Fuelling Recovery

September is Recovery Month and The EDGE are excited to be able to share details of two fantastic events we will be hosting during the month to showcase Recovery in our community

6th September - Sponsored Walk

26th September - Performance of EDGEwords 4 'Fuelling Recovery' by contributing Artists

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Saturday 6th September 10.30am.
Sponsor or take part in a 2 mile walk from The EDGE at Brookfields to The EDGE at Fulbourn with the option of an extra 2 miles back to Brookfields. Sign up today a fun walk and talk or support us by donating what you can
If you want to take part in the walk, please pop in to either EDGE (Fulbourn or Brookfields) and pick up a sponsor form
If you would like to support and donate HERE is the direct link
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EDGEwords 4 ‘Fuelling Recovery’

We are now inviting submissions for our 4th EDGEwords creative writing anthology, to be launched at The EDGE Café in September 2025. We are looking for short pieces – fiction, life writing or poetry – on the theme FUELLING RECOVERY. This is open to your own interpretation and we look forward to a variety of submissions.

All proceeds from the anthology will go towards The EDGE Café’s work, supporting people in recovery from addiction.

Submission guidelines:

  • Open to all writers over the age of 16.

  • The theme is FUELLING RECOVERY, maximum of 300 words for prose, or 30 lines for poetry.

  • Maximum of 3 submissions per person.

  • Submissions should be in the form of a word document or a pdf.

  • We can't return your submission, so please don't send us your only copy.

  • We will announce our final selection on our Facebook and Instagram accounts week commencing 8th September

  • All entrants will be invited to the launch event on 26th September

  • The deadline for submissions is Sunday 24th August 2025.

  • Send your finished work using the form below or as an email attachment to: creative@theedgecafecambridge.com

Note on the theme:

What fuels your Recovery? Connection, gratitude, mindfulness, meaningful conversations, exercising, walking in nature, good food, laughter, helping others….

The list of fuel is long!! Tell us yours!

Submissions Form