Club News

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

With a picked-out-of-a-hat random running order, we’re delighted to announce our Ayr Writers’ Club Members’ readings and our Committee Members’ welcomes and introductions.   WELCOME… Read More »Ayr Writers’ Club Opening Night Running Order – Wednesday 8th September 2021

Matt Richardson, who joined Ayr Writer’s Club during our 20-21session, has been in touch with news of success in the genre of flash fiction. With… Read More »FLASHBACK FICTION “Foundering” by Matt Richardson

How have you occupied your time during all those months of lockdown? Perhaps you have picked up a new skill or done something which has… Read More »A Voyage into the Unknown

How would you like a monthly update of information about writing competitions and publishing opportunities? Perhaps you are looking for a stimulus or have a… Read More »Writing opportunities straight to your IN BOX

Back in March 2021, Ayr Writers’ Club was proud to announce that member Suzy Kelly was one of ten emerging writers to have been commissioned… Read More »Fresh news about FRESH INK

Did you know that on June 26th 2021, NATIONAL FLASH-FICTION DAY celebrated its 10th Anniversary? Contributors were called upon to submit entries and selected pieces… Read More »AWC Member Features on NATIONAL FLASH-FICTION DAY 2021

Want to brush up on your monologue writing skills? Originally staged and filmed in 2017, in response to the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences… Read More »A MUST FOR MONOLOGUE WRITERS

One of the most interesting workshops last season, at Ayr Writers’ Club, was on Self-Promotion. Ken McGaffin and John Crowley demonstrated ways for writers to… Read More »INTRIGUE A REPORTER… A Glimpse of Life in 1705!

Coming to the comfort of your very own chair, this year’s festival once again offers an exciting list of speakers including Andrew Marr on “Boswell… Read More »BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL 10th to16th JUNE – The World’s Only Festival of Biography and Memoir