our Write Club Sessions online - running digital programs to bring writers from all over the world together. Over the course of lockdown, more than 150 people joined our bi-weekly remote writing sessions on Zoom.
In January 2022, Susanna and Matt began a three year partnership with Soho House to deliver Write Club to its membership.
In December 2024, we announced our residency at The House of Koko to run the writer's development program for their membership.
Throughout 2025, Write Club will run monthly events for The House of Koko, Grouchos, The Royal Academy of Arts and The Barbican.
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F O U N D E R S :
S U S A N N A D A V I E S - C R O O K
Susanna Davies-Crook is the Curator of Public Programmes at Barbican.
Formerly the Head of Growth at Ignota Books and Curator of Talks & Research at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) London - Susanna has curated large scale talks and live programmes with artists including Nicolas Jaar, Jeremy Deller, Jasia Reichardt and Sougwen Chung, Susanna has also contributed programmes in relation to Quantum Listening and Gaia and Philosophy at Nottingham Contemporary, St. James’s Church Piccadilly, Cafe Oto, Unsound Festival and Reference Point. Whilst at Ignota, Susanna commissioned the Ignota Full Moon Journal and audio platform 'The Mountain'. In 2019, Susanna worked on Transformer: A Rebirth of Wonder at 180 Studios in the role of Associate Curator with Jefferson Hack.
She has previously held editorial positions at DAZED, Sleek and Exberliner and her writing has been published internationally including in Frieze, Artsy, Twin and LEAP. Susanna is writing her first novel. In 2020 she co-founded Write Club at Soho House now in residence at House of Koko, which runs monthly growing a community of high profile and emerging writers. Susanna is also a practicsing hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher and hosts an ongoing research project funded by ACE entitled 'Nervous Systems'.
M A B E L E V A N S
Mabel Evans is a Filmmaker, Impact Producer and Activist. At 17, she Co-Founded the leading UK anti-FGM/C charity, 'The Vavengers’.
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Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Vavengers was one of thirteen charities selected and funded by the Home Office to support survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the asylum seeker and refugee community of London.
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Combining her experience as an activist and filmmaker, Mabel is the Head of Impact at Deadbeat Films. Her latest film, '5 Stars’, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and subsequently toured with TAPE Collective series - 'But Where Are You Really From?’ Mabel's work focuses on human-led, artistic approaches that seek to create space and opportunity around marginalised groups and thought.
M A T T M A U D E
Matt is a sixteen-time Best Picture award winning film director, producer, & screenwriter and the creator of the Number #1 Best Selling Feature Documentary on iTunes -'General Magic' - a National Geographic and Showtime release.
Matt's work can be found here:
www.mattmaude.com
L O U I S I S R A E L - Q U I N N
Louis is a writer, filmmaker, musician and chef from London. Writing has formed a thread that he’s followed on an inward journey into self. Through joy, heartbreak, love and despair, writing has illuminated his emotional landscape.
Louis wordsmith power is only matched by his prowess in the kitchen. As the resident chef of our Supper Clubs, Louis serves up three courses of incredble vegan-wizardy for our guests.
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'May... I Have This Dance', a short film written and co-directed by Louis, was the winner of Best Short at the Discover Film Awards.
