Club News

The Reflex Fiction Autumn Prize Those of you who attended our summer read-arounds may recall hearing member Thomas Malloch read his flash fiction piece called… Read More »FLASH FICTION FIRST FOR THOMAS

The London Magazine Poetry Prize Submissions are now being accepted for this competition which offers cash prizes and the promise of publication. This annual poetry… Read More »SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS, POETS

Celebration time for the SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST This year’s dates are 15th to 21st November, with both in-person and digital events planned. Check out the… Read More »BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND IS 10!

In partnership with the Mercure Ayr Hotel, Ayr Writers’ Club offers the following Covid-19 guidance procedures that are in place at our weekly meetings –… Read More »COVID-19 Guidance – Updated November 2021

The Scottish Arts Trust Flash Bash Anthology Having entered the Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction, Kirsty was delighted to be placed 2nd, and has now… Read More »A.W.C. MEMBER KIRSTY HAMMOND CELEBRATES ‘FLASH’ SUCCESS

Franky Bonfanti on the importance of peat bogs Currently a student of journalism at the City of Glasgow College, Franky was surprised and delighted when… Read More »ARTICLE BY A.W.C. MEMBER IN THE SUNDAY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER

New Premises in Old Ayr Academy Building The history of cultural life in Ayrshire – north, south and east – is being brought together under… Read More »A.W.C. GIFTS THEIR RECORDS TO AYRSHIRE ARCHIVE

If you fancy being in the audience, apply for tickets now – DEADLINE 8th October!  

Fifty-one years on, we’re still going strong. Better late than never! AYR WRITERS’ CLUB finally celebrated fifty successful years, at a special event on Wednesday… Read More »50th ANNIVERSARY of AYR WRITERS’ CLUB 1970-2020

Your chance to have your voice heard. Scotland’s Makar, Kathleen Jamie, is calling on Scottish poets who love their land and their planet, to lend… Read More »NEW SCOTTISH NATURE POEM for COP26

Something for everyone! This year’s festival is a mix of ‘real’ events at the Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, and virtual sessions. The programme features a… Read More »TIDELINES BOOK FESTIVAL 24th – 26th September

In the absence of being able to hold a writers’ event in this wonderful venue this year, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is going virtual. They have… Read More »PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE – Virtual WritersRoom