A cracking June evening and the No-Good Nine – the kids your parents warned you to stay away from *, were gathered around their laptops,… Read More »Mountains, Mysteries, Midges and More – Summer Readaround 15 June 2022
After the pageantry of awards season at Ayr Writers, it was time to uncap the fountain pens and power up the laptops in an effort… Read More »Readarounds come back round – 1 June 2022
Back at the beginning of May, after the AGM formalities were concluded, Jeanette got us cogitating. I suspect it’s an activity that could be described… Read More »Post-AGM Musings – aka – the less boring stuff – 4 May 2022
RAISING A GLASS TO PERSEVERANCE AND SUCCESS “Believe you can and you’re half way there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Wednesday night was a welcome opportunity for… Read More »Annual Awards Dinner – 11 May 2022
Trophy Night – The Best of the Best What a talented lot we are! AWC members gathered to hear some of the trophy-winning… Read More »Trophy Night: the best of the best – 27 April 2022
Wow. Like so many folks recently, I have been struggling with a viral chest infection – no, not that one, just a mild case of… Read More »Thank Goodness, for Plop, Rappie, and the God of Naughty Stuff! – Success & Publication Night Readings, 6 April 2022
On Wednesday night, AWC members far and wide Zoomed in for our second annual Drabble Competition. Thirteen intrepid writers answered the call to write a… Read More »Thirteen Drabblers Compete for Glory and Book Tokens – 20 April 2022
“Sing along, or dance if you want.” It’s not normally the encouragement we get from speakers at Ayr Writers. Yet, from Prestwick singer and songwriter… Read More »Lyrics and song writing with Scott Nicol – 13 April 2022
It was clear that the party atmosphere from the SAW conference was still in the air, as members gathered to listen to and celebrate a… Read More »And the winners are … SAW Success Evening – 23 March 2022
There were six hardy souls attending for the Feedback Evening. Slaving out on this quiet, dry moonlit evening, how brave we were. After a lengthy… Read More »“A Couthie Wee Night” – Feedback Evening – 16 March 2022
Last Wednesday, a number of Ayr Writers’ Club members, after braving the truly ‘orrible weather, found themselves trapped in difficult situations in the Mercure Hotel.… Read More »Latest news: Ayr Writers’ Club members trapped in dramatic situations! – Drama Workshop – 9 March 2022
It was with great joy and excitement that Ayr Writers’ Club met in person for the first time in 2022, this week. The Club Night… Read More »Have you heard the one about the wig, the wart and screwdriver? – 2 March 2022