Congratulations to Jennie Murray, elected at last night's AGM as our President for 2026-27, and thanks to outgoing President Bob Ballard for his leadership over the last two years. Here's Jennie receiving the Presidential gavel from Bob. All the best to her for a momentous 50th anniversary year!

Getting back into Bluesky posting after a wee hiatus. Well, it's been a busy year. Hope you didn't miss us too much! We're about to wrap up this year's syllabus with our AGM on Tuesday 21 April, which will be followed by our Annual Meal on Tuesday 28 April. But the excitement doesn't stop there...

Our 2025-26 session is starting soon, with our opening meeting taking place at the Salutation Hotel on Tuesday 2 September at 7:30 pm, so we'd like to re-introduce ourselves. We're a Perthshire-based group of writers who meet regularly to share our work in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

Here's the flyer for the next 'Stanzalone' open mic event at The Old Picture House, Auchterarder, on Wednesday 27 August at 7:00 pm. Well worth a visit - all welcome, and you're invited to bring a friend, too.

Coming up: round two of the HOWL spoken word event at Osteria Bau Bau in Perth on Sunday 1 June at 15:00. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Free entry and open to all, monthly on the first Sunday of the month. Prose can be memoir, non-fiction, extracts from fiction - whatever you like.

Here's an early event in the Blairgowrie Bookmark Festival calendar for you to enjoy, featuring authors Sean Lusk and Victoria Mackenzie. Tickets available here: www.perthshireboxoffice.com/whats-on/mee...

If you're in or near Auchterarder this coming Wednesday evening, 30 April, here's a free poetry/open mic event at the Old Picture House at 7 pm that's well worth a visit. You're invited to bring a friend, too!