LATEST NEWS!
Creative Writing Courses starting in January 2010
I am teaching new creative writing courses in January 2010 at Waid Academy, Anstruther, and Madras College, St Andrews. The Waid course runs on Mondays, from 7pm-9pm, from 11 January to 29 March. The Madras course runs on Thursdays, from 7pm-9.30pm, from 14 January to 1 April. You can contact Waid at 01334 659355 and Madras at 01334 659354.
New Story To Tell Course at the Auchmuty Learning Centre, Glenrothes
I am teaching a new Story To Tell course at the Auchmuty Learning Centre, Glenrothes, running on Wednesdays from 10am-12.30pm, from 20 January to 14 April 2010.
The Spiritual Recluse and the Bebop Prism
New Poetry Booklet and CD to be available shortly! Check out some of the poetry on this website. Music samples will be uploaded soon.
The St Monans Community Arts Festival 2009
I was proud to be Chair of this Festival in its inaugural year. A successful event took place over the weekend of 25 to 27 September. Highlights from the Festival can be found on the St Monans website www.stmonans.org.uk.
Pittenweem Arts Festival - Cafe Poetry Reading - Thursday 6 August, 7.30pm-10pm
John Brewster, Eleanor Livingstone and Gordon Meade read poetry in the relaxed surroundings of the Cocoa Tree Cafe.
Madras College Creative Writing Group's Booklet - Local Produce
The writing group at Madras College compiled and edited a 48 page booklet of stories and poems, to sell for the St Andrews charity The Cosmos Centre. The booklet was successfully launched at Waterstone's in St Andrews, on Friday 31 July 2009.
PREVIOUSLY....
APRIL 2008
I initiated and organised a poetry competition in St Monans, Fife, to raise funds for the local school nursery which had been destroyed by fire. I edited and printed three hundred copies of a booklet of the winning and commended poems, judged across three categories: under 12, 12-16 and adult. A successful reading event and poetry exhibition was held at St Monans Primary School, where the poets read their work and received prizes. Over a hundred people attended the event. Money collected from sales of the booklet and from the event are helping the nursery with its fund-raising. The project was financially supported by Fife Council, St Monans Community Council and local businesses. To date, the booklet sales have raised £650!
