Events Programme

All events start at 7.30pm, whether in person or on Zoom.

Our new venue for in person meetings is the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL.

11th September 2023

Lindz McLeod: Looking forward, Looking back: reflection on members’ past achievements and future goals
Royal Scots Club

 

9th October 2023

David Starkey and Paul Willis: Two Santa Barbara Poets Laureate, travelling from London to Scotland, speak on their poetry
Royal Scots Club

25th September 2023

Kirsty Cole Todd: Organising the EWC anthology: making decisions on genre, theme, word length
Zoom Workshop

 

23rd October 2023

Kate Blackadder: Before and After – how to give yourself the best chance of being published in magazines, and dealing with rejection
Zoom Workshop

 

6th November 2023

Ed Fortune – Literary Editor of Starburst Magazine talks on the Science Fiction genre
Royal Scots Club

 

4th December 2023

Finola Scott: Workshop on Performance Poetry
Royal Scots Club

20th November 2023

Wendy Jones: Award-winning Scottish Crime Writer and Public Speaker, on Self-Publishing Step by Step
Zoom Workshop

 

11th December 2023

Winter Party, and deadline for anthology submissions
Quaker’s Meeting Hall

 

8th January 2024

Members’ Night – Speed ‘Dating’ Chats between members - get to know your fellow writers!
Quaker Meeting House

 

5th February 2024

Lindz McLeod: The Horror Genre
Quaker Meeting House

 

22nd January 2024

Douglas Skelton: Scottish crime writer of fiction and non-fiction speaks on Historical Crime
Zoom Workshop

 

19th February 2024

Zebib Abraham: Story-telling and Public Speaking
Zoom Workshop

 

4th March 2024

Jane Sandell – How Writers and Libraries can Help Each Other
Quaker Meeting House

 

8th April 2024

Members’ Night: Micro Fiction Competition - Fairytale Character in Modern-day Setting
Quaker Meeting House

18th March 2024

Olga Wojtas: Journalism and Feature Writing - non-fiction
Zoom Workshop

 

22nd April 2024

Kirsty Cole Todd: Writing and World-building in the Fantasy Genre
Zoom Workshop

 

6th May 2024

Al Guthrie – How to Write a Query Letter, Q and A about contacting agents and publishers
Quaker Meeting House

 

3rd June 2024

EWC AGM: Prize-giving for Competition Winners, cake and chatting!
Quaker Meeting House

20th May 2024

Member Panel: How to Write Character Development and Story Structure
Zoom Workshop