History and Heritage

Our next workshop, led by John Harper, will be a discussion of Borders history and heritage and the importance of context in writing fiction.  

 The workshop is on Tuesday, 14th 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, it’s free of charge.

Writing thrillers: whose point of view?

Our next workshop is on Tuesday, 19th November 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 Crime thriller writing. This workshop will be led by Rick Lee, a local writer who has written a lot of crime thrillers. Bring pen and paper because there will be a collaborative exercise. The workshop will be followed by the launch of the Schools Competition Anthology at 5pm and I hope you'll stay on for that.

Nature Writing Workshop - 5 November

Our next workshop is on Tuesday, 5th November 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 Nature writing. The session will be led by Alistair Ferguson, who was a gamekeeper for fifty years. During that time he saw nature at its best and at its worst. As usual, when you come on to the Coffee Bar put your donation in the box on the nearest table. 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. If you would like to attend online, please contact us before 6pm on Monday.

Poetry Workshops at Duns and Hawick

 Julian Colton is running free poetry workshops at 5.30pm on 22 October at Hawick Library and 23 October at Duns Library.

Booking essential on 01750 726400.

Luminate Workshop at Peebles Library

The same workshop which is to be held at Galashiels Library will be also held on Thursday 17 October 2.30pm - 4.30pm at Peebles Library. Booking at 01750 726400 as at Galashiels.

Budding Writers Wanted

Is there a short story inside you, kicking at the doors of your mind, desperate to get out ?

Unsure how to start ?

Come to a free short story workshop run by Iona McGregor in Galashiels Library on 15th October at 2.30 pm.

Booking essential on 01750 726400.