Melrose Literary Society 2009

Ormiston Institute, Melrose Square
Melrose

Membership of the Melrose Literary Society this year will again be unchanged at £10 and cards will be issued on payment of your subscription at any of the meetings. They all start at 7.30 p.m. Please bring along any friends who might be interested in joining. Guest admissions are also available at £2 per evening.

Postal applications for membership should be sent to the Society’s Treasurer, Mr Eric Birnie, at 46 Roger Quin Gardens, Galashiels TD1 3NQ

• Tuesday 13th January 2009 - Professor Douglas Gifford - "The Historical Fiction of Neil Munro - the other writings of Para Handy's creator"
• Tuesday 27th January - Mrs Rosemary Morrison and The Rev. Dr Dennis Wood - "Novel Writing - from the beginning - local authors on the creative process"
• Tuesday 10th February - Mr Tony Taylor - "Abbotsford - Survival - The plans of the Abbotsford Trust"
• Tuesday 24th Febrary - Professor Ian Campbell - "Would the Real Robert Burns Please Stand Up? - Thoughts on the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth"
• Tuesday 10th March - Open Night and Annual General Meeting