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Page updated February 5, 2010
Dunbar Writers Group
invites you to meet author
Juliana is a retired special needs teacher residing in the Scottish Borders. Originally from Cornwall, she has also lived in Canada where she spent some time working with children from inner city schools and volunteering in a First Nations School. The dream, which formed the inspiration for this, her first novel, was real. It came to her after buying a Native American flute from an Aztec Mexican. She will be playing it on the night.
Kokopelli’s Dream was published in February 2010 by Palores Publications. Signed copies will be available to buy.
Thursday 4 th March
At 7-30pm
To book please contact Dunbar Library 01368 863521
WRITERS' WORKSHOP
SATURDAY, 27 th FEBRUARY
Entry forms available at any East Lothian or Midlothian library.
Several well-known and experienced writing tutors will lead workshops at this full-day event. Each tutor offers a different sphere of expertise, so you can choose the workshop that best suits your interests and talents. Following expert guidance from the tutor, you will be led towards the preparation of a short exercise at the culmination of each workshop.
There are three workshops in the morning, running simultaneously, and two in the afternoon. You can attend no more than two workshops - one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
PROGRAMME
10.00 |
Registration and coffee
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10.30 - 12.00 |
Hamish Whyte on Poetry and Editing
Viv Gee on Stand-up Comedy
Brian Whittingham on Writing and Art
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12.00 -1.15 |
Lunch with a Literary Quiz for afters
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1.30 - 3.00 |
Liz Niven - Writing in Scots
Alex Gray - Crime Writing
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3.15 - 4.00 |
Closing remarks and presentation of book tokens to those who produced the most promising exercises in each of the workshops. |
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The fee for the whole day is £10 (members of any Tyne & Esk writers' group) or £15
Please send your completed application by the 15th February, together with a cheque made payable to Tyne & Esk Writers, to one of the addresses below:
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East Lothian Library Services Library Headquarters Dunbar Road, Haddington EH413PJ Tel: 01620 828200 email: libraries@eastlothian.gov.uk |
Midlothian Library Services Library Headquarters 2 Clerk Street, Loanhead, Midlothian EH20 9DR Tel: 0131 2713980 email: libraryhq@midlothian.gov.uk
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Book Launch
New book by T&E members
New book by Dunbar members
Bob Kerr Investigations: Ponderings
Written by Russell & Scott Willens
Published by Createspace.com
ISBN: 978-1441443656
Available through Amazon
A selection of short stories which tells of the rise of new investigational force in Scotland.
Bob Kerr a retired stone builder who thought he had enough to do in his retirement with his
garden and wayward family. Then on a frosty night in January all that changes when he
thinks he has seen fly tippers whilst out walking his dog Hector.
What has he really seen?
Why is he so determined to get to the truth?
How long will it be before the police throw the book at him?
Follow Bob as he ponders his way through a series of criminal activities and see if he always gets his man (or woman).
A new Scottish legend is born, if only in his own pension book!
More information and the first three unedited chapters are available on Seafieldbooks.co.uk
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