Schools Competition 2024 Anthology Pre-Publishing Invitation

This A5 100 page anthology with card covers will contain 26 stories.
16 stories are from prize-winning pupils and runners-up in the Kelso Area Schools Competition 2024. 10 stories have been contributed by adult authors, mostly in the Kelso area.
You can order copies of this anthology for yourself or as gifts at the cover price of £10 plus postage.
This is a strictly limited edition. Send us a message, if you would like to order.
Proceeds from sales will be used to fund future competitions for school pupils.
(The cover picture is meant to depict writers (represented by fountain-pens) and their stories in a competition. We’re aware that few people use such pens, these days, but they are recognisable.)
Please note: The cover shown below is a draft. Printing requirements might require slight changes.

Writing Memoirs Workshop - 8th October 2024

Our next workshop is on Tuesday, 8th October at 2.30pm at Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5 7BJ.
As usual, we'll be in the Coffee Bar, the first room you come to, after the front door.
This workshop is about writing memoirs.
Everyone can write from life or write their memoirs but what should you include and what should you leave out? What’s the best format?
Join us to discuss and learn what to do at our next workshop led by Peter Munro.
There will be 3 writing exercises.
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, we don't expect a donation.
There will also be an attendance sheet on this table. Please write your first name and surname, so that in the event of a fire, we can check that you're out of the building.

Designing Book Covers

Our next workshop is on Tuesday, 5th July from 2.30pm to 4.15pm at Abbey Row Community Centre, Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5 7BJ, when Cathy Douglas and I will lead a workshop on Cover Design.

Please note that this workshop will be in the Computer Room by the foot of the stairs.

I will be talking about the elements of cover design and Cathy will demonstrate how to create a cover on the computer using the free Canva tool and you will get a chance to have a go.

Covid restrictions are still in force and the Community Centre has requirements that must be followed.

Please do not attend if you have Covid symptoms or are self-isolating due to symptoms in your household or if you have been identified as a close contact of a case.

We are required to wipe all table surfaces, switches and door handles.

We are required to keep an attendance register with names.

Also, for the moment we're not allowed to use the crockery from the kitchen, so, if possible please bring your own mug.

Entry is via the front door. Exit is via the back door.

Even if you don't sanitise your hands going to shops, all users are expected to sanitise their hands on entry and exit.

The workshop cost is £3 (£2.50 for members).

If you haven't yet joined, annual membership is £7, due from your first meeting.

Also, our new anthology 'A Magic Journey' will be available to buy. Copies are £4.99 (£3.30 for members).

As usual, in the event of the unexpected (for example, speakers unable to come due to Covid), there will be an alternative topic.