It was wonderful to welcome Alison Craig back into our midst, to work her magic and inspire us in new ways. Having begun a Masters… Read More »POETRY WORKSHOP WITH ALISON CRAIG – 23rd November 2022
The night began with books, books, and more books. Two tables groaned with them – psychological thrillers, cosy crimes, family sagas, historical non-fiction, classic novels.… Read More »Books, Cakes and Feedback – 16th November 2022
Some people inspire by regaling us with their journey, their achievements and by describing the obstacles they’ve overcome. Others have inspired us by their simple… Read More »An Evening of Embodied Creativity with Em Strang – 9 November 2022
A Sense of Occasion Club nights are ones where impromptu practice is the name of the game, and Maggie Morton was at the helm to… Read More »AYR WRITERS’ CLUB NIGHT – 26th October 2022
An autumnal chill in the air didn’t stop a sizeable turnout at Ayr Writers for the visit of nature writer, farmer, and conservationist Patrick Laurie.… Read More »Curlews and Cows: an Evening with Patrick Laurie – 20th October 2022
And all because Ayr Writers love wondrous variety! Wednesday evening brought about our first Feedback session of the current programme, and the first in person… Read More »Ayr Writers’ Feedback Night – 12th October 2022
Not all Laser Guns! Stardate 76227 – time to boldly go where some of us had never gone before – the infinite realms of a… Read More »Science Fiction Workshop Ideas with Fiona Atchison – 5th October 2022
A room without a view! We are now confirmed to have changed location within the Mercure for the foreseeable. There are no windows, and it… Read More »YA fiction writing with Kirsty Hammond – 28th September 2022
Acting, bar work, waiting on tables, teaching: and amidst them all, a succession of rejections for novel after novel after novel. Writer of teenage science… Read More »A Teenage Sci-Fi Evening With Ben Oliver – 21 September 2022
What is your chosen writing genre? Are you essentially a poet, a children’s writer, a crime novelist, a writer of romantic fiction? Do you prefer… Read More »Putting on the Style – September 14th, 2022
Late September sun burned low and bright as members, and prospective members, gathered in the Mercure Hotel for the first night of AYR WRITERS’ new… Read More »NEW SESSION, NEW PRESIDENT, NEW ENTHUSIAM: Ayr Writers 2022-23
Where had the summer gone? The evenings were a little darker, kids had swapped swimsuits and ice lollies for school uniforms and textbooks once more,… Read More »Last, but certainly not least … – Summer Readaround 24 August 2022