SCBWI Scotland is run by Tibo Torelli (based in Stirling) and Lynwen Pirie (based in Aberdeen). We cover everywhere in Scotland from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway and have members in all of those places and in between. We run monthly critique groups online and in person, for all genres and age groups. We run social events as well as information sessions on regular basis. We also often chair events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the summer. We send newsletters regularly to our Scottish members to keep you updated on the upcoming events and critique groups dates, so if you haven’t had one, please get in touch at scotland@britishscbwi.org and we’ll make sure you’re on our list.
Lynwen Pirie
Lynwen lives in the North-East of Scotland with her husband and three daughters. She loves everything about stories and mainly writes Middle Grade novels with humour and plenty of heart. She has completed the 12 Month Writing for Children and Young Adults and Work On Your Novel with the Golden Egg Academy. Lynwen has been working with children for the past 20 years mainly as a primary school teacher for the past 14 years. When she's not playing with her girls, her favourite thing to do is scribbling down a fantastical story she's invented. Lynwen is currently being mentored with the Golden Egg Academy.
Tibo Torelli
Tibo lives in Stirling and joined SCBWI in March 22. His passport is British, his accent is French, his name is Italian and his drama is Korean. He's been writing since the age of 10 and pursued a career of scriptwriter in London for 12 years before moving to Scotland. He writes picture books and chapter books, the perfect media for his stories, he is in awe of illustrators and how they can visually tell a story.
Please contact: scotland@britishscbwi.org
PICTURE BOOK CRITIQUE GROUP
Led by Hannah Sanguinetti.
Takes place at 7.30pm online on the specific dates below:
January 22nd Wednesday
February 20th Thursday
March 24th Monday
April 23rd Wednesday
May 27th Tuesday
June 26th Thursday
July 22nd Tuesday
August Meet up at the SCBWI Scotland social picnic in Edinburgh
September 22nd Monday
October 23rd Thursday
November 26th Wednesday
December - no meeting
ALL GENRE CRITIQUE GROUP
Led by Helen Mackenzie.
Takes place online at 7pm on specific dates
23rd January
27 February
27th March
24th April
22nd May
26th June
24th July
28th August
25th September
23rd October
27th November
18th December
YOUNG ADULT CRITIQUE GROUP
Led by Sharon Boyle.
Young Adult Critique Group have had to move their dates from Monday to Tuesday. They now meet online on the third Tue of each month (except Jan where it's the 4th Tue).
New dates as follows:
28th Jan
18th Feb
18th March
15th April
20th May
17th June
15th July
19th August
16th September
21st Oct
18th November
16th December.
ABERDEEN & NORTH EAST HUB
Led by Sareen MacLay.
Takes place at 8pm, the last Tuesday of every month, either online or at Ma Cameron's Pub
January Tuesday 28th zoom
February Tuesday 25th zoom
March Tuesday 25th Ma Cameron's
April Tuesday. 29th zoom
May Tuesday. 27th zoom
June Tuesday. 24th Ma Cameron's
July Tuesday 29th zoom
August. Tuesday 26th zoom
September Tuesday 30th. Ma Cameron's
October Tuesday. 28th zoom
November Tuesday 25th zoom
December no meeting
INVERNESS KIDLIT GROUP will meet Wednesdays 11-1 at Eden Court (2nd floor community table). Led by Barbara Henderson.