Hi! Our names are Matt Maude and Susanna Davies-Crook. We're the founders and hosts of Write Club.
Within this webpage you'll find all the information you might need to join our membership. If you've read everything, or if you've already committed to joining the membership, please read and sign Our Code of Conduct form then transfer your membership fee. We'll then get you enrolled into our Creative Membership Programme.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
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F I R S T O F A L L ,
W H A T I S W R I T E C L U B ?
Write Club is a community of creatives that come together to write, discuss and share work. Whether writing is your career, first time expression or lifelong dream, we create
spaces to explore, experiment and expand your writing practice.
Too often, people who feel drawn to writing also carry the entirely understandable doubt:
"I write… or I want to write… but I'm not really a writer."
Write Club exists to challenge that fear. We believe writing isn’t reserved for a select few, it’s a creative instinct that lives in everyone. Our aim is to create an environment where participants feel encouraged to explore that instinct without pressure or judgement. To know that writing isn’t something you have to do alone
Write Club is built around a simple idea: creativity grows stronger in community.
We believe writing belongs to everyone and improves the more you do it. We believe in creating spaces where creativity can exist without pressure, judgement, or the need to prove yourself; where challenging, experimental and expansive ideas can be spoken and heard.
We founded Write Club to create a safe, supportive and welcoming community for people who write—or want to write. To explore ideas then share the progress and process with others. It’s this core community that sits at the heart of Write Club.
At its heart, Write Club is a club — an open invitation to be part of a creative community where everyone is welcome.
Whether you're a first-time writer, returning to the writing after years away, or someone who writes regularly or professionally, Write Club offers a space to write, connect, and stay inspired.
We strive to make the club accessible and welcoming to anyone, regardless of writing experience, background, creative confidence or financial means.
Our sessions are designed to welcome all kinds of creative energy—from introverts to extroverts, nervous first-timers to returning members who have been part of the Club for years.
W H A T H A P P E N S A T
W R I T E C L U B ?
At Write Club we currently run three writing sessions every monthly. Hosted at different members spaces across London each of our sessions begins with an hour long Q&A with an industry recognised writer (or a guest speaker who supports writers or the writing journey such as agents, film directors, intimacy coordinators etc) who shares insights from their creative career — the challenges they faced, lessons learnt, and the unexpected paths that writing can take.
After the talk, the guest speaker then sets a writing exercise, which participants respond to during the session.
After dinner is served, we welcome those who wish to read the words they have written in response to the exercise.
Write Club is a space to share ideas, meet fellow writers, and build creative friendships — without there ever being any pressure to perform or be anyone other than you want to be.
Over time, we’ve seen something powerful happen:
Write Club has become a creative community people return to again and again. One which has allowed writers, poets and novelists to grow an idea from inception and go on to publication success.
W H A T I S A W R I T E C L U B S E S S I O N ?
Working in partnership with arts organisations and private member spaces across London, Write Club delivers a series of monthly events that invite industry recognised guest speakers to deliver informal talks and Q&As to a small group of participants. Seated around a large table in which attendees and the guest speaker sit at the same level, the guest speaker is invited to share their origin story, anecdotal life experiences and professional workflows with our group. Although lightly moderated with a couple of kick off questions from us at the beginning of the session, the rest of the talk is entirely participant-led. Arranged as a peer to peer exchange, our constant aim is to close the gap between ambition and possibility - allowing participants to see themselves in your story, allay fears and find inspiration.
After finishing the guest speaker talk, we ask them to set a writing exercise for participants to respond to. Attendees then have an hour (or longer) to write before having the opportunity to read their responses to the exercise in front of you - the guest speaker - creating the opportunity to be heard and seen by an industry professional, whilst also creating unique pieces of work.
W H Y I N P R I V A T E M E M B E R S P A C E S ?
We're aware that private members spaces are, in their very nature, exclusive. As part of our ethos, each of our agreements with each partner venue stipulates that a minimum of 40% of participants must be made up of non-members. In doing so, it allows us to create greater diversity in the attendance of each event, whilst allowing us to invite individuals that represent our values and reflect the energy we want to create in each space. Openness, courage, vulnerability, safety.
Our agreement with each partnership provides each session with complimentary food, wine, Prosecco and room hire to run our events. In exchange, Write Club fosters greater connection within the private member club's community - helping build member retention and greater contact and collaboration between members.
F I L M :
In 2024, we asked a number of Soho House members
to provide us with testimonials of their experiences at Write Club.
If you have 5 minutes available, we'd love for you to watch the film below.
It hopefully conveys much of what we feel Write Club is about.
Included below are images taken from a number of our previous events at Soho House, The Groucho Club, The House of Koko, The Barbican and The Royal Academy of Arts - featured from sessions with these guest speakers:
Laurie Nunn - Emmy Award Winning Creator & Showrunner of 'Sex Education'
Irvine Welsh - Bafta Award Winning Screenwriter and Author of 'Trainspotting', 'Filth', 'The Acid House'
Polly Bennett - Oscar Winning Movement Coach of the Films: 'Elvis', 'Bohemia Rhapsody', 'The Crown', 'Saltburn'
Mike Figgis - Oscar Nominated Director & Screenwriter 'Leaving Las Vegas', 'Timecode', 'Internal Affairs'
Jon Brittain - Olivier Winning Playwright & Screenwriter 'Baby Reindeer' 'Rotterdam', 'The Crown'
Vinay Patel - Award Winning Screenwriter & Playwright, 'Murdered by My Father', 'Doctor Who'
Selina Lim - Bafta Nominated & Emmy Award Winning Screenwriter 'Sex Education', 'Hanna'
Siddarth Shrikanth - Climate Author, Journalist and Investor: 'The Case for Nature'
Isis Davis - Award Winning Writer & Actor - 'Killing Eve', 'Fast Girls'
Laurie Nunn
Emmy Award Winning Creator and Showrunner of
'Sex Education'
Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate
'Dwell', 'The Not Dead', 'Stanza Stones'
Andrew Davies
BAFTA Award Winning Screenwriter
'War and Peace', 'House of Cards', 'Bridget Jones Diary'
Selina Lim
Emmy Award Winning Screenwriter
'Sex Education', 'Hanna'
Waleed Akhtar
Olivier Award Winning Playwright and Screenwriter
'The P Word', 'The Roadtrip'
Daisy Goodwin
Author, Screenwriter and Showrunner
'ITV's Victoria', 'My Last Duchess'
Isis Davis
Actor and Writer
'Killing Eve', 'Fast Girls'
Temi Wilkey
Writer, Actor & Director
'Sex Education', 'The High Table'
Jennifer Higgie
Author, Screenwriter and Arts Editor
'The Mirror and the Palette', Former Frieze Magazine Editor
Leon Mayne
Screenwriter and Producer
'End of the F*cking World, 'Brothers With No Game'
Jon Brittain
Olivier Winning Playwright & Screenwriter
' Baby Reindeer' 'Rotterdam', 'The Crown'
Polly Bennett
Oscar Winning Movement Director & Choreographer
'Elvis', 'Saltburn', 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Maimuna Memom
Olivier Winning Writer & Actor
'The Grapes of Wrath', 'Standing at the Sky’s Edge'
Irvine Welsh
Author and Screenwriter
'Trainspotting', 'Filth', 'The Acid House'
Esther Freud
Author
'I Couldn't Love You More', 'Hideous Kinky', 'The Sea House'
Mike Figgis
Oscar Nominated Director and Screenwriter
'Leaving Las Vegas', 'Timecode', 'Internal Affairs'
Luke Jennings
Screenwriter and Show Creator
'Killing Eve'
Travis Alabanza
Author, Writer & Performer
'None of the Above', Burgerz', 'Overflow'
Anthony Anaxagorou
Poet, Author and Royal Society of Literature Fellow
'Heritage Aesthetics', 'The Blink That Killed The Eye'
Vinay Patel
Screenwriter & Playwright
'Murdered by My Father', 'Doctor Who'
Daniel Bailey
Artistic Director at the Bush Theatre
'Wolves on Road', 'August in England'
Katherine Angel
Author
'Sex Will Be Good Again', 'Daddy Issues'
Henry Mance
Chief Features Writer, Financial Times
'How to Love Animals and Protect our Planet'
Emily Hayward-Whitlock
Screenwriters Agent and Head of Book to Film
at The Artists Partnership
Naomi Sheldon
Actor, Producer & Screenwriter
'The Girlfriend', 'The Good Girl'
Siddarth Shrikanth
Climate Author, Journalist and Investor
'The Case for Nature'
P R E V I O U S G U E S T S P E A K E R S :
T E S T I M O N I A L S F R O M P A R T I C P A N T S :
“I sit on the Inclusivity Board at Soho House and the Committee at Soho Works. I go to a lot of the events here and the Houses, and I don’t feel like I’ve got the sense of community from other workshops I’ve attended. We have a lot of people that come in and create space, which is great, but all of the connections I have in Soho are a result of the people I met at Write Club. It feels like family rather than just a community”.
- Melissa Sinclair
"As a new writer, Write Club has been transformative for me. It’s given me a sense of community, access to inspiration, and, most importantly, the confidence to believe I can pursue writing seriously. It’s not just an event—it’s a safe haven where I feel seen and supported, a space where I’ve been able to truly hone my ‘voice’ and explore my creativity without judgement.
- Adwoa Akoto
"The Write Club team run fantastic sessions which I’d recommend to anyone with an interest in writing. Their guest speakers - often impressively big names! - talk about their careers and use their experience to offer a mix of advice and encouragement that usefully straddles the border between ‘inspiring’ and ‘realistic’. Plus, there are always ingenious exercises to get everyone in the room writing there and then, often in ways they might not have done so before - and it’s a treat to hear the results of these read aloud. I’ve really enjoyed getting involved with their sessions - and I can see that any organisation which has an interest in driving creativity could do well to book Write Club, too."
- Toby Smith
"Matt and Susanna have done an incredible job of curating guest speakers each month that span industries, genders, races, sexual orientations, social classes and life experiences. And it’s this effort that attracts an equally diverse community to Write Club that makes for one of the richest, most welcoming, caring and inspiring communities I’ve been a part of.”
- Jamie Tomkins
At each of our sessions we welcome everyone coming to Write Club for the first time with a small speech - the invitation and encouragement to be the person who they want to be whilst they are with us, rather than the person they have to be. Our small offering to disarm imposter syndrome and creating the space for each participant to step into their chosen self. We know its a little vomit inducing / cliched / not the most British to express, but we truly hope that you'll feel the ability to do the same with us. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help to create this possibility for you. Thank you for the time taken coming to speak with our group. We appreciate it hugely.
Best wishes,
Matt and Susanna