Scottish Association of Writers Annual Conference

Me in my finery!

I'm lucky in belonging to the SAW here in Scotland as we have a wonderful annual weekend conference each March. It's open to all members of Scottish writers' groups who are affiliated to the SAW, and members come from all over the country to enjoy a weekend of seminars, speakers, and results (and awards) of the many competitions. Then there's the chatting, eating and Saturday evening disco... and the chatting again. It's a great way of meeting old and new friends.

 
This year we were honoured, and fortunate, to have the lively and slightly outrageous Jane Wenham-Jones as our Friday evening speaker. What a delight! Jane also awarded the prizes on the Saturday evening. My own writing group did exceptionally well, with many members mentioned in the comps. I don't enter as many these days as I was adjudicating the Women's short story last year! But I did manage 3rd prize in the Book Review comp.     



Victoria and Jane

I was most delighted, however, when my lovely, talented daughter, Victoria (Vikki, whose own blog is http://throughthelookingglass-vikki.blogspot.com/ ), won the TC Farries Trophy for a children's novel. Hers is a young adult novel and she had to submit the first 7,000 words, so now she must get it finished and out there! I'll keep prodding her - sorry, I mean encouraging her, but she works full time so it's not so easy.

Victoria with crystal trophy

So we're all inspired to get on with our writing - if I could just get off all the blogs, forums and chats that I've been catching up with for most of today!

Rosemary