Dead Trout & Tacos in Texas

Last September I returned to University for the first time since gaining my degree in teaching twenty years ago. This time I was joining the MLitt course in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling, and to say I was excited would be a slight understatement.

The first year passed by far too quickly, and to mark the end of the year we were challenged with putting on an evening of live literature. 

The evening was filled with a fabulous variety of poetry, prose, memoir and even contained a short reading from a film script. ​

A reading from Michaela Hunter's film script, Iris and Henry

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I joined the MLitt course for three reasons. First, I wanted to improve my own writing - I'm still working on this! Second, I wanted to meet writers from different backgrounds who were working on different material - I couldn't have met a better bunch of people to inspire me. And finally, I wanted to push myself beyond my comfort zone.
Last night, I read a piece of memoir, which is something I'd never have done a year ago. I guess the great thing about writing and the arts is you don't need to stay within a box.

For me, the best thing about the evening was the warmth and appreciation we all showed for each other's writing. What a great way to end the year!

Thanks to the Curly Coo Bar in Stirling for giving us the space

I've got a busy summer of writing projects ahead of me, but I can't wait to start all over again next September...