Northwrite
North of England science fiction and fantasy writers
'It's your job as a writer to seek out harsh criticism - and learn from it.'- Paul Cornell
 

Northwrite SF is a group of speculative fiction writers. We write short stories and novels for publication. Our members are published authors from across the northern half of Britain (mainly, but not exclusively, Yorkshire and Lancashire). 

We meet in person four times a year in the Huddersfield HD8 area. Most of our members are drawn from writers who have attended the Milford SF Writers' Conference, but this is not a prerequisite. 

We meet to critique each other's work-in-pogress, and to discuss the nuts and bolts of writing and selling speculative fiction. The aim of the group is to provide social interaction, as well as professional level critique delivered sensitively.

2026 Meeting Dates
Sunday 18th January
Sunday 19th April
Sunday 19th July
Sunday 18th October

Who we are and what we do
Northwriters past and present include: Terry Jackman, Shellie Horst, John Moran, Liz Sourbutt, Davis Lascelles, Jacey Bedford, Gus Smyth, Ian Creasey, Sue Oke, John Biglands, Tony Ballantyne, Tina Anghelatos, Andrew Knighton, Georgina Kamsika, Jeremy Pak Nelson, and Cheryl Sonnier. 
Success Stories
These are some of the stories and novels that have been critiqued via Northwrite  and have gone on to publication.
  • Tony Ballantyne: DREAM LONDON
  • Tony Ballantyne: THE REPRESENTATIVE in Lightspeed
  • Jacey Bedford: CROSSWAYS
  • Jacey Bedford: NIMBUS
  • Jacey Bedford: SILVERWOLF
  • Jacey Bedford: ROWANKIND
  • Jacey Bedford: THE LAST WILD PLACE in Bloodbond (November 2015)
  • Jacey Bedford: WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL in Alien Artifacts
  • Jacey Bedford: METHUSELAH in Derelict (Anthology)
  • Jacey Bedford: THE AMBER CROWN
  • Jacey Bedford: THE WAGER in Familiars (Anthology)
  • Ian Creasey: ESCAPE FROM THE ANDROMEDAN EMPIRE in InterGalactic Medicine Show
  • Ian Creasey: RESTORING THE MAGIC in Neverland's Library (Anthology) 
  • Ian Creasey: THE UNPARALLELED DEATH-DEFYING FEATS OF ASTOUNDIO, ESCAPE ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE in Asimov's 
  • Ian Creasey: MY TIME ON EARTH in Asimov's Ian Creasey: THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS in Analog Nominated BSFA Award 
  • Ian Creasey: BOB'S NO-KILL MONSTER SHELETER in Unidentified Funny Objects 4 (Anthology) 
  • Shellie Horst: MY LITTLE MECHA in Distaff A Science Fiction Anthology by Female Authors 
  • D.A. Lascelles - COCH A GWYN in Gwyllion Magazine 
  • Sue Oke: BEST CASE SCENARIO in Amazing Stories (Readers Cho
  • ice Awards Winner) Cheryl Sonnier: INVESTIGATING THE SEA HAG in Dark Cheer Cryptids Emerging (Anthology)
Contact
jacey@jaceybedford.co.uk - 01484 606230