Last night’s evening with accomplished poet, Sheila Templeton, was a rare treat. Reciting in both Scots dialect and English, Sheila entertained us with poems covering… Read More »Speaker – Sheila Templeton, 8th February, 2012
Maggie Bolton was at the helm last night and, no less than expected, did a sterling job tapping the creative juices of the group, beginning… Read More »Children’s Workshop – 1st February 2012
At the end of the evening, I asked Ann if she always carried props such as an entire archive of family snapshots. The reply was,… Read More »Workshop – 25th January 2012
Five two minute challenges with distinct opening linesEncouraging us to avoid working within usual confinesTo be free with our thoughts and free with our penAn… Read More »Poetry Workshop – 18th January 2012
Over twenty members, many armed with laptops and/or Kindles, attended Debby’s excellent computer workshop on Wednesday 11th January. Before tea, she gave us a great… Read More »Computing Workshop – 11th January, 2012
As outside the wind whipped across Scotland, inside, in a warm cosy convivial atmosphere, club members’ creative writings were being appraised and appreciated. This was… Read More »Read Around 4th January,2012
At the start of the year, I challenged our members to see how many could earn back their membership fees from their writing. Winning competitions… Read More »Club Successes so far
Do you know how many copies of ‘Kidnapped’ had been sold before twelve noon on the last Tuesday of December 1999? Who is the reclusive… Read More »Waterstones Evening
What a busy night we had! We celebrated Dorrith’s birthday with a cake. Dorrith is one of the founder members of the club. Being one… Read More »Read Around – 7th December, 2011
What a packed night we had! Marion Montgomery launched her poetry collection, Lyart, with wine and chocolates and read a selection of her poems. Pithy,… Read More »Club Night – 30th November, 2011
Swords, buckling of swashs, quill and ink, bodices (ripped or otherwise) travelling by horse, smugglers, wicked women and handsome cads! Ahhhh, historical fiction (or… Read More »Speaker – Rosemary Gemmell, 23rd November
Hi Everyone!The Fiction themed night on Wednesday 16th was another inspiring evening that certainly sparked a great amount of creativity. Janice is a very inspirational… Read More »Fiction Workshop – 16th November 2011