Shut up & Write Sydney

Join us at the Bonnibel cafe in Bondi Junction every week for an hour of solid writing. Whether you’re making the finishing touches to your manuscript or staring at a blank first page, this is the place to get some words down.

Don’t worry, no one will ask you to share your work. There are no critiques or prompts, no unsolicited advice and definitely no reading aloud to a room of people. Just the chance to meet fellow writers and get some work done in a friendly environment.

Writing can be a solitary hobby. Everyone feels like they’re writing a bestseller on Monday and a nonsensical fiasco on Friday. Come and hang out with fellow writers who understand the highs, the lows and the absolute slog of act 2.

The structure:
7pm: Arrive, settle in, chat to those around you
7:15: Write in silence for an hour
8:15: Stop writing, chat about how the session went, mark down your word count etc…
8:30: The session ends but feel free to stick around and chat more if you like 😊The cafe stays open till 10

Don’t worry if you’re not writing a novel. We've had people writing blog posts, poems, jokes, academic papers and more besides!

So if any of this appeals to you, hit that attending button, shut up, and write!