Well ‘Who dunnit?’ but our very own Debby Broughton-Hay and didn’t she do it well? Debby’s Murder Mystery ‘Brought To Book’ was originally written for… Read More »Murder Mystery Play – Debby Broughton-Hay, 25th April, 2012
Thanks to good preparation prompts by Alison Craig, our workshop leader for the poetry session, the majority of attendees had brought along poems based on… Read More »Poetry Workshop – 18th April, 2012
When Michael first set foot in the AWC of 1994 it was not with the ease and composure that characterised his presentation on ‘Crime Writing’,… Read More »Speaker – Michael Malone, 11th April 2012
Headline news! “Whisky saved my life” says author, journalist, editor and Keeper of the Quaich Roddy Martine. As the club’s guest speaker last night Mr… Read More »Speaker – Roddy Martine, 28th March, 2012
Wednesday night’s speaker Jim Thomson had a captured audience (that’s the only bad joke in the text, folks) as we listened to how the police… Read More »Speaker – Jim Thomson, 4th April, 2012
Helena’s drama evening was most enjoyable which I felt in many ways was directed at me. Carolyn’s introductory talk, although not about drama, highlighted the… Read More »Drama Workshop – 21st March, 2012
My thanks go to Ann and Sheila for allowing me a few minutes to talk to the club the other night about something very important… Read More »TIME FOR ACTION CAMPAIGN
Having attended the annual Scottish Association of Writers’ Conference, I am excited and filled with confidence and inspiration. The conference itself is, in most… Read More »SAW 2012 – A First Timer’s View
Who said Sunday was a day of rest? 9 o’clock saw us in the Kilpatrick suite again, this time for the Scottish Association of Writers… Read More »SAW 2012 – Sunday
We were back in the Kilpatrick suite for 8.50 the next morning waiting to hear more results. The Janetta Bowie Chalice is presented to the… Read More »SAW 2012 – Saturday
I’m just back from the Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) 43rd annual conference at Erskine Bridge Hotel. And what a weekend it was! Ayr Club… Read More »SAW 2012 – Friday
Wednesday night’s workshop topic was ‘humour’ and the evening saw Sheila Grant hold court in her own inimitable style. She prefaced the evening by stating… Read More »Article Workshop – 7th March, 2012