Events

At Autumn Voices we endeavour to get out and about in your community and put together great events we think you might enjoy. Explore what’s on offer below. Many events are free thanks to our funding partners.

Birnam Arts

Weekly Creative Writing Workshops with Jane Archer

Jane’s popular creative writing workshops begin on 7 September, and run weekly until 23 November. Sessions are free, last from 10.30 to 12.30, and include a light lunch afterwards.

Upcoming Events

Eskdalemuir, 28 October

Autumn Voices is pleased to be working again with Eskdalemuir Expressive Arts again this autumn. Catherine Urquhart will running Writing about Ageing in Haiku, a day workshop reading & writing haiku about ageing.

Eskdalemuir Community Hub, Saturday 28 October, 10.00–16.00.
Free, book via Eventbrite.

Supported by Dumfries & Galloway Regional Arts Fund.

Past Events

22 October 2023 – Autumn Voices: Showcasing the Writing of Local People
Sadly this event, scheduled as part of Birnam Book Festival 2023, could not take place when the festival was cancelled at the last moment due to Storm Babet causing extensive flooding in Tayside. All being well the festival will be back in 2024.

Here We Are!: Pathhead Community Choir concerts, June 2023. Details
Wed 21 (Make Music Day), Crichton Collegiate Church, Midlothian.
Fri 23, Braid Hall, Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh.
Sat 24, West Barns Village Hall, near Dunbar, East Lothian.

28 February, 14, 21 March, 4 April 2023 – Photography workshops with Nicola Stead
Alzheimer Scotland Stranraer and Wigtownshire Dementia Resource Centre Details

18 February 2023 – Diving In to inspire & transform our writing with Sukhema
Eskdalemuir Community Hub Details

9 December 2022 – Tales of Birnam and Dunkeld
Birnam Arts Details

20 November 2022 – Memory Doors with Hugh McMillan
Eskdalemuir Community Hub Details

3 September 2022 – Mastering The Art of Camera Phone Photography with Nicola Stead Eskdalemuir Community Hub Details

1 September 2022 – Living Our Dying Winners Ceremony
Online Zoom event Watch event

16 July 2022 – Bookmaking with Hugh Bryden, Roncadora Press
Eskdalemuir Community Hub Details

26 March 2022 – Gatehouse of Fleet Workshops
The Mill on the Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet – Details

4 December 2021 – AV Poetry Competition 2021
The Bakehouse, Gatehouse of Fleet – Watch event

These are our public events. We also run events with our partners for particular groups. For details see the Projects page.