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Thursday 9 July 2020

5th Birthday Anthology


20 stories. 94 pages Laminated covers. Price £5.49.  ISBN 978-1-912519-03-3

Published December 2019.
This anthology celebrates our 5th birthday.
We ran a competition for school pupils in the area and this anthology includes the seven best stories from the competition.

A fitting, inclusive and impressive celebration of the club and its writers.
Especially nice to see stories by young people from local schools.
Something for everyone.

Anne Stormont, author of Displacement

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It’s All in the Past


12 historical short stories. 64 pages. Laminated covers. Price £4.49             ISBN 978-1-912519-02-6

Published August 2019.    
 
The 4th collection of short stories from Kelso Writers.
Foreword by Pamela Gordon Hoad  (Author of four historical thrillers set in the 15th Century).

Writing about past times is a literary challenge but one that's been met in this very varied and interesting anthology. Well worth a read.
Iona McGregor

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A Whole Lot of Love


13 stories. 72 pages Laminated covers.  Price £4.49                     ISBN 978-1-912519-01-9
Published November 2018.  
The 3rd collection from Kelso Writers’ Workshop is a delightful mix of thirteen stories based on the eternal theme of love and romance.
Foreword by Iona McGregor.

This collection of stories has something for everyone. 
Be prepared to be surprised and to be moved to tears and laughter.
Elspeth Turner, co-author with Donald Smith of
'Tweed Dales Journeys and Evocations'

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Dragons Can Be Darlings and Other Stories


85 pages. Laminated covers.  Price £4.99                     ISBN 978-1-912519-00-2
Published December 2017.  
The second collection of short stories from Kelso Writers.
Foreword by Iona McGregor.
20 stories.
20 writers

Find out why dragons don't all carry maidens away...
And why Alice sent roses. Consider the blood in the snow.
Enjoy these and many intriguing themes in this new collection of short stories.

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of short stories by a group of Scottish Borders writers. 
All very different, together they cover an intriguing spectrum of human experience and emotion. 
I look forward to reading the group’s next anthology!
Oliver Eade
Playwright and prize-winning novelist

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First Anthology




84 pages. Price £4.49.
Published March 2017.    

The first collection of short stories from Kelso Writers.
Foreword by Iona McGregor.
17 stories.
17 writers.
Publication sponsored by Smithy House Associates.

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Thursday 7 May 2020

Nothing to do ? You've written your story for our Lockdown anthology and you're getting bored ?

Time to enter the
Battle Of Britain Audio Drama Competition
https://www.rafbf.org/battle-britain-audio-drama-competition-entry-form

Be aware -- the closing date is 31 May.

Tuesday 4 February 2020

Point of View - 2.30pm - Tuesday, 11th February

Deciding which point of view to use in a story can be a difficult decision. 
Some stories are better written in the first person and some have more impact in the third person. 

Edith Harper will be leading this workshop.

Come, share your ideas and learn how to decide which point of view to use..

2.30pm to 4.15pm, Tuesday 28th January
Coffee Bar, Abbey Row Community Centre, Kelso, TD5 7BJ

Coffee, Tea and Biscuits at the interval.

£2.50 (Members £2)

Tuesday 21 January 2020

Creating a sense of place - 2.30pm, Tuesday 28th January

Details of time and place are what story telling is all about.

Rooting your characters in a place and giving them a reason to be there helps your readers to build a picture.
 

Fiona Marynicz will be leading this workshop, Come, share your ideas and learn how to create a sense of place.

2.30pm to 4.15pm, Tuesday 28th January
Coffee Bar, Abbey Row Community Centre, Kelso, TD5 7BJ

Coffee, Tea and Biscuits

£2.50 (Members £2)