Swanwick writers' summer school

The Writers' Summer School
GenreWriters' conference
FrequencyAnnually
VenueThe Hayes Conference Centre
Location(s)Swanwick, Derbyshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Inaugurated1949 (1949)
Websitewww.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk

The Swanwick Writers' Summer School is an annual writers' conference held at The Hayes Conference Centre, near Swanwick, Derbyshire. Founded in 1948, and first held in the summer of 1949, it is believed to be the oldest independent writers' school in the world.