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Poems, short stories, an article, a novel’s epilogue and a cheeky report on the SEEN Conference as experienced by a member of Scare Writers’ Club… Read More »Feedback night – March 25th 2015

Tonight we were pleased to welcome two home- grown experts from A.W.C. to share their knowledge and experience. Bios Maggie started the session by outlining… Read More »The Three B’s: Bios , Blogs and Blue Pencil with Maggie Bolton and Janice Johnston

March 11th 2015 Taking a break from working on her book about Jean Armour, we were fortunate to have this successful writer of novels and… Read More »Writing Short Stories with Catherine Czerkawska

On 4th March, Ayr Writers’ Club had the privilege of welcoming a great poet and short story writer Kenneth Steven. Kenneth started the evening with… Read More »Kenneth Steven on Short Story Writing 4th March 2015

A thrill of anticipation circled the groups who met at the Carlton this evening to share examples of work, whether in early form, more polished… Read More »February Feedback Night by Yvonne Jack

Alison Craig’s poetry workshop. It was with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation that I attended my very first poetry workshop. It was reassuring to… Read More »Alison Craig’s Poetry Workshop by Mary Corbey

Ma heid’s still fair birlin wi’ a’ the guid advice we got on Weddinsday nicht fae oor ain Ayrshire poet, Rab Wilson. Rab began by… Read More »Rab Wilson’s Workshop

Compiled by Sheila Grant Thanks to Marion Montgomery, Catherine Lang and Ann Burnett for background information. Jenny Cadas Trophy Jenny Cadas was a doctor’s widow… Read More »Ayr Writers’ Club Trophy History by Sheila Grant

It may have been dreich outside but the atmosphere within The Carlton was anything but. Attendance was depleted due to weather conditions but those present… Read More »Workshop on Children’s TV Scripting with Ann Burnett

Malcolm McGonigle 21/1/2015 Appearing at Ayr Writers Club for one night only – successful TV screenwriter for CBBC programmes MI High and The Dog Ate… Read More »Malcolm McGonigle Children’s Script Writing

“I am not a criminal and not an expert on crime” was the intriguing opening to Nigel’s superb evening. He tells lies you know. Maybe… Read More »Nigel Ward Workshop on True Crime 14th January 2015

There’s Been a Murrr-derr Perhaps fittingly on a day when the news was given over to the atrocities in Paris, Ayr Writers Club turned its… Read More »Douglas Skelton True Crime 7th January 2015