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writers' hub

Welcome to Dumfries & Galloway Writers' Hub - a community website of information and inspiration for writers in southwest Scotland.

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::INTRO
::EVENTS DIARY
::WORKSHEETS
::FORUM
::NEWS BLOG
::POETRY PODCAST
::FLASH FICTION PODCAST 
::CONTACT

WRITER? event and workshop news, online forum, downloadable worksheets, links and tips...

WRITERS' GROUP? contact info, diary, group worksheets, advice from visiting writers...

TEACHER? classroom resources including worksheets, writing links, and a online poetry podcast and flash fiction podcast by D&G poets...

SCOTS LANGUAGE LOVER? audio recordings from local writers and gems from the region's Robert Burns Fellowship...


The D&G Writers' Hub is run by DGAA Literature Department and Literature Development Officer, Catriona Taylor.

 

 

Literature News

Next Poetry Double Event

Our next Poetry Double Event is on the 23rd August with Robert Crawford and John Burns at 7pm at the Robert Burns Film Theatre. Robert will also be giving a talk on his book "Scotlands Books" introduced by David Borthwick at the Drama Studio, Crichton Campus, Dumfries at 2pm also on the 23rd of August.

Lucy Burnett will now be joining Robert and John to read on Monday 25th of August at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre at 7pm.

 

 

Mary Smith
Robert Crawford
Mimi Khalvati
Mimi Khalvatic; Sept 2nd

 

 

 

Next Open Stage Event - 27th August. 7pm for 7.30pm.  Rifft valley Jazz cafe, Castle street, Dumfries.

Open Stage is fast becoming one of our most popular and lively events with a mixture of talented local people coming along and taking part in the open spots and two featured  guest artists each month. 

Our next Open Stage event will feature Jean Atkin, DGAA's own marketing Officer and talented poet and Fudge and Meg as our guest musicians -popular and well known musicians in Dumfries and Galloway.

If you are a musician or a poet and would like to take part in an open spot please come along at 7pm as the open spots get booked up very quickly.

If performing is not your thing but you fancy a vibrant and inspiring evening with some of Dumfries and Galloways most talented performers, poets and singers come along and be a member of the auidence.

 

 

 

 

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