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.

Creative Writing for Wellbeing

 

A previous workshop

Kelso Writers is offering an opportunity for people over the age of 16 who live in the Scottish Borders to improve their feelings of well-being through the development of creative writing skills.

The past two years have been challenging for us all. 

Many people have found the Covid pandemic and the associated restrictions have contributed to feelings of anxiety, loneliness and low mood. Creative writing is proven to help people put worries into perspective and find ways to express emotions. Often fictionalising these emotions and concerns is easier than talking about them and it helps the individual work through the issues in a safe, less exposed way.

As a result of funding from the Communities Mental Health and Well-being Fund, Kelso Writers is able to offer a series of twelve free online workshops and two in-person workshops designed to help people develop and improve their creative writing skills. The course will look at all kinds of writing including short stories, poetry, flash fiction and life writing. Topics covered will include the writing process; creating characters; use of dialogue; how to structure and plot a story; nature writing; and editing and presentation.

To register interest and find out more, please email Edith.

The workshops will be led by experienced members of Kelso Writers and will be participative.  The approach will be supportive and constructive feedback will be provided. At the end of the course the stories, poems, memoirs etc written by participants will be published in an anthology. Each author will receive a free copy of the published anthology as evidence that they've successfully published their work.

As well as the workshops, participants will be offered online advice sessions to help them create, edit and polish their writing.