Scotland

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 [email protected] 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: [email protected]

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.