We'll be meeting at Lennoxtown Library from 2-3.30pm. The group's annual general meeting will be held, but the main business of the day will be the results and readings from our short story competition on the theme of Spring Tales (or tails). As always, if anyone new to the group would like to join a… Continue reading May 15th 2023 Meeting

Our next meeting of the Campsie Writers Group is in Lennoxtown Library, on Monday 17th April 2023, from 2 to 3.30pm. The lady, who is involved in the project in Lennoxtown, will be delivering a workshop, which I am sure will be very enjoyable. I would also like to remind you that Monday 17th April… Continue reading 17th April meeting

There has been a change of plan for Monday 6 March. Instead of our intended Zoom meeting, we're going to the William Patrick Library in Kirkintilloch to take part in a History and Creative Writing workshop.We'll be back in Lennoxtown Library for a meeting on Monday 20th at 2pm. We'll look at the planned stories… Continue reading March 6 Meeting

The group will be meeting in Lennoxtown Library at 2pm on Monday 20th February.For this meeting, the exercise is to produce a piece of writing in the style of a police report detailing the events of a nursery rhyme. As always, if anyone new to the group would like to join the meeting, then send… Continue reading February 2023 meeting

Welcome to 2023. Congratulations to Claire, who was the winner of the short story competition. Thanks to Pat Feehan for judging. The first meeting we have planned will be in Lennoxtown Library at 2pm on 23rd January. More details soon.

The Zoom meeting on 5th December will be hosted by Sally Cairney.  She has given a topic for a short story of "Planning a Staycation in an interesting place". Let your mind run riot.....Also which of the 4 seasons would you choose and why?  Looking forward to your stories.Short Story CompetitionStories, preferably in the 500… Continue reading December Meetings

Our thanks to Paul Thompson for an excellent workshop at our last meeting, with hopefully another to come later in November. The exercise for our online meeting at 2pm on 7th November is a pentagram. Graham has given us the five Covid-free, hand-picked choice bon mots, to include in a short story. Have a story… Continue reading 7th November on Zoom

The next scheduled meetings areMonday 17th October at 2 pm in Lennoxtown Library. Paul Thomson will be setting an exercise for us.Then on Monday 7th October at 2pm we'll be on Zoom. As always, if anyone new to the group would like to join the meeting, then send us a message using the contact details… Continue reading Our next meetings

Please note that, for obvious reasons, our Library meeting on 19th September won't be happening. Summer's just about over, it's time to start our 2022-23 season. We'll be meeting twice each month, once online and once in person. The first Monday of the month will be held on Zoom, and then on the third Monday… Continue reading New Season’s Meetings

We enjoyed presenting a crime fiction themed meeting in Lennoxtown Library, which has ended our year's activities. It was particularly enjoyable meeting a couple of new faces there. Our regular meetings will start again in September. Meantime, our friends and neighbours at Bearsden Writers are running Bearsden & Milngavie Community Writing Festival on 20th August… Continue reading The Summer’s Here