The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

This year’s theme is ‘Messages’ – can you find some around the Square?

Thursday 6^th Oct 6 30 – 7 30pm

Free Event @ the Brander

Featuring poems by Huntly Writers and a guest appearance by

Ben Mali Macfadyen

Strolling story teller

Who will perform Lewis Carroll’s amazing poem

The Jabberwocky

All welcome to listen or read

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

The group sessions consist first of reading the minutes of the previous meeting and discussion of any matters arising or business that needs to be attended to. This usually takes 20–30 minutes. The rest of the time (90 minutes) is spent on listening and giving feedback on readings. Occasionally we do writing exercises which have been agreed in advance. Because the group has a large active membership it is not always possible for everyone to read on a given night but those who miss out will read first at the next meeting. Even if a member is not able to read at a given session because of lack of time or not having anything ready to read, they are expected to listen actively and give feedback. This is a very important role.

The group operates through a consensus of mutual respect and support for each other. Each session is moderated and members agree to abide by the moderator’s guidance in the course of the evening regarding who reads, length of reading time and length of feedback time. The moderator is usually the convenor or vice-convenor.

Illustrated Talk & Writing Workshop with Phil Cope
OAP Hall, Church Street, HUNTLY AB54 8AR
Wednesday 16 September 2015
7.30pm
Admission £5

Phil Cope is a photographer, writer, teacher, and exhibition and book designer. His major volumes on wellsprings (all published by Seren / Poetry Wales Press) include Holy Wells Wales (2008); Holy Wells Cornwall (2010); Borderlands, new photographs and old tales of sacred springs, holy wells and spas of the Wales–England borders (2013); and his current volume and the subject of this exhibition and lecture tour, Holy Wells Scotland (April 2015).

In October 2008, the National Library of Wales purchased Phil’s collection of holy well photographs for the nation. He has delivered many illustrated talks on well culture throughout Britain, and was invited to conduct a major holy wells lecture and exhibition tour of the US in August and September 2014.

He will be giving a talk, illustrated by his marvellous photograpy, at Christ Church Huntly on Tuesday 15 September at 7.30pm. The following day he will lead a writing workshop with refreshments from 7.30–9.30pm in the OAP Hall in Church Street, Huntly. This workshop will be open to all who are interested in creative writing. Phil will share the wealth of poems about wells and encourage discussion of the inspiration provided by them for new works. Light will be a theme – light emanating from wells, light on waters, wells in dark inaccessible places.

Illustrated Talk by Rebecca Langworthy
Christ Church, Provost Street, HUNTLY AB54 8BB
Saturday 5 September 2015
5pm
Admission £3

Rebecca Langworthy will give an illustrated talk on the friendship between George MacDonald and Lewis Carroll. 2015 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland. George MacDonald’s children were the first to read the script of this book and their enthusiasm for the story resulted in its publication. George MacDonald, born and bred in Huntly, was a prolific and gifted Victorian writer best know for his huge contribution to the development of fantasy writing. He was extremely well known in his day and his novels and fantasy stories still attract modern readers. Rebecca Langworthy is currently undertaking research for her PhD on George Macdonald at Aberdeen University.

Christ Church Huntly is a small gem of a church which is currently being restored. Part of the funding plan for the building is that it should be used for creative events and presentations. Rebecca’s talk will be the first since the restoration commenced. The spire is now back up but the scaffolding will still be there for several more weeks. This does not spoil the enjoyment of the interior.

A Huntly Hairst event sponsored by Huntly Writers
www.huntlyhairst.co.uk

Crime writer visits Huntly
Crown Bar, Gordon Street, Huntly
Wednesday 27 August 2014
7.30pm
Admission free – all welcome!

We are delighted to welcome Barbara Fagan Speake, who will read from her fiction and tell us something about the craft of the crime writer. Come and meet us in the cocktail lounge of the Crown Bar, Gordon Street, Huntly, if you want to join in what should be a lively discussion of the genre.

Barbara Fagan Speake is a regular visitor to Huntly, often writing while her husband and his friends fish for salmon. In fact Huntly provided the inspiration and background for her series character, Scottish detective Annie Macpherson, who is a native of Huntly. It was while staying at the Greenmount B & B and chatting to George Manson, a former policeman, that she developed the background to her character. She even visited the Macpherson Museum on her last visit to Scotland.

Born in Connecticut, Barbara moved to England in 1972 following her marriage. She has had a varied career as a research psychologist and a clinical psychologist, as well as holding various management positions in the NHS. She and her husband Terry have two grown-up children.

All four of her books are set in the fictional city of Westford, Connecticut. Her first, Secrets Only Sleep (2005) was meant as a standalone, but she later decided to use the same police department for her series. Detective Macpherson is seconded to the Westford Force for a six-month period. Primed by the Past (2011) introduces Annie. Her next novel, Programmed to Kill is another Annie thriller (2012), followed by Past Deception, her latest, published in May 2014. Another Annie book is being developed.

Barbara describes her books as “whydunits” as she is always interested in the motivation behind the crimes, although they each also have a “whodunit” element. She is always happy to chat about her experience as a crime writer and the lessons she has learned along the way!

Read more about Barabara Fagan Speake at: www.barbarafaganspeake.com

Huntly Castle
Thursday 26 June 2014
Friday 27 June 2014
Saturday 28 June 2014
6.30pm
Tickets £8 (£5 concession) from Rizzas and the Castle or phone 01466 700324
Written by Anne L. Forbes and presented by See Thru’ Productions

This is a site-specific play to be performed in the precincts of Huntly Castle for Homecoming 2014.

It is a promenade drama, meaning that the action takes place around the audience, who are encouraged to move with it and be involved.

Come and join us in a story where the principle characters are entwined in a complex web of family tensions and political struggle… revealing greed, ambition, intrigue, and violence and the eventual downfall of the 4th Earl of Huntly, the “Cock of the North”.

The production will be a rich, colourful and interactive spectacle, bringing alive historical events, with music and an infusion of good humour and the added element of a “whodunit”. No ordinary historical drama!

Please note:
Seating will be limited. If required, you are welcome to bring your own seat with wooden legs. Metal seats are not permitted unless placed on a mat. Cushions may be brought to sit on the low walls.

Huntly Castle
Thursday 26 June 2014
Friday 27 June 2014
Saturday 28 June 2014
6.30pm
Tickets £8 (£5 concession) from Rizzas and the Castle or phone 01466 700324
Written by Anne L. Forbes and presented by See Thru’ Productions

This is a site-specific play to be performed in the precincts of Huntly Castle for Homecoming 2014.

It is a promenade drama, meaning that the action takes place around the audience, who are encouraged to move with it and be involved.

Come and join us in a story where the principle characters are entwined in a complex web of family tensions and political struggle… revealing greed, ambition, intrigue, and violence and the eventual downfall of the 4th Earl of Huntly, the “Cock of the North”.

The production will be a rich, colourful and interactive spectacle, bringing alive historical events, with music and an infusion of good humour and the added element of a “whodunit”. No ordinary historical drama!

Please note:
Seating will be limited. If required, you are welcome to bring your own seat with wooden legs. Metal seats are not permitted unless placed on a mat. Cushions may be brought to sit on the low walls.

Huntly Castle
Thursday 26 June 2014
Friday 27 June 2014
Saturday 28 June 2014
6.30pm
Tickets £8 (£5 concession) from Rizzas and the Castle or phone 01466 700324
Written by Anne L. Forbes and presented by See Thru’ Productions

This is a site-specific play to be performed in the precincts of Huntly Castle for Homecoming 2014.

It is a promenade drama, meaning that the action takes place around the audience, who are encouraged to move with it and be involved.

Come and join us in a story where the principle characters are entwined in a complex web of family tensions and political struggle… revealing greed, ambition, intrigue, and violence and the eventual downfall of the 4th Earl of Huntly, the “Cock of the North”.

The production will be a rich, colourful and interactive spectacle, bringing alive historical events, with music and an infusion of good humour and the added element of a “whodunit”. No ordinary historical drama!

Please note:
Seating will be limited. If required, you are welcome to bring your own seat with wooden legs. Metal seats are not permitted unless placed on a mat. Cushions may be brought to sit on the low walls.

Huntly Castle
Thursday 26 June 2014
Friday 27 June 2014
Saturday 28 June 2014
6.30pm
Tickets £8 (£5 concession) from Rizzas and the Castle or phone 01466 700324
Written by Anne L. Forbes and presented by See Thru’ Productions

This is a site-specific play to be performed in the precincts of Huntly Castle for Homecoming 2014.

It is a promenade drama, meaning that the action takes place around the audience, who are encouraged to move with it and be involved.

Come and join us in a story where the principle characters are entwined in a complex web of family tensions and political struggle… revealing greed, ambition, intrigue, and violence and the eventual downfall of the 4th Earl of Huntly, the “Cock of the North”.

The production will be a rich, colourful and interactive spectacle, bringing alive historical events, with music and an infusion of good humour and the added element of a “whodunit”. No ordinary historical drama!

Please note:
Seating will be limited. If required, you are welcome to bring your own seat with wooden legs. Metal seats are not permitted unless placed on a mat. Cushions may be brought to sit on the low walls.

Talk and workshop by Ian Crockatt, winner of the 2013 Society of Authors Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translation
OAP Hall, Church Street, Huntly
Wednesday 16 April 2014
7.30pm
Admission free — donations welcome
Refreshments

Ian Crockatt is a poet and poetry translator. His most recent books are the poetry collection Blizzards of the Inner Eye (Peterloo Press, 2003); Skald: Viking Poems (Koo Press 2009, reprinted 2011), a series of original poems based on a Viking poetic form; and, in translation, Pure Contradiction, selected poems of Rainer Maria Rilke (Arc Publications). This was awarded the Society of Authors’ 2013 Schlegel-Tieck prize for translation.

He has twice been awarded Scottish Arts Council (now Creative Scotland) grants for writers, and has won prizes in a number of national poetry competitions.

He has just completed a PhD, centred on the translation of Old Norse skaldic poetry, with particular focus on the work of Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, Earl of Orkney from 1135–1158. Ian’s next book, to be published by Arc Publications in 2014, will be translations of Rögnvald’s poems.

A Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Event

OAP Hall, Church Street, Huntly
Wednesday 19 March 2014
7.30pm
Admission free — donations welcome
Refreshments

Donald S. Murray will read from his new book The Guga Stone, allowing a discussion of how prose and poetry can allow us to repopulate lost and forgotten communities such as Upper Cabrach and other places around Huntly, and examine their myths. Much of this work is light-hearted.

Described as having “one of the most original and innovative voices in contemporary Scottish literature”, Donald S. Murray was raised in Ness, Isle of Lewis. A weaver’s son, he went to the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, later returning there as a teacher before moving to both Benbecula and Shetland to follow this profession there.

Throughout this period, he has also written; his work widely published both in newspapers and literary magazines. A Gaelic speaker, he can also sometimes be heard and seen on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Alba. He has also appeared on national TV and radio.

He is best known for his creative writing. His first book of short stories, Special Deliverance, was shortlisted for a Saltire Award while his non-fiction work The Guga Hunters was widely praised, including by the critic Will Self. Similar plaudits have been given to his later works, such as And On This Rock, Weaving Songs and Small Expectations. Recently his new book, The Guga Stone; Lies, Legends and Lunacies of St Kilda was shortlisted by the Guardian as one of the best nature books of 2013.

Over the past few years, he has also been awarded the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship and Jessie Kesson Fellowship for his work. Continually experimenting and developing his writing, he has just completed a play to commemorate the centenary of World War One and was appointed as Writer in Residence for Stornoway Harbour for its 150th anniversary in 2013. He has also spoken at various venues including New Networks for Nature in Stamford, Lincolnshire, University of Reykjavik in Iceland and on BBC 4’s Bird Britannica, alongside David Attenborough!

A Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Event

Orb’s Bookshop • 33a Deveron Street • HUNTLY AB54 8BY
Friday 2 August 2013
Saturday 3 August 2013
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Friday 9 August 2013
Saturday 10 August 2013
Monday 12 August 2013
9.15am–5pm – readings at 11am each day

Members of Huntly Writers will be in residence in Orb’s bookshop on several days during August 2013. People are invited to come along and talk to them about their work and writing in general, at any time of the day.

In addition there will be readings by local authors at 11am each morning. Everyone will be welcome.
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Photo by Maureen Ross

OAP Hall, Huntly
Sunday 21 October 2012
2pm–5pm
Admission by donation

Following on the popularity of a previous event, Huntly Writers are keen to welcome you to a renga workshop led by renga master Colin Will. Join us at the OAP Hall in Church St, Huntly, to discover more about this fascinating poetic experience.

Colin is a full-time writer and, when not leading workshops and writing groups, is website designer and webmaster for Poetry Scotland magazine and the StAnza poetry festival. He is experienced in writing Japanese forms — haiku, tanka, haibun and renga.

For the uninitiated, renga is an ancient Japanese poetic form that is unique in being written collectively, by a group. Each member of the group contributes verses and discusses the poem as it grows, link by link. No experience of writing in this form is necessary — the poem is itself an absorbing and enjoyable learning process for all participants, as Huntly Writers who attended the previous workshop can confirm.

A Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Event

John Mackie, Haworth Hodgkinson and friends
Brander Library, Huntly
Thursday 4 October 2012
6pm
Admission free

Once again, Huntly Writers and the Brander Library team up to bring you a National Poetry Day event with a difference. Two guest poets will perform, and there will be opportunities for you to read your own favourite poem if you wish.

John Mackie and Haworth Hodgkinson are two poets whose work takes them way beyond the printed page. Both experienced collaborators with performers from many disciplines, they understand that poetry can be enhanced when it is combined sensitively with music, dance and visual images.

Each poet has this year launched a new collection from Malfranteaux Concepts, now established as Aberdeen’s leading poetry publisher, and at this event they will perform selections from the books in musical contexts.

John Mackie’s Pearl Diving by Moonlight will be accompanied by guest musicians, sometimes improvising in response to the words, at other times providing the backdrop for which John will find appropriate words.

Haworth Hodgkinson’s Tractor Bastard, a sequence of twenty poems beginning in geological time, taking a tour of the seasons in Northern Scotland, then departing in cosmological time, is accompanied by his own specially composed music played on a range of wind and percussion instruments.

Read Mark Pithie’s review of John Mackie and Haworth Hodgkinson performing at the Lastbus Works Canteen, New Pitsligo, during this year’s New Words festival.
Poet’s websites

 John Mackie: www.johnmackie.net

 Haworth Hodgkinson: www.haworthhodgkinson.co.uk

New Words (previously Wordfringe) was North-East Scotland’s innovative festival exploring the spoken and written word in performance, with events taking place in venues in Aberdeen and towns and villages throughout Aberdeenshire. The festival was held annually from 2006 until 2012, then again in 2014, but withdrawal of local authority support has meant the festival has had to be suspended for the time being.
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Information for promoters
The New Words festival was part of North-East Scotland’s autumn season of performing arts festivals.

New Words
September
Festival of literature in performance

Dance Live
October
Festival of contemporary dance

Sound
October/November
Festival of new music