Who said Sunday was a day of rest?
9 o’clock saw us in the Kilpatrick suite again, this time for the Scottish Association of Writers AGM. After some healthy discussion, we were ready for a coffee break.
The final selection of workshop/seminars began at 11.30
1. It’s a Crime – Alanna Knight
2. Get it Write – Joyce Holms
3. Writing Fact Based Books –Stuart Kelly
4. Markets and Internet – Rosemary Gemmell
After lunch there was an opportunity to hear some of the placed entries that were not read out earlier in the conference.
And finally, it was time to go home.
A tally of Ayr Writers’ Club awards –
Scholarship – Poetry – Marion Montgomery
1st, Children’s Novel – Janice Johnston
1st, Non-Fiction Book – Uuganaa Ramsay
1st, Woman’s Short Story – Janice Johnston
1st, Flash Fiction – Ann Burnett
2nd, Book Review – Jennifer West
3rd, Humorous Article – Maggie Bolton
3rd, Flash Fiction – Lorraine Johnston
3rd, Castles in the Air – Ann Burnett
Commended, Drama – Catherine Lang
Commended, Drama – Helena Sheridan
Commended, General Article – Wilma Scott
Commended, Children’s Short Story – Dorothy Gallagher
Not a bad turn out!