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Showing posts with label Short Stories. Show all posts

Monday, 4 June 2018

Short Story, novel or play - which and why

KELSO WRITERS' WORKSHOP

NEXT MEETING

12 JUNE 2018

A TALK AND WORKSHOP BY WELL KNOWN LOCAL AUTHOR AND PLAYWRIGHT,

OLIVER EADE

SHORT STORY, NOVEL OR PLAY - WHICH AND WHY?

Abbey Row Community Centre

Kelso

2.30 pm - 4.30 pm

12 June 2018

£2

Refreshments Available

All Welcome

Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Kelso Writers' Workshop Session 1

KELSO WRITERS' WORKSHOP

SESSION 1

The new course starts again on

9 January 2018

2.30 pm - 4.30 pm

At

Abbey Row Community Centre (Coffee Room)
Kelso

This first session will be an introductory one and will look at the Writing Process. 
Writing Exercise to help writers to get started.

£2 per session

Tea/Coffee and Biscuits

All existing members and new writers welcome. 

Saturday, 2 December 2017

Christmas party and other news

KELSO WRITERS' WORKSHOP

CHRISTMAS PARTY

5 DECEMBER 2017

2.30 PM - 4.30 PM

ABBEY ROW COMMUNITY CENTRE, KELSO

Our Christmas party will be held in the Coffee Room. Plenty of literary fun with a quiz. Plenty to eat and drink. Good company.

Please bring a plate with some food to share.

£1 contribution

Copies of our latest collection of stories by 20 members of the group will be available, all being well!

Look out for DRAGONS CAN BE DARLINGS AND OTHER STORIES.

RRP £4.99
Members price £3.40

Further details to follow.

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The new twelve week course for writing short stories and novels will begin on 9 December 2018. 
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons.
At the Abbey Row, Kelso.
£2 per session.

As well as the course, guest writers will be invited from time to time and other workshops taken by members of the group will also be on offer. 

 http://kelsowritersworkshop.blogspot.com  


Saturday, 19 November 2016

Next meeting 22 November 2016

KELSO WRITERS' WORKSHOP

NEXT MEETING

ABBEY ROW COMMUNITY CENTRE, KELSO

2.30 pm - 4.30 pm

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 22 NOVEMBER 2016

Please bring along a humorous story that you have written to give us some cheer as the winter sets in. Anyone who wishes to read their story to the group will be encouraged to do so.

The next meeting will be the Christmas party on 6 December.

There will be a break over the Christmas/New Year period and we will meet again on Tuesday 13 January 2017 (weather permitting).

Coffee/Tea and biscuits 

£2

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

New session Kelso Writers

WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS
Kelso Group
The Kelso Writers’ Workshop, founded in 2012 by Iona McGregor offers beginner and experienced writers a twelve week course in short story and novel writing; film and playwriting sessions and occasional talks by local authors.

Commencing:
Tuesday 13th September 2016
And fortnightly afterwards
2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Abbey Row Community Centre, Kelso


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Monday, 22 June 2015

Waverley Lines writing competition

A reminder that the Waverley Lines writing competition deadline for short stories and poetry is Friday 26 June 2015 at 5pm prompt.
 
 
Submissions can be sent by post or handed into your local library.
 
 
Submissions will only be accepted via an official Waverley Lines entry form which can be downloaded at www.scotborders.gov.uk
 
Further information available from the Arts Development: 01750 726400
 
or
 


Sunday, 24 May 2015

Waverley Lines Competition

The Eildon Tree Magazine
 
 
Presents
 
 
THE WAVERLEY LINES
 
Creative Writing Competition
 
 
An open competition for writers 8+
 
 
To submit short stories and poems inspired by the re-opening of the Borders Railway Line
 
 
 
 
 
Deadline:  26 June 2015

Sunday, 21 September 2014

Session 2 Beginnings

The next session of our Kelso Writers' Workshops will take place on:

 
Tuesday 23rd September 2014
 
 
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
 
 
Abbey Row Community Centre, Kelso
 
 
Downstairs in the Coffee Room
 
 
 
We will be thinking about the ways to begin stories. Helpful exercise. Discussions. Coffee and Tea with biscuits. £2 to cover the cost of hiring the room. All welcome.
 



Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Gaelic in the Borders 'Taste o' Burns' Ceilidh on 24 January in Maxton Village Hall

Gaelic in the Borders has a 'Taste o' Burns' ceilidh on Friday, 24th January 2014 in Maxton Village Hall starting at 7.45pm - cost £5 including haggis supper but bring your own drinks - glasses are available at the hall.

This is a ceilidh in the original sense of the word, not a dance but a convivial get together where people can perform if they wish by reading a story, playing music, singing, etc.

It's an ideal chance to read out or recite one (or more) of your short stories or poems to an audience, play an instrument or sing, though there's no compulsion - if you just want to eat and listen, that's OK.

In spite of its name, most people sing or read in English or Scots, not in Gaelic, though there will be some Gaelic spoken (with translation into English).

In the past there has always been a very good haggis supper (both  meat and vegetarian) and a raffle.

Friday, 18 October 2013

National Tell-a-Story Day on 25th October

Tell-a-Story Day on 25th October is our national day to celebrate oral storytelling, when people make, share and listen to stories in any venue that'll have someone do so.

There are suggestions for running an event and a pack of free posters from the Scottish Storytelling Centre, short stories for kids and things they might like to make and free publicity if we wanted to run a storytelling event (perhaps something for next year ?) 

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Session 1

Our first meeting of the Kelso Writers' Workshop looked at starting to write short stories. Various writing exercises to be used as prompts to get the creative ideas flowing were introduced. All designed to get a story written. We all have memories and experiences to draw on as well as day to day happenings. A writer never has a vacation. For a writer's life consists of either writing or thinking about writing. (Eugene Ionesco). We will regroup in a fortnight.