Character Names and Attributes.

Our next workshop is about creating characters in fiction. 

Arran Ducker will lead this workshop on character names and attributes.

The workshop is on Tuesday, 6th 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, we don’t expect a donation. If you would like to attend online via Zoom, please comment below. All adults are welcome to attend.

World-building

There are fictional worlds in the Narnia series, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland and many other books.

Kelso Writers’ next workshop is about world-building. Arran Ducker will lead this workshop on the art of creating a fictional world, and getting your audience interested in it.
The workshop is on Tuesday, 28 October 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, we don’t expect a donation. If you would like to attend online via Zoom, please comment below before 5pm on Monday, 27 October. All adults are welcome to attend.

Travel Writing

Our first session in the 2025/2026 session is on Tuesday, 2 September 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, will be led by Elspeth Turner, and will be a discussion about travel writing. There will be several exercises, so come prepared to write, or just to listen.

We've decided to produce a new anthology and in this workshop we'll discuss what genre to choose for this anthology.

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 next to the donations tub. Please tick your name if it's there, or write your first name and surname, so that in the event of a fire, we can check that you're out of the building.