Chasing Time

WRITING RETREATS IN THE HEART OF ANGUS. "... it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us." J.M. Barrie - 'Peter Pan'

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Some brilliant courses here...

[Moniack Mhor @moniackmhor]

🎉🎉🎉It’s our launch day! We’re thrilled to bring you the 2022 programme. Bookings are now open to the public!🎉🎉🎉

https://t.co/zyPjXpn5z9

@LitScotland @CreativeScots @LitEdinburgh
#amwriting #writingcommunity #newprogramme #highlands #writingretreats #writingcourses

[Anna Redman Aylward @AnnaLRedman]

📢Big News!📢 I'm over the moon to be able to share the news of our winner of the 2021 Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Award, Dettie Gould, with her incredibly witty, dark, electric thriller 'The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin'@HarvillSecker @BloodyScotland

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

An exciting opportunity for anyone who loves book festivals as much as we do 📖

[Birnam Book Festival @BirnamBookFest]

Today is International Volunteer Day. Did you know Birnam Book Festival is run by volunteers? We're on the look out for extra help for the weekend of the event, as well as leading up to it. Get in touch if you would like to know more!
#Volunteernow #IVD2021 #BirnamBookFest2022

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Our wonderful tutor @22_ireland has a short story in the latest issue of @ScottishPEN

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

It's the last day of NaNoWrimo! Congratulations to all you writers who took part this year - we're in awe of every single one of you! #NaNoWriMo21 #amwriting

[Literature Alliance Scotland @LitScotland]

Want to make connections? Sign up to 'Here's a Haun', our informal buddy project that randomly pairs people working in Scotland's literary sector to connect.
This is a paid opportunity for #writers and/or #freelancers.
Apply by Mon 13 Dec 2021.
https://t.co/O9j8UiF56P
Thread ⤵️

[PaisleyBookFest @BookPaisley]

We are delighted to announce our programme of events for #PBF2022 📚🥳

It’s a programme filled with workshops, author events, book launches and opportunities for both established and emerging writers to showcase their work.

Find out more 👉https://t.co/ELC5AjMvHV

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Some inspiration to keep us all going #rejectionleadstoperfection 📝

[Bianca Jones is ON SUB🌻🫶🏿💚 @BJOwrites]

Keep going folks 🙏🏾 #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #inspo #keepgrinding

[Moniack Mhor @moniackmhor]

Writers! It's time to put in your applications for the Jessie Kesson Fellowship!

https://t.co/QOZUW3Azc4

#writing #writingcommunity
#writinglife #writers #asanauthor

@LitScotland @RSLiterature @WritingIslands @CreativeScots @LDNwriterscafe @forum_writers @WritingMagazine

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Another fantastic writerly event with @forum_writers Grab your ticket while you can!🏃‍♂️#writingscotland

[Edinburgh Writers' Forum @forum_writers]

Tickets are now on sale for our December meeting - with speakers @SamBaker and Ali Bowden. Glass of wine & mince pie included, plus our first ever Christmas Quiz.

Get your ticket now...

https://t.co/4rU0AsN5pz

#writers #edinburgh

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Great opportunity here for noir writers in the North East 👀🖊️

[Granite Noir @GraniteNoirFest]

If you are a North-east Scotland based writer working on long or short form noir fiction, we would like to hear from you about being a Local in the Limelight at Granite Noir at 2022!

Visit our website for further details.

https://t.co/XWj6yJocF6

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Great opportunity for our chasing timers 👀 Deadline is November 30th #amwriting #chasingtime

[Bath Novel Awards @BathNovelAward]

Closing soon: The Bath Children's Novel Award is an international prize for not-yet-published & independently published authors
Prize: £3,000
Judge: Sam Copeland of RCW Literary Agency
Submissions: 5,000 words plus synopsis
Deadline: Nov 30th
https://t.co/PBXyoYcuXk

[Bath Novel Awards @BathNovelAward]

Closing soon: The Bath Children's Novel Award is an international prize for not-yet-published & independently published authors
Prize: £3,000
Judge: Sam Copeland of RCW Literary Agency
Submissions: 5,000 words plus synopsis
Deadline: Nov 30th
https://t.co/PBXyoYcuXk

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

It's #BloodyScotlandBookClub week!

This month, we were reading...

☠️ Natural Causes by @SirBenfro
📷 The Cutting Room by @louisewelsh00
🗻 Winter Counts by @WanbliWeiden

Three perfect novels to keep (one kind of) chill away...join @Lin_Anderson live on Wed, 7pm!

[Lynn Valentine @dizzylynn]

Well I’m not too sure that I’m meant to be sharing this glorious front and back cover so early (publication due April 2022) but I’m all with the happy tears - ta so much @jaywhittapoet @PoetLyall & John G (@ErikaGlenday please pass my happy tears on) I love you #CinnamonPress

[birlinnbooks @BirlinnBooks]

It's Book Week Scotland! 🥳🎉 Our authors are taking part in lots of events throughout the week - have a look at the thread below to find out more about events with @marastoryteller, @DouglasSkelton1, @22_ireland @MerrynGlover, @Lochlomonden, and @ghilliebasan!

[Birnam Book Festival @BirnamBookFest]

It's now only 6 months until Birnam Book Festival returns to @BirnamArts! Save the date- we can't wait to see you 20th-22nd May 2022.
https://t.co/3LTfGmTRVI

@LindaJCracknell @FionaValpy @JamieJauncey
#birnambookfest2022 #books #lovebooks #bookfestival #perthshire #birnam #arts

[Chasing Time @ChasingTimeScot]

Fantastic opportunity to see some brilliant masterpieces - just up the road from our HQ too! #angus #tayside #creative

[Creative Scotland @CreativeScots]

Celebrate young artists with @Hospitalfield 👏

The final exhibition of the Young #Artist Club will showcase the art of its members, young people aged 14-18 from across #Angus & #Tayside.

DETAILS
🗓 Sunday 5 December
⏰ 12 noon - 3pm
🤝 Everyone welcome
https://t.co/AzApb2HVoR

[WriteMentor @writementor]

MAGAZINE OPPORTUNITIES📢

A reminder of that our writing competitions are still open ✍️https://t.co/SARSTrl8y7

Plus, writers, we want your success stories, big or small! Email a couple of lines to Editor [email protected] to feature in the April issue 🎉

#WriteMentor