Where to Publish Short Stories and Poems

Our next workshop, led by Fiona Jones, has the title: Small Successes: Fiona will talk about litmags, anthologies, etc. that accept short works of creative writing, and how to find them; and lead a discussion on issues such as sub fees, fair pay vs. exposure, honorariums, and current fashions.

The workshop is on Tuesday, 28th January from 2.30pm to 4.15pm at Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5 7BJ.

The suggested donation for the workshop is £5 (£4 for members), which includes light refreshments.

If you haven’t attended one of our workshops before, it’s free of charge.

If you would like to attend online via Zoom, please comment below.

All adults are welcome to attend.

History and Heritage

Our next workshop, led by John Harper, will be a discussion of Borders history and heritage and the importance of context in writing fiction.  

 The workshop is on Tuesday, 14th January from 2.30pm to 4.15pm at Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5 7BJ. The suggested donation for the workshop is £5 (£4 for members), which includes light refreshments. If you haven’t attended one of our workshops before, it’s free of charge.

Schools Competition 2024 Anthology Launch - 19 November at 5pm

Earlier this year, Kelso Writers, using a grant awarded by Scottish Borders Council’s Neighbourhood Support Fund,  ran a short story competition for pupils in Kelso area schools and aimed to produce an anthology featuring prizewinners’ stories. 

The stories, written by 9 prizewinners and 7 runners-up from P4 to S6, appear in the 100-page paperback anthology, which also includes stories by other local writers. 

The anthology will be launched on Tuesday, 19th November at 5pm in Room 2, Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5 7BJ. 

There will be some readings, and prizes will be presented. Light refreshments will be available. 

Adults and accompanied children are welcome to attend.