On a wet night the troops all headed south to enemy territory – Dumfries and Galloway – for the latest Readaround. We arrived: “The Magnificent… Read More »It was wild, wet and windy and … Readaround 17 July 2019
Wednesday proved to be another fine day for a Read-around. With the sun spreading pleasant warmth outside, our club members put aside their pressing need… Read More »Patience, pebbles and petrichor at a Read-around – 3 July 2019
Wednesday saw the third Read-around of the summer, hosted by Carolyn O’Hara. We were reminded of Carolyn’s Read-around last year when we sat out in… Read More »Thunderous applause … or just thunder? Summer Readaround – 19 June 2019
‘Pick a number. Any number,’ said Anne, our host, passing a bowl containing numbered slips of paper around the circle of writers. I pulled No.… Read More »Pick’n’Mix at Troon – 5 June 2019
So the club has closed for the summer, what are we to do now? No more writing, no more competitions, no more meetings. Aye right!… Read More »The First Summer Pot-Pourri – 22 May 2019
As another Ayr Writers’ Club year careered towards its close, it was time, once again, for our Success Night – the evening we celebrate the… Read More »Round of Applause, Please – AWC Success Night– 24 April 2019
Someone might have already Instagram’d the food. The Twittersphere might have been awash with the chat, the craik and the comedy moments on the night.… Read More »Glad-rags, gongs … and a spoon: Annual Awards Dinner – 8 May 2019
‘I don’t think I’m up to it. I can’t write.’ That’s what I should have said. That would have been a good thing for me… Read More »Feedback on a controversial comma – 10 April 2019
It’s not often that you sit in a room surrounded by so many award winners, knowing that you are all part of the same group.… Read More »Basking in reflected glory: SAW Success Night – 27 March 2019
There was no escaping magic, when Elizabeth MacKay took centre stage for Young Children’s Fiction. The writer from Dalry in Ayrshire, has achieved success with… Read More »The Night We Bagged Magic: writing for young children with Elizabeth MacKay – 3 April 2019
No better way of learning to write for young children than from someone who has achieved success in the field. Maggie, a long time member… Read More »What’s not to like: writing for under 7s with Maggie Bolton – 20 March 2019
Well, it was another fascinating workshop at the club last night when our own Suzy captured and enthralled with her wealth of knowledge of writing… Read More »From lost thumbs to Star Wars: myth and magic with Suzy Kelly – 6 March 2019