Join the AK Bell Library Creative Writing group! We’ll be reading stories and poems aloud with author Ross Mackay and using them to spark our own writing. No need to book; just drop in!

Sessions will run on the following Thursdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm:

2026

April – 9th 

May – 14th 

June – 11th 

July – No session 

Aug – 13th

Sept – 10th 

Oct – 1st*

Nov – 5th*

Dec – No session

2027 

Jan – 13th 

Feb – 11th 

March – 11th

*Please note that these sessions are on the first Thursday of the month due to availability.

These sessions are suitable for 16 years and over, and you can attend all sessions or just one or two. 

Who are Open Book?

Open Book organises and runs over 1,200 shared reading and creative writing sessions each year for a diverse range of community and public participants across Scotland. During their relaxed and informal shared reading sessions, part of a book and poem are read aloud, with an Open Book Lead Reader on hand to help guide the discussion. They also run regular creative writing sessions, using the material the group is reading as inspiration to create new writing.