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