FALKIRK WRITERS’ CIRCLE SYLLABUS
SEPTEMBER
2nd Welcome Back- On the Spot (Fairground)
9th Topic – Mini Biography – 400 words
16th 2 Person Dialogue -1 page A4
23rd Speaker
30th Out Of Your Comfort Zone – 1 page A4
OCTOBER
7th Bring in an Object (Hand in entries for Maker)
14th Agony Aunt
21st Time I Met Someone Famous – 400 words
28th Halloween Special
NOVEMBER
4th Fireworks Poem – 40 lines
11th Poetry Workshop with Kevin P Gilday
18th Adjudication of Makar Quaich
25th Reading of Makar Quaich entries
DECEMBER
2nd Members Night
9th Christmas story – 400 words
16th Christmas Social
23rd Holiday
30th Holiday
2026 JANUARY
6th Topic – Flash Fiction – 300 words
13th What/Who Inspired You To Write (hand in entries for Barony Plate)
20th A Trip Down Memory Lane – 500words/40lines
27th Burns Celebration
FEBRUARY
3rd Children’s Poem – 20 lines (Hand in entries for Allan Brownlie Quaich)
10th Set at Scene in 10 words (Hand in entries for FEL competition)
17th On the Spot
24th Adjudication of FEL Climate Change Competition
MARCH
3rd Adjudication of Barony Plate – Katie White (Deadline for Talking Pictures contributions)
10th Reading of Barony Plate Entries
17th Visit to Perth Writers – Theme Travel 500 words
24th Presentation of Agnes Ford Shield
31st Adjudication of Allan Brownlie Quaich
APRIL
7th Reading of Allan Brownlie Quaich Entries
9th Talking Pictured
14th Rehearsal for Words & Music
21st Rehearsal for Sketch/Words & Music
28th Rehearsal for Sketch/Words & Music
MAY
5h Song Lyrics
13th Words & Music (Wednesday)
16th Seminar (Saturday)
19th Reading of Seminar Entries
26th Reading of Seminar Entries
JUNE
2nd A.G.M.
9th Summer Social
FALKIRK WRITERS’ CIRCLE SYLLABUS 2024/25
2024
SEPTEMBER
3rd Opening Night with Cluedo
10th There’s Been a Murder – 500 words.
17th Topic – write from an animals point of view – 500 words.
24th National Poetry Day Celebration- Your Favourite Poem.
OCTOBER
1st Visit from Perth Writers – Call My Bluff
8th Monologue (Hand in entries for Tappit Heid. Article – Open Theme)
15th Topic – Find Your Muse
22nd Members Night
29th Samhain
NOVEMBER
5th How firework night has changed over the years – 500 words
12th Speaker – Lyndsey Porter (hand in entries for Sylvie Taylor Quaich. Poem – Open Theme)
19th Adjudication of Tappit Heid – Jill Buchanan
26th Reading of Entries for Tappit Heid
DECEMBER
3rd Presentation of Agnes Ford Shield
10th Christmas Story/Poem
17th Christmas Social
24th HOLIDAY
20204
JANUARY
7th Topic – Obituary with a Twist
14th Adjudication of Silvie Taylor Quaich – Laura Fyfe
21st Speaker re writing a sketch (Hand in entries for Helen Cunningham Plate. Short Story – Open Theme))
28th Burns Celebration – write a poem in style of Robert Burns or in Scots
FEBRUARY
4th Sketch for 2/3 characters – 5mins.
11th Write a verse for a Valentine Card
18th Members Night
25th Topic – Conformist V Non-Conformist – 500words
MARCH
4th Adjudication of Helen Cunningham Plate – Ian Scott
11th Reading of Helen Cunningham Entries
18th Write an Article at 3 Stages of your Life
25th Limerick
27th Talking Pictures
APRIL
1st Topic – Quote by Anthony Hopkins – 500 words
8th Rehearsal for Words & Music
15th Rehearsal for Sketch
22nd Rehearsal for Sketch
29th Postcards
MAY
6th Book Review
13th Words & Music
17th SEMINAR
20th Reading of Seminar Entries
27th A.G.M.
JUNE
3rd SUMMER SOCIAL
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